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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2004
Hiromitsu Ichikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromasa Hada, Tokyo, JP;
Takao Kokubu, Tokyo, JP;
Masaharu Oku, Tokyo, JP;
Masanobu Toyofuku, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromitsu Ichikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromasa Hada, Tokyo, JP;
Takao Kokubu, Tokyo, JP;
Masaharu Oku, Tokyo, JP;
Masanobu Toyofuku, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Bridgestone, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A tire sensor device comprising sensor modulesA toD, each comprising a sensor, a communication module having a communication function and a power regenerating circuit, and an antenna; and a base station comprising an internal communication device for communication with the sensor modulesA toD, an information processing device for processing tire information signals from the sensor modules, an external communication device for communicating with a car control deviceon the car body side and a power source. The sensor modulesA toD and the base stationare arranged in the tire and constitute an intra-tire LAN. Tire information signals transmitted from the sensor modulesA toD are processed by the base stationand transmitted to the car control deviceso that appropriate tire information can be obtained and the size and power consumption of the sensor device can be reduced.