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US 11,685,201 B2Granted
Inflation manifold
AssigneePressure Systems International, LLC
InventorsTim Musgrave, Mark Kevin Hennig, Charles Blanton Robertson, James Raymond Snider, Jonathan Gravell
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Abstract
An inflation manifold connected to dual pneumatic tires by air hoses provides a central location for tire inflation and location of pressure sensors. A hose block connected to dual pneumatic tires by air hoses provides a central location for location of pressure sensors. The pressure sensors may be TPMS sensors or a combination of TPMS sensor and pressure gauge.
Claims17
An apparatus comprising:
- a hose support block mounted at a wheel end of a vehicle;
- a first air hose configured to couple at a first end to a first pneumatic tire valve stem of a first pneumatic tire, the first air hose further coupled at a second end to the hose support block, the first air hose being configured to hold open the first pneumatic tire valve stem so as to allow two-way fluid flow through the first pneumatic tire valve stem;
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- a first tire pressure monitoring system sensor pneumatically coupled to the first air hose so as to sense the pressure in the first air hose;
- the first air hose including an auxiliary port provided in a hose fitting disposed at the second end of the first air hose, the first tire pressure monitoring system sensor being coupled to the first air hose at the second end thereof so as to position the first tire pressure monitoring system sensor away from the first pneumatic tire valve stem.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a hose support block mounted at a wheel end of a vehicle;
- a first air hose configured to couple at a first end to a first pneumatic tire valve stem of a first pneumatic tire, the first air hose further coupled at a second end to the hose support block, the first air hose being configured to hold open the first pneumatic tire valve stem so as to allow two-way fluid flow through the first pneumatic tire valve stem;
- a first tire pressure monitoring system sensor pneumatically coupled to the first air hose so as to sense the pressure in the first air hose;
- the first air hose including an auxiliary port disposed at the second end of the first air hose, the first tire pressure monitoring system sensor being coupled to the first air hose via the auxiliary port so as to position the first tire pressure monitoring system sensor away from the first pneumatic tire valve stem.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a hose support block;
- a first air hose configured to couple at a first end to a first pneumatic tire valve stem of a first pneumatic tire, the first air hose further coupled at a second end to the hose support block, the first air hose being configured to hold open the first pneumatic tire valve stem so as to allow two-way fluid flow through the first pneumatic tire valve stem;
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- a first tire pressure monitoring system sensor pneumatically coupled to the first air hose so as to sense the pressure in the first air hose;
- the hose support block comprising either of a dummy component of an automatic tire inflation system or a machined or cast block, the block including a threaded post for coupling to the first air hose at the second end of the first air hose.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.