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Tire leak detector for an automatic inflation system

US5767398A · kind A · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 20, 1996
Grant dateJun 16, 1998
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Expiry dateNov 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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