Tire sensor mounting assembly, vehicle wheel balancer, combination tire sensor mounting assembly and wheel balancer, method for mounting a tire sensor to a vehicle part, and method for balancing a vehicle wheel
AssigneeItire, LLC
InventorsAlan C. Lesesky, Samuel Duke Drinkard, Ryan D. Parks
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Abstract
An in-tire vehicle tire sensor assembly is adapted for residing inside a pneumatic tire mounted on a wheel rim of a motor vehicle. A flexible mounting cable is secured to the sensor assembly, and adapted for extending circumferentially within an annular space formed between the tire and wheel rim. A counterweight is secured to the mounting cable a spaced distance from the sensor assembly.
Claims18
An in-tire vehicle tire sensor assembly adapted for residing inside a pneumatic tire mounted on a wheel rim of a motor vehicle, said vehicle sensor assembly comprising:
- a flexible mounting cable secured to said sensor assembly, and adapted for extending circumferentially within an annular space formed between the tire and wheel rim;
- and
- a counterweight secured to said mounting cable and adjustably spaced apart from said sensor assembly.
An in-tire vehicle tire sensor assembly adapted for residing inside a pneumatic tire mounted on a wheel rim of a motor vehicle, said in-tire vehicle sensor assembly comprising:
- a flexible mounting cable secured to said sensor assembly, and adapted for extending circumferentially within an annular space formed between the tire and wheel rim;
- a coil spring configured for adjustably tensioning said mounting cable;
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- a counterweight secured to said mounting cable an adjustably spaced distance from said sensor assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.