Vehicle tire leak detection system and method of using the same
US6281787A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 6, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B15/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention involves a system and method for detecting a vehicle tire leak. The system includes one or more sensors adapted to detect the vehicle tire leak and transmit a signal representative of the vehicle tire leak, and a base unit including electronics adapted to process the signal and determined whether the signal represents a vehicle tire leak, and a communication device coupled to the electronics and adapted to communicate to one or more entities such as a driver and/or dispatcher that a vehicle tire leak has been detected. The method includes sonically detecting the vehicle tire leak, and initiating an alarm indicating that the vehicle tire leak took place.
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