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US 11,760,139 B1Granted
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.
Claims17
A vehicle tire management assembly adapted for residing inside a pneumatic tire mounted on a wheel rim of a motor vehicle, said tire management assembly comprising:
- a substantially hollow balancer belt adapted for extending circumferentially within an annular space formed between the tire and wheel rim, and said balancer belt defining a circumferentially-extending interior cavity adapted for containing a wheel-balancing medium;
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- an in-tire vehicle sensor assembly carried by said balancer belt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.