Transmission and/or reception device which is intended to be mounted to a vehicle wheel and a housing for one such device
AssigneesMichelin Recherche et Technique S.A., TRW Automotive U.S. LLC
InventorsFrédéric Leymin, Michael A. Hart
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Abstract
The invention provides a transmission and/or reception device for mounting on a wheel of a vehicle and a housing for such a device. The device includes a tire information device configured to provide information relating to a tire. A transmitter/receiver is electrically connected to the tire information device. An antenna is electrically connected to the transmitter/receiver for transmitting and/or receiving radio frequency signals. A housing is configured to house the tire information device and the transmitter/receiver. The antenna is formed by winding a cable on an outside face of the housing.
Claims20
A transmission and/or reception device for mounting on a wheel of a vehicle, the device comprising:
- a tire information device configured to provide information relating to a tire;
- a transmitter/receiver electrically connected to the tire information device;
- an antenna electrically connected to the transmitter/receiver for transmitting and/or receiving radio frequency signals;
- and
- a housing configured to house the tire information device and the transmitter/receiver,
- wherein the antenna is formed by a cable wound around an outside face of the housing.
A housing for a transmission and/or reception device configured to be mounted to a vehicle wheel, the transmission and/or reception device including an antenna, the housing comprising:
- an interior portion for housing the transmission and/or reception device;
- and
- an outside face shaped to support a cable forming the antenna, wherein the outside face is shaped to support the cable wrapped around the housing in a solenoidal arrangement,
- wherein the housing is shaped to be positioned on the wheel in such a manner that the wound cable forms a solenoid oriented along an ortho-radial axis of the wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.