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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2004
Applicants:
Andreas Koebe, Bensheim, DE;
Yongle Lou, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Peter Olejnik, Rosbach, DE;
Ines Runge, Hannover, DE;
Inventors:
Andreas Koebe, Bensheim, DE;
Yongle Lou, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Peter Olejnik, Rosbach, DE;
Ines Runge, Hannover, DE;
Assignee:
Continental Teves, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 23/00 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01); E01C 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to monitoring the loss of pressure in one or more tires by detecting the angular speed variations of one or more wheels of the vehicle over a specified wheel revolution period and analyzing the vibration of the speed various. Changes in the frequency are related to pressure loss, which is indicated to the driver, for example, by displaying the tire pressure loss information on a display.