Combination in line tire pressure measurement sensor and tire pressure safety valve
AssigneeAirgo IP, LLC
InventorsAdwait Kulkarni, Daniel P. Dooley
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AssigneeAirgo IP, LLC
InventorsAdwait Kulkarni, Daniel P. Dooley
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A combination includes at least: an air line disposed between a rotary union and a tire; and a tire pressure management safety valve disposed within the air line. The air line facilitates pressurized fluid transferred between the rotary union and a valve stem of the tire, to inflate the tire, and the tire pressure management safety valve includes: a valve housing providing a valve activation chamber; a fluid conduit having a downstream end and an upstream end; a check valve disposed within the valve activation chamber, the check valve responsive to pressurized fluid within the air line, at a predetermined pressure the check valve automatically precludes air transfer through the fluid conduit; and a fitting communicating with the check valve activation chamber and the valve stem of the tire. The combination further includes a tire pressure measurement sensor interacting with the check valve activation chamber and the inflated tire.
A combination comprising:
The combination of 4, further comprising a plunger, the plunger confined by an internal surface of the valve housing and communicates with the check valve such that when an air pressure in the tire is below the predetermined value, pressure in the air line advances the plunger into pressing contact with the check, the plunger operates on the check valve automatically promote air transfer between the upstream end of the fluid conduit and the valve activation chamber.
The combination of 1, further comprising a plunger, the plunger confined by an internal surface of the valve housing and communicates with the check valve such that when an air pressure in the tire is below a predetermined value, pressure in the air line advances the plunger into pressing contact with the check, the plunger operates on the check valve to facilitate transfer of air from the rotary union to the tire.
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