Tire condition sensor communication with duty-cycled, amplified tire-side reception
US6667687B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60C23/0433
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tire condition communication system (10) is intended for incorporation into a vehicle (12). A tire condition sensing unit (e.g., 18A) of the system (10) is operable to sense a tire condition and to transmit a signal (e.g., 24A) indicative of the sensed condition. A vehicle-based unit (28) of the system (10) receives the condition indicative signal (e.g., 24A). A communication arrangement (e.g., 42A and 48A) of the system (10) has a first portion (e.g., 40A) associated with the vehicle-based unit (28) and a second portion (e.g., 48A) associated with the tire condition sensing unit (e.g., 18A). The communication arrangement conveys a control signal (e.g., 44A) from the vehicle-based unit (28) to the tire condition sensing unit (e.g., 18A) that causes the tire condition sensing unit to continue operation during conveyance of the control signal.
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