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AssigneesTRW Inc., TRW France SA
InventorsFrederic Nigon, Robert Cheng, Alain Ponsot, Kamel Renault, Timothy DeZorzi, Albert M. Straub
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An arrangement for provision of vehicle tire sensory information while a tire (12) is mounted on a wheel rim (10) of a vehicle. A sensor unit (16) includes a tire condition sensor (e.g., electronics 38), a signal transmitter (36), and a housing (20) that contains the sensor and the transmitter. The housing (20) has a mounting hole. A stud (18) is welded to the rim (10) and extends into the space bounded between the tire (12) and the rim (10). The stud extends through the mounting hole of the sensor housing (20). A retainer (e.g., 26) extends between the sensor housing (20) and the stud (18) such that the sensor housing is held fixed relative to the stud.
A sensor unit for sensing a physical parameter of a tire mounted on a vehicle wheel rim, said sensor unit comprising:
An arrangement for provision of vehicle tire sensory information while a tire is mounted on a wheel rim of a vehicle, said arrangement comprising:
A method of attaching a tire condition sensor unit, which senses a tire condition parameter and which transmits a signal indicative of the sensed parameter, to a rim of a vehicle tire assembly, said method comprising:
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