Tire leak detector for an automatic inflation system
US5767398A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60C23/00354
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An improvement in an air inflation system for a vehicle of an improved sensor for detecting an air leak including an air flow restriction positioned in the air connection between the air supply and the tires and an air actuated differential pressure switch connected to the air connection upstream and downstream of the flow restriction for actuating a warning indicator when air is being supplied to a tire.
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