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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 1999
Filed:
May. 22, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hideki Ohashi, Susono, JP;
Hiroyuki Kawai, Susono, JP;
Hiroyoshi Kojima, Nishio, JP;
Takeyasu Taguchi, Obu, JP;
Kenji Fujiwara, Kariya, JP;
Takaji Umeno, Aichi-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C / ; E01C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
731462 ; 73146 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for estimating an air pressure of a tire of a tired wheel of a motor vehicle, on the basis of a temperature of the tire as well as a motion of the tired wheel, preferably including a temperature-related variable sensor for detecting a temperature-related variable related to the temperature of the tire, and an estimating device for estimating the air pressure of the tire on the basis of the temperature-related variable as well as the motion of the tired wheel.