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US 10,527,465 B2Granted
Removable system for counting wheel revolutions
AssigneeCompagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
InventorsThomas Ledoux, Denis Martin, Guillaume Heredia, Alexandre Pernot
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Abstract
A system for counting wheel revolutions made by a wheel of a vehicle, the system including an electronic counter, a transmitter, a housing, and a connector. The electronic counter counts a number of wheel revolutions made by the wheel. The transmitter transmits data from the electronic counter to a remote database. The housing houses the electronic counter. The connector removably attaches the housing to a nut anti-loosening device installed on the wheel.
Claims13
A counter system for counting revolutions of a wheel of a vehicle, the system comprising:
- an electronic counter that counts a number of revolutions of the wheel;
- a transmitter that transmits data from the electronic counter to a remote database;
- a housing configured to receive the electronic counter;
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- a connector configured to removably attach the housing to a nut anti-loosening device installed on the wheel,
- wherein the nut anti-loosening device comprises (a) a first part comprising a first fastening-on-nut device attached to a first rail and (b) a second part comprising a second fastening-on-nut device attached to a second rail,
- wherein the first rail and the second rail are slidably mounted upon one another such that a distance between the first fastening-on-nut device and the second fastening-on-nut device is adjustable,
- wherein the nut anti-loosening device has a plurality of openings, and
- wherein the connector comprises a plurality of male elements respectively corresponding to the plurality of openings of the nut anti-loosening device and being configured to fit into the plurality of openings of the nut anti-loosening device so as to removably attach the housing to the nut anti-loosening device.
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