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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 1981
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1979
Donald L Miller, Horseheads, NY (US);
Facet Enterprises, Inc., Tulsa, OK (US);
Abstract
A device for detecting and indicating low pressure or excessive heat in a pneumatic tire. A piezoelectric crystal is operatively associated with a temperature expansible member which expands in response to elevated temperatures. The combined dimensions of the piezoelectric crystal and the expansible member are selected so that one surface of the expansible member is a predetermined distance from the inside surface of the tire. Elevated temperatures cause the expansible member to expand and contact the interior surface of the pneumatic tire resulting in the compression of the piezoelectric crystal and the generation of an output signal. Additionally, deflation of the pneumatic tire causes the tire to deflect so that the predetermined spacing between the interior of the tire and the expansible pellet is reduced and the pellet contacts the inside surface of the tire resulting in the generation of an output signal. The output signal is used to actuate a spark gap to warn of an unsafe tire condition.