Devices for measuring, signalling, controlling, or distributing tyre pressure or temperature, specially adapted for mounting on vehicles Arrangement of tyre inflating devices on vehicles

BPERFORMING OPERATIONS TRANSPORTING B60Vehicles B60CVEHICLE TYRES TYRE INFLATION TYRE CHANGING OR REPAIRING REPAIRING, OR CONNECTING VALVES TO, INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES

B60C23/00Devices for measuring, signalling, controlling, or distributing tyre pressure or temperature, specially adapted for mounting on vehicles Arrangement of tyre inflating devices on vehicles

B60C23/001Devices for manually or automatically controlling or distributing tyre pressure whilst the vehicle is moving B60C23/002by monitoring conditions other than tyre pressure or deformation B60C23/003the control being done on the vehicle B60C23/004the control being done on the wheel B60C23/005Devices specially adapted for special wheel arrangements B60C23/006having two wheels only B60C23/007having multiple wheels arranged side by side B60C23/008having wheels on more than two axles B60C23/009having wheels on a trailer B60C23/02Signalling devices actuated by tyre pressure B60C23/04mounted on the wheel or tyre B60C23/0401characterised by the type of alarm B60C23/0403Mechanically generated audible signals B60C23/0405Mechanically generated visible signals B60C23/0406Alarms noticeable from outside the vehicle B60C23/0408transmitting the signals by non-mechanical means from the wheel or tyre to a vehicle body mounted receiver B60C23/041Means for supplying power to the signal- transmitting means on the wheel B60C23/0411Piezo-electric generators B60C23/0413Wireless charging of active radio frequency circuits B60C23/0415Automatically identifying wheel mounted units B60C23/0416allocating a corresponding wheel position on vehicle B60C23/0418Sharing hardware components like housing, antenna, receiver or signal transmission line with other vehicle systems like keyless entry or brake control units B60C23/042cooperating with wheel hub mounted speed sensors B60C23/0422characterised by the type of signal transmission means B60C23/0423Photo-electric, infra-red or visible light means B60C23/0425Means comprising permanent magnets B60C23/0427Near field transmission with inductive or capacitive coupling means B60C23/0428using passive wheel mounted resonance circuits B60C23/043using transformer type signal transducers B60C23/0432using vehicle structural parts as signal path B60C23/0433Radio signals B60C23/0435Vehicle body mounted circuits B60C23/0437Means for detecting electromagnetic field changes not being part of the signal transmission per se B60C23/0438comprising signal transmission means B60C23/044Near field triggers B60C23/0442the transmitted signal comprises further information B60C23/0444Antenna structures, control or arrangements thereof B60C23/0445Means for changing operating mode B60C23/0447Wheel or tyre mounted circuits B60C23/0449Passive transducers B60C23/045Means for detecting electromagnetic field changes being not part of the signal transmission per se B60C23/0452Antenna structure, control or arrangement B60C23/0454Means for changing operation mode B60C23/0455Transmission control of wireless signals B60C23/0457self triggered by timer B60C23/0459self triggered by motion sensor B60C23/0461externally triggered B60C23/0462Structure of transmission protocol B60C23/0464to avoid signal interference B60C23/0466with signals sent by transmitters mounted on adjacent vehicles B60C23/0467Electric contact means B60C23/0469Transmission by sound B60C23/0471System initialisation B60C23/0472to manually allocate ID codes or mounting positions B60C23/0474Measurement control B60C23/0476Temperature compensation of measured pressure values B60C23/0477Evaluating waveform of pressure readings B60C23/0479Communicating with external units being not part of the vehicle B60C23/0481System diagnostic B60C23/0483Wireless routers between wheel mounted transmitters and chassis mounted receivers B60C23/0484Detecting an ongoing tyre inflation B60C23/0486comprising additional sensors in the wheel or tyre mounted monitoring device B60C23/0488Movement sensor B60C23/0489for detecting the actual angular position of the monitoring device while the wheel is turning B60C23/0491Constructional details of means for attaching the control device B60C23/0493for attachment on the tyre B60C23/0494Valve stem attachments positioned inside the tyre chamber B60C23/0496Valve stem attachments positioned outside of the tyre chamber B60C23/0498for rim attachments B60C23/06Signalling devices actuated by deformation of the tyre B60C23/061by monitoring wheel speed B60C23/062Frequency spectrum analysis of wheel speed signals B60C23/063Generating directly an audible signal by deformation of the tyre B60C23/064comprising tyre mounted deformation sensors B60C23/065by monitoring vibrations in tyres or suspensions B60C23/066by monitoring wheel-centre to ground distance B60C23/067by monitoring chassis to ground distance B60C23/068by monitoring chassis to tyre distance B60C23/08by touching the ground B60C23/085putting directly into action an audible signal B60C23/10Arrangements of tyre-inflating pumps mounted on vehicles B60C23/105the pump being mounted in the saddle-pillar of a bicycle B60C23/12operated by a running wheel B60C23/14operated by the prime mover of the vehicle B60C23/16Arrangements of air tanks mounted on vehicles B60C23/18Tyre cooling arrangements B60C23/19for dissipating heat B60C23/20Devices for measuring or signalling tyre temperature only