US4998092A
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Tire valve
Assignee: Bridgestone Corp
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Filing: 1989-09-21
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Granted: 1991-03-05
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Expires: 2009-09-21
Abstract
Abstract In a tire valve suitable for detecting the pressure and temperature in a tire, the strain of the tire wheel and the like, a conductive core body of a valve core is electrically insulated from a conductive shaft, and, to a pedestal having a 1st electrode electrically shaft and a 2nd electrode electrically connected to a conductive valve stem via a core spring, a sensor having two sensor electrodes connected with the 1st and 2nd electrodes respectively is fixed.
Inventors
- 👤 Kiyoshi Ohno
- 👤 Makoto Nakao
- 👤 Kazuo Takenaka
- 👤 Kazuki Iinuma
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 12:29
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60C; B60C23/00; B60C23/02; B60C23/04; B60C23/0491; B60C23/0496; B60C23/0401; B60C23/0406; B60C23/0408; B60C23/0422; B60C23/0427; B60C23/0428; B60C23/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
A tire valve comprising: a conductive valve stem fitted in the tire wheel; and a valve core inserted into said valve stem; said valve core having a barrel an electrically conductive core pin which is electrically insulated from said valve stem, a pedestal to which a 1st electrode electrically connected to said core pin and a 2nd electrode electrically connected to a spring are fitted, and a sensor having two sensor electrodes connected with said 1st electrode and 2nd electrode respectively and being fixed to said pedestal, said spring providing resilience to said pedestal and electrically connecting said 2nd electrode to said valve stem.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
104 words
A tire valve comprising: a conductive valve stem fitted in the tire wheel; and a valve core inserted into said valve stem; said valve core having a barrel an electrically conductive core pin which is electrically insulated from said valve stem, a pedestal to which a 1st electrode electrically connected to said core pin and a 2nd electrode electrically connected to a spring are fitted, and a sensor having two sensor electrodes connected with said 1st electrode and 2nd electrode respectively and being fixed to said pedestal, said spring providing resilience to said pedestal and electrically connecting said 2nd electrode to said valve stem.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
68 words
A tire valve according to claim 1 wherein a valve cap is also provided, said valve cap is equipped with an electric circuit and, when said valve cap is fitted onto said valve stem said circuit is electrically connected with said sensor through said core pin and said valve stem, for sending outside of the tire valve an electric signal corresponding to the functioning state of said sensor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A tire valve according to claim 2 wherein said electric circuit is a resonance circuit for resonating with external radiant electromagnetic waves.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A tire valve according to claim 1 wherein said barrel is electrically conductive and said core pin is electrically insulated from said barrel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
67 words
A tire valve according to claim 4 wherein a valve cap is also provided, said valve cap is equipped with an electric circuit and, when said valve cap is fitted onto said valve stem, said circuit is electrically connected with said sensor through said core and said valve stem for sending outside of the tire valve an electric signal corresponding to the functioning state of said sensor.
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