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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2002
Philip Mark Headley, Brighton, MI (US);
Vinh Huu Tran, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Continental Teves, AG & Co., OHG, Frankfurt, DE;
Abstract
A system for monitoring the inflation status of a tire comprising a sensor mounted to the wheel rim and adapted to transmit a distance signal indicative of a measured distance from the wheel rim to the inside surface of the tire adjacent the riding surface; a control unit in communication with the sensor and adapted to receive the distance signal, wherein the control unit determines the inflation status of the tire and transmits an inflation status signal indicative of the inflation status; and an indicator located within the passenger compartment of the vehicle and in communication with the control unit to receive the inflation status signal, wherein the indicator presents the inflation status of the tire.