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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2013
Applicant:
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Martin Jankowski, Macomb, MI (US);
Jean-Christophe Deniau, Fenton, MI (US);
Matthew D McIntyre, New Baltimore, MI (US);
Assignee:
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 23/00 (2006.01); B60C 25/18 (2006.01); B60C 23/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 23/00 (2013.01); B60C 23/04 (2013.01); B60C 25/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for coupling a TPMS wheel unit and a valve stem into an assembly, the assembly and the installation method therefore are disclosed. The apparatus comprises an elastic member configured to counteract in response to mechanical communication between a bulb and a wall, wherein the wall is comprised in the TPMS wheel unit and the bulb is comprised in the valve stem; and a fastening mechanism configured to couple the TPMS wheel unit, the valve stem and the elastic unit.