Vehicle wheel information supply device and wheel tire abnormality indicating device
US6275148A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 17, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60C23/0474
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle wheel information supply device for supplying wheel information relating to a state of a wheel of a vehicle, including a wheel state detector for detecting the state of the wheel, a wheel information generator for generating the wheel information relating to the state of the wheel, on the basis of an output of the wheel state detector, a transmitter for transmitting the wheel information, and a receiver which receives the wheel information transmitted by the transmitter, the wheel state detector, the wheel information generator and the transmitter being disposed on the wheel while the receiver being disposed on a body of said vehicle, wherein the wheel information generator is capable of selectively generating different kinds of wheel information having respective different volumes, and at least one of the wheel information generator and the transmitter operates in a manner depending upon at least one parameter indicative of the state of the wheel, which at least one parameter is detected by the wheel state detector.
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