Drive-over stand and antenna assembly
AssigneeThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
InventorsJoseph Paul Batcho, SR., John Michael Fenkanyn, Amrita Patel, Mario Vincent Orosa
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Abstract
A drive over stand for a TAG reader has a lead-on ramped surface and an exit-off ramped surface aligned and operative to intercept and engage the vehicle tire as the vehicle tire traverses over the upper surface of the stand. One or more pockets are disposed within the stand base, each receiving an antenna assembly. The antenna assembly is positioned within the pocket of the base, seated at a tilt angle operative to direct a read field toward a vehicle approach path to the stand.
Claims17
A stand and antenna assembly for receiving a data transmission from an electronic transmitting device mounted to a vehicle, the vehicle having at least one tire assembly including a tire, the stand and antenna assembly comprising:
- a stand having a substantially convex upper surface, the upper surface comprising a lead-on ramped surface and an exit-off ramped surface aligned and operative to intercept and engage the vehicle tire as the vehicle tire traverses over the upper surface of the stand, whereby slowing the rotational rate of the vehicle tire to a targeted reduced rotational read rate as the tire passes over the stand;
- the stand further comprising a base having at least one pocket disposed therein and configured for receiving an antenna assembly;
- at least a first antenna assembly within the one pocket of the base, the antenna assembly seated at a tilt angle within the pocket operative to direct a read field toward a vehicle approach path to the stand.
A stand and antenna assembly for receiving a data transmission from an electronic transmitting device mounted to a vehicle, the vehicle having at least one tire assembly including a tire, the stand and antenna assembly comprising:
- a stand having an upper surface comprising a forward lead-on ramped surface and a rearward exit-off ramped surface aligned and operative to intercept and engage the vehicle tire as the vehicle tire traverses over the upper surface of the stand, whereby slowing the rotational rate of the vehicle tire to a targeted reduced rotational read rate as the tire passes over the stand;
- the stand further comprising at least a first pocket and a second pocket disposed within the base;
- at least a first and a second antenna assembly seated respectively within the first and the second pockets at a respective first and a respective second tilt angle;
- the first antenna assembly aiming a directional first read field toward a vehicle approach path to the stand and the second antenna assembly aiming a directional second read field toward a vehicle exit path from the stand.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.