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Tire condition monitoring apparatus, transmitter, and receiver

US7253726B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 28, 2005
Grant dateAug 7, 2007
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Expiry dateJun 29, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60C23/0464
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A tire condition monitoring apparatus comprises transmitters and a receiver. Each transmitter is provided in a tire and the receiver is provided in a body frame of a vehicle. The apparatus further comprises initiators each corresponding to one of the transmitters. Based on a trigger signal from the corresponding initiator, each transmitter wirelessly transmits a predetermined determination signal, which includes tire information, two or more times in a fixed time period from the transmission circuit. The determination signal from the transmission circuit is received by the reception circuit of the receiver and a controller determines whether there is a match between the received determination signals. When there is a match, the position of the tire is located and the tire information is processed as valid information.

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