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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 08, 1995
Mikao Nakajima, Osaka, JP;
Isao Isshiki, Osaka, JP;
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
A method of and a device for detecting a pneumatic pressure drop of tires provided for a vehicle are disclosed. Rotational angular velocities of tires are determined and a judged value D is determined based on the determined rotational angular velocities. A speed of the vehicle, a front/rear acceleration FRA of the vehicle, a lateral acceleration LA of the vehicle and a turning radius R of the vehicle are substituted into a predetermined polynominal expression which is defined so that an influence of the turning radius R is exerted on all terms to determine a correction value. A judged value D' after correction is determined by correcting the judged value D using the correction value. It is judged whether a tire pressure drops or not, based on the judged value D' after correction. In such way, a tire pressure drop can be detected, accurately, excluding an influence of the turning radius R of the vehicle.