Patent · US Expired

Deflating device for pneumatic tires of vehicles

US4696334A · kind A · utility

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28Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 18, 1986
Grant dateSep 29, 1987
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Expiry dateFeb 18, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/7761
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The deflating device, in particular intended for rapid intervention or military vehicles, comprises a servovalve (18) having a large-section passage instantaneously putting the interior of the tire in communication with the open air, a pressure sensor (21) with an associated circuit (22,23,24) an electrovalve (17) and its associated circuit being supplied with a chopped or otherwise interrupted current through a rotating transformer (12,14), the sensor circuit being such that, when the predetermined low pressure value is reached, it causes the closure of the servovalve (18) by the electrovalve (17).

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