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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
May. 29, 2007
Jérôme Monjuvent, Ennezat, FR;
Patrick Botte, Cebazat, FR;
Julien Moynet, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Matteo Gosi, Cremona, IT;
Jérôme Monjuvent, Ennezat, FR;
Patrick Botte, Cebazat, FR;
Julien Moynet, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Matteo Gosi, Cremona, IT;
Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., Granges-Paccot, CH;
Wonder S.p.A., Cremona, IT;
TRW Automotive U.S., LLC, Livonia, MI (US);
Abstract
Inflation valve having a tube and designed for use in an assembly consisting of a tire and a wheel, the valve having: (i) snap-in mechanism that enable the valve to be fixed in a cylindrical hole of circular cross-section formed in a rim of the wheel; (ii) mechanism suitable for receiving a torque intended to rotate the valve in the hole; (iii) an attachment piece provided with a mechanism for attaching the valve to a unit designed to be fitted inside the tire; the mechanism the valve to be attached to the unit being such that the attachment piece is separated from the unit when the valve is rotated in the hole in a predetermined rotation direction.