Tire monitor system with spring retention clip
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorMichael Uleski
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Abstract
A tire monitoring apparatus, for mounting on a vehicle wheel that is configured to have a tire mounted thereon and that has a first opening, includes a tire monitor for monitoring a tire parameter. The tire monitor includes a housing having a second opening. A tire valve stem is configured to extend through the first and second openings, and the valve stem has an aperture. The apparatus further includes a clip that is configured to be inserted into the aperture and engage the housing to attach together the tire monitor and the valve stem.
Claims20
A tire monitoring apparatus for mounting on a vehicle wheel that is configured to have a tire mounted thereon, the wheel having an opening, the apparatus comprising:
- a tire monitor for sensing a tire parameter, the tire monitor including a housing having an opening;
- a tire valve stem that is configured to extend through the opening in the wheel and the opening in the housing, the valve stem having an aperture;
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- a clip that is configured to be inserted into the aperture and engage the housing to attach together the tire monitor and the valve stem.
A tire monitoring apparatus for mounting on a vehicle wheel that is configured to have a tire mounted thereon, the wheel having an opening, the apparatus comprising:
- a tire monitor for sensing pressure in the tire, the tire monitor having a housing with a cylindrical surface, the housing further having an opening that extends through the cylindrical surface;
- a tire inflator valve assembly that is configured to extend through the opening in the wheel and the opening in the housing, the valve assembly having a longitudinal axis and first and second ends, the valve assembly further having a threaded portion disposed proximate the first end, and an aperture disposed proximate the second end;
- a clip having a main body and a cantilevered portion extending from the main body, the cantilevered portion being configured to be inserted into the aperture of the valve assembly such that the cantilevered portion extends generally transverse to the axis of the valve assembly, the main body having a cylindrical surface that is engageable with the cylindrical surface of the housing of the tire monitor when the cantilevered portion is inserted into the aperture of the valve assembly;
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- a threaded fastener that is engageable with the threaded portion of the valve assembly for drawing the main body of the clip against the cylindrical surface of the housing of the tire monitor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.