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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2002
John S. Nantz, Brighton, MI (US);
Qingfeng Tang, Novi, MI (US);
Ronald O. King, Brownstown, MI (US);
Riad Ghabra, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Keith Walker, Redford, MI (US);
Thomas Bejster, Dearborn, MI (US);
Bruce Conner, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Qing Li, Canton, MI (US);
Art Turovsky, Southfield, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
In a system for remote monitoring of vehicle tire pressure, a system and method for identifying tire location. A tire pressure monitor for each tire includes a sensor for sensing tire pressure, a transmitter for transmitting a signal representative of the sensed tire pressure, and a sensor for sensing an impact to the tire and for actuating the transmitter to transmit a tire pressure signal in response. A receiver for mounting on the vehicle receives the tire pressure signals. A controller for mounting on the vehicle communicates with the receiver and is for use in conveying tire pressure and location information to a user. When the vehicle is stationary, each tire is struck in a preselected sequence so that each received tire pressure signal is automatically associated with one of the plurality of tire locations.