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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Leon Benedict, Tallmadge, OH (US);
Franz Hillenmayer, Burglengenfeld, DE;
Tony W Parsons, Luxembourg, LU;
Peter Ross Shepler, Stow, OH (US);
Dieter Wagner, Laaber, DE;
Assignee:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 1/702 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 1/702 ;
Abstract
A device for detecting the tire pressure of a motor vehicle tire ( ) has an electronic unit ( ) with an antenna ( ) that is connected therewith. The electronic unit ( ) and the antenna ( ) are mounted on an elastic, circular support ( ), which is fixed coaxially to the wheel axle ( ) on the tire sidewall ( ) in proximity of the wheel rim ( ). The support ( ) is fixed to the tire ( ) only with its inner circumferential side while the outer circumferential side protrudes freely into the interior of the tire.