Wheel condition detector and wheel condition monitor
US7538660B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 7, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60C23/0494
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wheel condition detector and a wheel condition monitor, each having a case provided in an internal space defined between a tire and a wheel member, the tire and the wheel member forming a wheel. The case has a detection space formed therein and a communication section for communicating an interior and an exterior of the detection space with each other. The wheel condition detector or the wheel condition monitor has: a condition sensor located in the detection space that detects a condition of the wheel; and a restriction section that restricts an entry of foreign matter present in the internal space into the detection space through the communication section.
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