Wheel unit for motor vehicle tyre pressure monitoring device
AssigneeSiemens VDO Automotive Corporation
InventorDominique Luce
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Abstract
A wheel unit (10), for a motor vehicle tire pressure monitoring device, the wheel unit being embodied for fitment to a rim (16) of a motor vehicle wheel. The unit includes a support (11) and an electronics housing (12), incorporating at least a pressure and/or temperature sensor, electrical components necessary for processing a signal coming from said sensors and a device for transmission of the processed signal to a central unit, housed in the vehicle, the unit being characterised in that the housing (12) is mounted on the support (11), itself fixed to the rim (16) by a layer of glue (15) and the support includes a central housing element (20, 13) to retain at least a central part of the housing in the support.
Claims14
1-13. (canceled)
A wheel unit (10, 10′) for a device for monitoring the pressure of motor vehicle tires, said wheel unit being designed to be fastened to a rim (16) of a motor vehicle wheel, said unit comprising:
- a support (11, 11′), and
- an electronic box (12, 12′) combining:
- at least one pressure and/or temperature sensor,
- electronic components required for processing a signal from these sensors, and
- a device for transmitting the processed signal to a central unit provided in the vehicle,
- said unit being characterized in that the box (12, 12′) is mounted on the support (11, 11′), itself secured to the rim (16) by means of an adhesive layer (15), and in that said support comprises a central retention means (13, 20;
- 13′, 32) designed to retain at least a central portion of the box in the support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.