Pneumatic control system for vehicle tire inflation
AssigneeAktv8 LLC
InventorsJosh Coombs, Gary Meyers
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Abstract
A tire inflation control system for a vehicle includes: a manifold defining: a channel configured to be connected to a fluid source, and a discharge port configured to be connected to one or more tires of a vehicle; an actuator configured to selectively control fluid communication between the channel and the discharge port; a pressure sensor configured to measure a fluid pressure in the discharge port; and an electronics module in communication with the pressure sensor and configured to command the actuator to selectively control fluid communication between the channel and the discharge port and based on the fluid pressure in the discharge port, and to thereby control inflation of the one or more tires connected to the discharge port.
Claims20
A tire inflation control system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a manifold defining:
- a channel configured to be connected to a fluid source, and a discharge port configured to be connected to one or more tires of a vehicle;
- an actuator configured to selectively control fluid communication between the channel and the discharge port;
- a pressure sensor configured to measure a fluid pressure in the discharge port;
- and
- an electronics module in communication with the pressure sensor and configured to command the actuator to selectively control fluid communication between the channel and the discharge port and based on the fluid pressure in the discharge port, and to thereby control inflation of the one or more tires connected to the discharge port.
A tire inflation control system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a tire;
- a manifold defining:
- a channel configured to be connected to a fluid source, and a discharge port in fluid communication with the tire;
- an actuator configured to selectively control fluid communication between the channel and the discharge port;
- a pressure sensor configured to measure a fluid pressure in the discharge port;
- and
- an electronics module in communication with the pressure sensor and configured to command the actuator to selectively control fluid communication between the channel and the discharge port and based on the fluid pressure in the discharge port, and to thereby control inflation of the tire.
A tire inflation controller for a vehicle, comprising:
- a manifold defining:
- a channel configured to be connected to a fluid source, a pressure sensor port, and a discharge port configured to be connected to one or more tires of a vehicle;
- an actuator configured to selectively control fluid communication between the channel and the discharge port;
- a pressure sensor arranged within the pressure sensor port and configured to measure a fluid pressure in the discharge port;
- and
- an electronics module in communication with the pressure sensor and configured to command the actuator to selectively control fluid communication between the channel and the discharge port and based on the fluid pressure in the discharge port, and to thereby control inflation of the one or more tires connected to the discharge port.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.