Tire-condition sensor having positioning bolts for adjustably positioning the sensor in a fixed position on a wheel rim of a pneumatic tire
AssigneeLite-On Automotive Corp.
InventorCharles Hsu
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Abstract
A tire-condition sensor installed on a wheel rim, which defines a wheel rim platform and a valve hole, of a tire includes a valve rod, a main body, and two positioning bolts. The valve rod extends from one side wall of the main body and passes through the valve hole for fixing the sensor on the wheel rim. The main body has a top surface and a bottom surface. The two positioning bolts adjustably extend from the bottom surface of the main body and rest on the wheel rim platform for supporting the main body on the wheel rim platform such that the tire-condition sensor is fixedly positioned on the wheel rim.
Claims20
A tire-condition sensor installed on a wheel rim, which defines a wheel rim platform and a valve hole, of a tire, the tire-condition sensor comprising:
- a main body having a top surface, a bottom surface defining two threaded holes, and at least a side wall;
- a valve rod extending from the side wall and passing through the valve hole;
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- two positioning bolts adjustably extending from the two threaded holes of the main body, respectively, and resting on the wheel rim platform for fixedly supporting the main body on the wheel rim platform.
In combination,
- a tire-condition sensor for detecting a tire condition of a pneumatic tire;
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- a wheel rim having a valve hole;
- wherein the tire-condition sensor comprises:
- a main body containing a tire-condition sensing apparatus, said main body having a top surface, a bottom surface, and at least a side wall connecting said top and bottom surfaces;
- a valve rod projecting from the side wall of said main body;
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- at least one adjustable positioning element projecting from the bottom surface of said main body an adjustable distance;
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- wherein said tire-condition sensor is installed on said wheel rim with the valve rod passing through the valve hole and the positioning element resting on the wheel rim thereby supporting the main body on the wheel rim.
A tire-condition sensing kit, comprising:
- a tire-condition sensor for detecting a tire condition of a pneumatic tire, the tire-condition sensor comprising:
- a main body containing a tire-condition sensing apparatus, said main body having a top surface, a bottom surface, at least one through hole opening to both the top and bottom surfaces and having a threaded section, and at least a side wall connecting said top and bottom surfaces;
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- a valve rod projecting from the side wall of said main body;
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- a positioning element which includes at least one rod having threads engageable with the threaded section of said through hole, said rod further having opposite first and second ends, the first end being sized so as to be completely receivable within said through hole;
- wherein said first end has an end face on which an engaging member adapted to engage with a matching engaging member of a driving tool is formed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.