Tire pressure monitoring module with thru-valve construction
AssigneeSensata Technologies, Inc.
InventorRyan Storrie
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Abstract
A TPMS module includes a sensor body with two arcuate surfaces adjacent the opening. A tire valve includes two arcuate portions and a distal portion. A plurality of gripping teeth are disposed on the valve arcuate portions. The valve distal portion is provided in the sensor body opening and arranged such that the valve arcuate portions couple to the sensor body arcuate surfaces. The valve is coupled to the sensor body by the interaction of a seat and a grommet such that the gripping teeth interact with the sensor body arcuate surfaces to maintain an orientation of the valve with respect to the sensor body.
Claims20
A tire monitoring module, comprising:
- a sensor body having an opening defined therein and arcuate receiving surfaces provided adjacent the opening;
- a valve comprising:
- a distal portion;
- a coupling portion;
- a plurality of arcuate surfaces provided on the coupling portion;
- and
- a set of gripping structures disposed on each coupling portion arcuate surface,
- wherein the valve is provided in the sensor body opening and arranged such that the gripping structures couple to the sensor body arcuate receiving surfaces to maintain a fixed relationship of the valve to the sensor body.
A tire monitoring module, comprising:
- a sensor body having an opening defined therein and two arcuate receiving surfaces provided adjacent the opening;
- a valve having a distal portion and a coupling portion;
- a plurality of opposed arcuate surfaces provided on the coupling portion;
- and
- a plurality of gripping teeth disposed on each coupling portion arcuate surface,
- wherein the valve is provided in the sensor body opening and arranged such that the gripping teeth on the coupling portion arcuate surfaces couple to the sensor body arcuate receiving surfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.