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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2000
Timothy DeZorzi, South Lyon, MI (US);
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
A tire condition communication system ( ) is intended for incorporation into a vehicle ( ). A tire condition sensing unit (e.g., A) of the system ( ) is operable to sense a tire condition and to transmit a signal (e.g., A) indicative of the sensed condition. A vehicle-based unit ( ) of the system ( ) receives the condition indicative signal (e.g., A). A communication arrangement (e.g., A and A) of the system ( ) has a first portion (e.g., A) associated with the vehicle-based unit ( ) and a second portion (e.g., A) associated with the tire condition sensing unit (e.g., A). The communication arrangement conveys a control signal (e.g., A) from the vehicle-based unit ( ) to the tire condition sensing unit (e.g., A) that causes the tire condition sensing unit to continue operation during conveyance of the control signal.