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Tire air pressure detecting device
Assignee: Denso Corp
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Filing: 1993-12-17
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Granted: 1996-09-10
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Expires: 2013-12-17
Abstract
Abstract It is an object of the present invention to detect a tire air pressure indirectly with high detection precision. A tire air pressure detecting device includes a speed sensor for outputting a signal corresponding to a rotational speed of a tire, and an electronic control unit which inputs the signal from the speed sensor and performs predetermined arithmetic operations on that signal. The electronic control unit calculates a wheel speed based on the output signal of the speed sensor, performs a frequency analysis for the calculated vehicle speed, and derives a resonance frequency corresponding to the unsprung mass in the vertical and longitudinal directions. The tire air pressure is then detected based on this resonance frequency.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshiharu Naito
- 👤 Takeyasu Taguchi
- 👤 Masahiko Kamiya
- 👤 Kenji Fujiwara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 01:00
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60C; B60C23/00; B60C23/06; B60C23/061; B60C23/062
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A tire air pressure detecting device comprising: output means installed on a vehicle, for outputting a signal including a vibration frequency component of a tire while said vehicle is moving; deriving means for deriving gains in regard to each frequency of said vibration frequency component; extracting means for extracting a plurality of said gains which correspond to a predetermined frequency band; estimation means for estimating a resonance frequency at which a peak gain exists, based on a distribution of said plurality of gains; and detecting means for detecting a tire air pressure condition based on said resonance frequency having said peak gain.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
A tire air pressure detecting device comprising: output means installed on a vehicle, for outputting a signal including a vibration frequency component of a tire while said vehicle is moving; deriving means for deriving gains in regard to each frequency of said vibration frequency component; extracting means for extracting a plurality of said gains which correspond to a predetermined frequency band; estimation means for estimating a resonance frequency at which a peak gain exists, based on a distribution of said plurality of gains; and detecting means for detecting a tire air pressure condition based on said resonance frequency having said peak gain.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
77 words
A tire air pressure detecting device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said estimation means includes: threshold setting means for setting a threshold value from said peak gain of said plurality of gains, said threshold value being lower than said peak gain; and deriving means for deriving two frequencies at which two gains among said plurality of gains attain said threshold value, and for designating an intermediate value between said two frequencies as said resonance frequency.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
57 words
A tire air pressure detecting device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said estimation means includes: summing means for summing values of gains within said predetermined frequency band; and deriving means for deriving said resonance frequency from a frequency corresponding to a center of gravity point of said values of gains summed by said summing means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A tire air pressure detecting device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said output means comprises a wheel speed sensor for generating a signal corresponding to a rotation speed of a wheel of said tire.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
50 words
A tire air pressure detecting device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said estimation means estimates said resonance frequency based on vibrations of an unsprung mass of said vehicle, said vibrations being generated in at least one of a vertical direction and a longitudinal direction relative to said vehicle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
63 words
A tire air pressure detecting device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said detecting means preliminarily stores a resonance frequency value as a reference value, and detects lowering of a tire pressure condition from comparing said resonance frequency estimated by said estimation means with said reference value, where said reference value corresponds to a normal condition of said tire air pressure condition.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
89 words
A tire air pressure detecting device comprising: output means installed on a vehicle, for outputting a signal including a vibration frequency component of a tire while said vehicle is moving; analyzing means for analyzing a distribution of gains in regard to each frequency of said vibration frequency component; determining means for determining a frequency at which a peak gain among said distribution of gains exists, based on said distribution of gains; and detecting means for detecting a tire air pressure condition based on said frequency having said peak gain.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
89 words
A tire air pressure detecting device comprising: output means installed on a vehicle, for outputting a signal including a vibration frequency component of a tire while said vehicle is moving; analyzing means for analyzing a distribution of gains in regard to each frequency of said vibration frequency component; determining means for determining a frequency at which a peak gain among said distribution of gains exists, based on said distribution of gains; and detecting means for detecting a tire air pressure condition based on said frequency having said peak gain.
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