Central tire inflation system
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorAaron France
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Abstract
Methods and systems for adjusting air pressure of one or more tires of a vehicle. The system includes one or more valves respectively corresponding to the one or more tires, each valve of the one or more valves configured to receive air for inflating a corresponding tire or release air for deflating the corresponding tire. The system includes an air regulation device configured to provide air to the one or more valves of the one or more tires via one or more respective air lines and provide air to one or more air suspension devices via the one or more respective air lines. The system includes an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to cause the one or more tires to inflate or deflate based on a tire air pressure configuration.
Claims20
A system for adjusting air pressure of one or more tires of a vehicle, the system comprising:
- one or more valves respectively corresponding to the one or more tires, each valve of the one or more valves configured to receive air for inflating a corresponding tire or release air for deflating the corresponding tire;
- an air regulation device configured to provide air to the one or more valves of the one or more tires via one or more respective air lines and provide air to one or more air suspension devices via the one or more respective air lines;
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- an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to cause the one or more tires to inflate or deflate based on a tire air pressure configuration.
A vehicle having one or more tires, the vehicle comprising:
- one or more valves respectively corresponding to the one or more tires, each valve of the one or more valves configured to receive air for inflating a corresponding tire or release air for deflating the corresponding tire;
- an air regulation device configured to provide air to the one or more valves of the one or more tires via one or more respective air lines and provide air to one or more air suspension devices via the one or more respective air lines;
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- an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to cause the one or more tires to inflate or deflate based on a tire air pressure configuration.
A method for adjusting air pressure of one or more tires of a vehicle having one or more valves respectively corresponding to the one or more tires, each valve of the one or more valves configured to receive air for inflating a corresponding tire or release air for deflating the corresponding tire, the method comprising:
- providing, by an air regulation device, air to the one or more valves of the one or more tires via one or more respective air lines;
- providing, by the air regulation device, air to one or more air suspension devices via the one or more respective air lines;
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- communicating, by an electronic control unit (ECU), an instruction causing the one or more tires to inflate or deflate based on a tire air pressure configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.