141 |
JPH05503055A - |
JP50818091 |
1991-05-02 |
JPH05503055A |
1993-05-27 |
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142 |
Tire temperature raising device |
JP33149989 |
1989-12-20 |
JPH03189216A |
1991-08-19 |
OWADA MASAJI; FUKUNAGA YUKIO; TAMAMASA TADATSUGU |
PURPOSE: To have quick and stable temp. rise of a tire using a simple constitution through utilization of Joule's heat to be generated in a conductor, by embedding the conductor under the grounding surface of the tire, and by arranging a high frequency generating source in proximity to the grounding surface.
CONSTITUTION: In a tire temp. rising device 11, a conductor 14 is embedded in a rubber member under the grounding surface 13a of a tire 13, and a high frequency generating source 10 is equipped in proximity to the grounding surface 13a. At the time of service, high frequency energy 10A is generated from the mentioned high frequency source 10 simultaneously with commencement of tire revolutions. This high frequency energy 10A is transmitted to the conductor 14 through the grounding surface 13a of the tire 13, and eddy current 14A is generated on the skin layer 14a of the conductor 14 by means of skin effect. Thereby Joule's heat is generated in the conductor 14 through utilization of this eddy current 14A and the resistance of the conductor 14, and the surface temp. of the tire 13 is raised.
COPYRIGHT: (C)1991,JPO&Japio |
143 |
JPH0344029B2 - |
JP1533684 |
1984-01-31 |
JPH0344029B2 |
1991-07-04 |
FUKUNAGA YUKIO; SHIBAHATA KOJI; NAKAMURA KENJI; TSUBOTA YASUMASA; IRIE NAMIO; KUROKI JUNSUKE |
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144 |
Controlling method of vehicle |
JP22191984 |
1984-10-24 |
JPS61102303A |
1986-05-21 |
ASAMI KEN; MIYATA HIROSHI; HIROSE MASANORI; OHASHI KAORU; YOKOYA YUJI; TAKEMA SHUICHI |
PURPOSE:To protect a tyre if it is punctured by increasing a ground clearance of a tyre which is placed in the lateral direction of the punctured tyre if the ground clearance of a tyre which is placed in the obliquely front or obliquely rear position of the punctured tyre is increased. CONSTITUTION:When a puncture detector 20 detects a puncture of a tyre, a puncture signal is sent to a receiving device 30. The receiving device then seeks for the punctured tyre from the front right, rear right, front left and rear right tyres 12, 14, 16 and 18. Suppose the front right tyre 12, for example, is punctured, the position of the tyre is input to a computer 32. The spring constant of the suspension unit of the punctured tyre is increased to restrain the punctured tyre from sink. The computer determines whether the ground clearance of the tyre 18 placed in the obliquely front or the obliquely rear position of the punctured tyre is increased or not. If the ground clearance is increased, the ground clearance of the tyre 16 which is placed in the lateral direction of the punctured tyre is increased. Such constitution can lessen a load which will be applied to the punctured tyre and protect the tyre. |
145 |
Patch-type passive surface acoustic wave sensing device and intelligent tire |
US15512118 |
2015-06-10 |
US10124633B2 |
2018-11-13 |
Zhongxue Yuan; Jiangjia Zheng; Lanfei Dong; Jiangbo Wei; Xuezhi Teng; Haijun Chen; Peifeng Sun |
A patch-type passive acoustic waving sensing device includes a surface acoustic wave sensor and at least a first and second rubber sheets. A cross-section of each of the first and second rubber sheets is larger than that of the surface acoustic wave sensor. A bottom of the surface acoustic wave sensor is on an upper surface of the first rubber sheet, and a first central hole allowing the surface acoustic wave sensor to penetrate therethrough is formed in a center of the second rubber sheet. The surface acoustic wave sensor penetrates the first central hole, and the second rubber sheet is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the first rubber sheet. The surface acoustic wave sensor includes pins at the bottom thereof such that free ends of the pins are connected to an antenna, and the antenna and some of the pins are inside the first rubber sheet. |
146 |
Shipping container information recordation techniques |
US15641723 |
2017-07-05 |
US10118576B2 |
2018-11-06 |
David S Breed |
System and method for obtaining and recording information about cargo includes a frame defining a cargo-receivable compartment, a position determining system at least partly on the frame and that allows for determination of position of the frame, an identification system on the frame that obtains information about cargo when present in the compartment, a memory component that receives and records information about position and movement of the frame, and the obtained information about cargo when present in the compartment in association with a unique identification of the frame, and a communications system on the frame to enable communication of information to and from the memory component. |
147 |
Tire pressure sensor with included position sensor |
US14531746 |
2014-11-03 |
US09950701B2 |
2018-04-24 |
Steven Keller; Paul L. Summers; Lane B. Robbins; Scott Streng |
What is described is a tire pressure sensor for use in a wheel of aircraft landing gear. The tire pressure sensor includes a position sensor configured to detect a movement of the wheel and generate a wheel movement signal based on the movement. The tire pressure sensor also includes a processor coupled to the position sensor. The processor is configured to receive the wheel movement signal, determine a wheel rotational speed of the wheel based on the wheel movement signal and generate a wheel rotational speed signal based on the wheel rotational speed. |
148 |
SYSTEM FOR TIRE INFLATION |
US15696816 |
2017-09-06 |
US20180065429A1 |
2018-03-08 |
Brandon Richardson |
A system for tire inflation including a drive mechanism defining a rotational axis, including an eccentric mass that offsets a center of mass of the drive mechanism from the rotational axis along a radial vector; a pump arranged radially distal the rotational axis of the drive mechanism, including a chamber defining a chamber lumen, and a reciprocating element arranged at least partially within the chamber lumen and translatable along a pump axis; a drive coupler coupled between the drive mechanism at a first position and the reciprocating element at a second position fixed to the reciprocating element; a torque regulation mechanism; and a controller, communicatively coupled to the torque regulation mechanism; wherein the system is operable between at least a first mode and a second mode by the torque regulation mechanism in cooperation with the controller. |
149 |
Pneumatic tire |
US14119081 |
2012-04-11 |
US09908372B2 |
2018-03-06 |
Ayako Jyouza; Atsushi Tanno |
A pneumatic tire includes: one fastener among a pair of mechanical fasteners that are separated into two in a region of a range from a bead tip to the maximum width position of a tire at a tire inner surface; and an electronic circuit device with another fastener that is to be engaged with the one fastener, the electronic circuit device being secured to the tire inner surface by fitting the two fasteners. In the pneumatic tire with such a configuration, even in the case where the electronic circuit device is mounted on the tire inner surface and liquid such as puncture repair liquid is injected in the tire at puncture, there is no possibility of damaging the electronic circuit device due to adhesion of the liquid to the electronic circuit device such as an air pressure sensor. |
150 |
MEASUREMENT AND MONITORING DEVICE FOR TIRE-RELATED VARIABLES OF A VEHICLE |
US15544954 |
2016-01-19 |
US20170368892A1 |
2017-12-28 |
Holger Heuermann; Thomas Harzheim |
A device for measuring and/or monitoring tire-related variables of a vehicle, having a sensor unit for transmitting, receiving and processing signals, wherein a transmission signal is emitted by an antenna unit of the sensor unit in the direction of an object being measured and wherein a reflection signal reflected by the object being measured is received and analysed, the sensor unit having a transceiver device, via by means of which a reflection factor, formed as the quotient from the reflection signal reflected by the object being measured and the transmission signal, is measured and via which a resonance frequency and/or a phase difference between the transmission signal and the reflection signal is determined, wherein the transceiver unit comprises a vector network analyser and an analysis unit, so that a distance to the object being measured is established by detecting the phase difference between the transmission signal and the reflection signal. |
151 |
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANAGING VEHICLE LOADING |
US15607579 |
2017-05-29 |
US20170349120A1 |
2017-12-07 |
Paul Gabaudan |
The invention concerns a method for managing the load of a vehicle (C) of the type of that equipped with at least one module for transmitting data (110, 120, 130) through radiofrequency signals (F1, F2, F3) and one module for receiving (120, 220) data from the transmission module, said vehicle (C) and the different modules being disposed so that the load, once present, has an impact on the propagation of the radiofrequency signal, remarkable in that it comprises the following operation: detection of the variation of the spectral signature of the signal received (F2′) by the receiving module (120, 220), in order to detect variations, in particular corresponding to the presence and/or absence of a load (600). The invention also concerns the device enabling said method to be implemented.Applications: managing the load of a vehicle. |
152 |
Tire cornering stiffness estimation system and method |
US14549845 |
2014-11-21 |
US09739689B2 |
2017-08-22 |
Kanwar Bharat Singh |
A tire cornering stiffness estimation system and method includes multiple tire-affixed sensors mounted to a supportive vehicle tire for operably measuring tire-specific parameters and generating tire-specific information relating tire pressure, temperature, wear state, tire identification and tire loading. One or more accelerometer(s) are mounted to the hub supporting the tire to generate a hub accelerometer signal. A model-based tire cornering stiffness estimator is included to generate a model-derived tire cornering stiffness estimation based upon the hub accelerometer signal adapted by the tire-specific information. |
153 |
Tire provided with information acquisition device |
US13819768 |
2011-11-29 |
US09738122B2 |
2017-08-22 |
Koji Nakatani; Yoshihide Yamada; Naobumi Michishita |
An information acquisition device is provided within a virtual plane including a coil axis of a coil-shaped antenna and having a perpendicular line orthogonal to an axis of rotation of a tire, such that the angle formed by the coil axis of the antenna relative to the tire rotational axis is within a range of 0° to 40°. The amount of attenuation of radio waves emitted from the antenna to the exterior of the tire is thereby reduced. |
154 |
CABIN MONITORING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE |
US15583113 |
2017-05-01 |
US20170237946A1 |
2017-08-17 |
Kenneth Schofield; Frank O'Brien; Robert L. Bingle; Niall R. Lynam |
A cabin monitoring system for a vehicle includes a video display screen disposed in a cabin of the vehicle so as to be viewable by a driver of the vehicle. A camera assembly is disposed at a ceiling of the cabin of the vehicle and includes a camera having an imager and a lens, with the camera having a field of view that encompasses a rear seat area of the vehicle. An illumination device is operable to illuminate the rear seat area encompassed by the field of view of the camera. The illumination device, when operated, illuminates the rear seat area and the camera captures image data representative of the illuminated rear seat area. The image data captured by the camera is provided to the video display screen for displaying video images for viewing by the driver of the vehicle. |
155 |
WHEEL ASSEMBLY ROTATIONAL POSITION IDENTIFYING APPARATUS |
US15115014 |
2015-09-17 |
US20170227382A1 |
2017-08-10 |
Yasuhisa TSUJITA |
A wheel assembly rotational position identifying apparatus includes an acceleration detector, a control section, and a battery. The control section identifies the rotational position of the wheel assembly based on an acceleration detected by the acceleration detector. The control section operates in a control mode that is a selected one of a normal mode and a power saving mode, in which a power consumption associated with identification of the rotational position of the wheel assembly is smaller than that in the normal mode. The control section switches the control mode to the normal mode when an initiation condition is met in accordance with an input from outside. The control section also switches the control mode to the power saving mode when a termination condition is met in the normal mode. |
156 |
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL OF AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT FOR A TIRE |
US15519097 |
2015-10-13 |
US20170225525A1 |
2017-08-10 |
Steven LANDIS |
An apparatus (14) for installation and removal of electronic components (10) for a tire comprises an expansion device (16) having a plurality of movably supported longitudinal prongs (18), wherein the expansion device (16) is adapted for moving at least a part of the plurality of prongs (18) between a neutral position with a least distance between the prongs (18) and at least one expansion position with a distance between the prongs (18) exceeding the least distance. The prongs (18) comprise prong tips (20), which each comprise a curved engagement surface (22), wherein each prong is adapted for engaging an exposed top lip (8) of an elastic container (2), in which the electronic component (10) is storable. The expansion device (16) is adapted for moving at least a part of the plurality of prongs (18) to an expansion position with the engagement surfaces (22) engaging the top lip (8) of the container (2), in which expansion position the top lip (8) is expanded. |
157 |
Smart tag assembly for mounting on an object to be tracked |
US14719827 |
2015-05-22 |
US09682598B2 |
2017-06-20 |
Alan C. Lesesky; Samuel Duke Drinkard |
A smart tag assembly is designed for mounting on an object to be tracked. The smart tag assembly comprises a multiple layer RFID laminate adapted for electronically storing and processing data, and wireless communicating data when interrogated by an RFID reader. The laminate comprises an RFID inlay including a microchip and antenna formed with a substrate, and laminated between an outside label cover and backing. A low-profile tag carrier defines a recessed pocket designed for receiving and holding the RFID laminate, and has a generally concave outside surface adapted for residing against a generally convex surface of the object to be tracked. |
158 |
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASING COUPLING OF AN AXLE ROTARY TRANSFORMER |
US15407724 |
2017-01-17 |
US20170125162A1 |
2017-05-04 |
Eric Stein; Perry Leaves |
Described herein is a system and method to enable a wireless power transmission link system. The wireless power transmission link system may comprise a rotatable axle and an optional telemetry unit interior to the axle. The wireless power transmission link system may comprise a first cup located interior to the telemetry unit and/or the axle. The first cup may comprise a first channel for housing a first wrapped coil. The wireless power transmission link system may comprise a second cup located interior to the telemetry unit and/or axle separated by an air gap from the first cup. The second cup may comprise a second channel for housing a second wrapped coil. The first wrapped coil and the second wrapped coil may be inductively coupled. The first cup and/or the second cup may comprise ferromagnetic material properties. |
159 |
System and method for increasing coupling of an axle rotary transformer |
US14339185 |
2014-07-23 |
US09583260B2 |
2017-02-28 |
Eric Stein; Perry Leaves |
Described herein is a system and method to enable a wireless power transmission link system. The wireless power transmission link system may comprise an axle and an optional telemetry unit interior to the axle. The wireless power transmission link system may comprise a first cup located interior to the telemetry unit and/or the axle. The first cup may comprise a first channel for housing a first wound coil. The wireless power transmission link system may comprise a second cup separated by an air gap from the first cup. The second cup may comprise a second channel for housing a second wound coil. The first wound coil and the second wound coil may form a portion of an inductively coupled, resonant, air-core transformer. The first cup and/or the second cup may comprise ferromagnetic material properties. |
160 |
TIRE AIR PRESSURE DEFLATION SYSTEM |
US15115299 |
2015-01-28 |
US20170001481A1 |
2017-01-05 |
Jake KRAAYENBRINK; Steve BAILEY; Maurice VELDHUIS |
A tire air pressure deflation system comprising an air delivery system having gas communication with at least one vehicle tire, the air delivery system maintaining the desired tire pressure, and an adjustable air control system adapted to control the air pressure maintained in the air delivery system and supply or expel the air from the tire, the air control system having a starting pressure setting, and a finishing pressure setting lower than the starting pressure setting, the finishing pressure setting having an active pressure setting lower than the finishing pressure setting. Upon activation of the tire air pressure deflation system, the tire deflates to the active pressure setting and the air control system deactivates upon reaching the finishing pressure setting. |