Confirming the presence of a run flat safety band incorporating a wireless device
US8068018B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 24, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60C23/04985
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A run flat safety band 1 has a wireless sensor 11 incorporated therein, which can be remotely interrogated in order remotely to confirm that the safety band is fitted on a wheel 4. The sensor 11 includes a pressure and temperature sensor, enabling the pressure and temperature within the tire 2 mounted on the wheel 4 to be remotely checked, by means of which remote indication can be provided that the tire 2 has deflated and is running on the runflat band 1 and also that the tire 2 is overheating and likely to break up prematurely while running on the runflat band 1.
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