Continental Automotive France

Continental Automotive Gmbh

Continental Automotive Systems Corporation

François Gory

Christian Kempf

Franz Hillenmayer

Jean-Christophe Deniau

Michael Hettle

Antoine Gouin

A valve stem for mounting and supporting a tire pressure monitoring assembly includes a flange formed after insertion into the wheel rim for preventing movement caused by forces generated during wheel rotation.

Formed flange for pressure monitoring valve stem mount

The invention relates to an electronic unit adapted to be positioned on the inner face of a tire tread and incorporating a pressure sensor () having a chamber () for measuring the pressure inside the tire. This electronic unit includes, in the first place, a housing () having a bottom wall () and a side wall () delimiting an open face opposite the bottom wall, the housing being adapted to rest on the tire via its bottom wall () and to house the pressure sensor () so that the measuring chamber () of the latter opens opposite the open face of the housing (). Moreover, the electronic unit includes a lid () for closing off the open face of the housing () pierced with at least one air-inlet opening () arranged so as to be offset relative to the measuring chamber () of the pressure sensor ().

Electronic unit adapted to be positioned on the inner face of the tread of a tire

An electronic module for measuring operating parameters of a vehicle wheel, includes an electronic unit (), an inflation valve () of the 'snap-in' type made up of a valve body () made of an elastomeric material pierced with an axial bore housing a hollow tubular core (), and elements for securing the electronic unit () and the inflation valve () together. The elements for securing the electronic unit () and the inflation valve () to one another include, a ring () secured to the electronic unit () and designed to be slidably mounted around the portion of the tubular core () that extends in the continuation of the valve body (), in a position of the electronic unit () in which the latter extends in the direct continuation of the inflation valve (), and elements () for assembling the ring () of the electronic unit on the valve body.

Electronic module for measuring operating parameters of a vehicle wheel, comprising an electronic unit and an inflation valve of the 'snap-in' type

An electronic unit for measuring operating parameters of a vehicle wheel, includes an electronic box (), an inflation valve () of the snap-in type composed of a valve body () made of an elastomer material provided with an axial bore housing a hollow tubular core (), and elements for securing the electronic box () and the inflation valve (). The elements for securing the electronic box () and the inflation valve () include a bushing () secured to the electronic box () and adapted to be slidably mounted around a portion of the tubular core () which extends as a continuation of the valve body () and into a position of the electronic box () where the latter extends as a direct continuation of the inflation valve (), and members () for assembling the bushing () of the electronic box () on the valve body ().

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Tournefeuille, France

François Gory