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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2005
Kazuhiro Shimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuhiro Shimura, Kanagawa, JP;
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a vehicle abnormality detection method detecting an abnormal state in which a high temperature occurs due to maladjustment of a vehicle bearing mechanism section or vehicle brake mechanism section, and a device thereof and a sensor unit thereof. By use of the sensor unitmounted in a rim, an air temperature within a tireis sensed as a first temperature and a temperature (second temperature) of the rimis sensed as a temperature related to at least one of a temperature of the vehicle bearing mechanism section and a temperature of the vehicle brake mechanism section. Then a temperature difference between the first and second temperatures is calculated and when the temperature difference is a predetermined value or more, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the vehicle bearing mechanism section or vehicle brake mechanism section. The abnormality is thus detected.