The present invention relates generally to an automobile tire pressure display, which has a host matching the tire pressure detectors of any brands to achieve monitoring effect, comprising a MCU, a low frequency transmitting unit, a radio frequency receiving/transmitting unit and a database unit; in implementation, the MCU sends different low frequency commands to wake up the tire pressure detector, and receives the radio frequency signal from the tire pressure detector, which is matched with the vehicle type protocols in the database unit, if the judgment succeeds, the MCU records the vehicle type protocol and monitors the pressure and temperature values of tire pressure detector; on the contrary, if the judgment fails, the commands are sent and the signals are received continuously to judge whether the vehicle type protocol is correct or not, till success and it is recorded in the database unit.

A tire fitted with a transponder comprises: a crown comprising a crown reinforcement having an axial end at each of its edges, connected at each of its axial ends by a sidewall to a bead having an interior end; a carcass reinforcement layer formed of parallel metal reinforcers, which is anchored in each bead around a bead wire to form a main part and a turn-up; and the transponder comprising a dipole antenna consisting of a spring defined by a pitch P and a diameter D. A ratio between the pitch (P1) and the diameter (D1) for a loop of a first region of the spring is greater than 0.8, and the transponder is situated axially on the outside of an interior end of the bead and radially between the upper end of the bead wire and the axial end of the crown reinforcement.

A heat protection device for a wheel electronics unit on a rim of a wheel of a vehicle, having a main body with a fastening portion for fastening to the wheel electronics unit, and at least one heat protection portion for thermally insulating the wheel electronics unit in the fastened position.

The approach presented here relates to a monitoring device (100) for a vehicle. The monitoring device (100) has at least one measuring device (105) with a sensor unit (110) and a transmitter unit (115). The sensor unit (110) is designed to sense a physical parameter in the area of the wheel in a coupled position on a first section of a wheel hub (120) of a wheel of the vehicle while the vehicle is moving. The transmitter unit (115) has a fastening device which is shaped in order to fasten the transmitter unit (115) in a fastening position on a second section of the wheel hub (120) of the wheel or on a wheel rim (122), the transmitter unit (115) is designed to wirelessly send a sensor signal (125) representing the physical parameter to a warning device in order to enable monitoring of the physical parameter.

A tire inflation valve associable with a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) sensor includes a stem ending in a head equipped with a head body and an adjustable insert associable with the TPMS sensor by a connection element and hinged to the head body to rotate about a transverse axis and allow position adjustment of the TPMS sensor. The adjustable insert allows modifying inclination of the TPMS sensor according to different use conditions.

The disclosed technology generally relates to an installation structure for installing a sensor module, and more particularly relates to an installation structure for installing a sensor module on a tire, and to a method of manufacturing the installation structure. In one aspect, the installation structure includes a sensor module housing configured to accommodate a sensor module and at least one sensor patch each comprising a bonding portion configured to attach to an inner side of a tire and a pressing portion configured to place and maintain the sensor module housing in contact with an installation position on the inner side of the tire. The pressing portion is configured to apply a downward pressure on a top portion of the sensor module housing by elastically extending and contracting.

A tire and securing element assembly includes a tire inflated at a first pressure and a securing element. The securing element is an inflatable hoop inflated at a second pressure at least 10% greater than the first pressure. The securing element abuts an inner surface of the tire across 30-90% of a tread width. The securing element has a cross sectional area between about 0.4 and 47.0 cm.sup.2.

An electronic wheel unit for arrangement on a vehicle wheel of a vehicle, having at least one sensor for detecting at least one wheel operational parameter, a control device, which is designed to generate wheel operational data on the basis of the at least one wheel operational parameter, a radio device for transmitting radio data signals containing the wheel operational data, a power supply device for supplying electrical power to the wheel unit which has an energy-harvesting device for converting mechanical energy captured on a rotation of the vehicle wheel into electrical energy and an electric battery, wherein the electronic wheel unit furthermore has a switchover device for switching over between the energy-harvesting device, and the electric battery for the electrical power supply to the wheel unit, and the switchover device has an actuable switch and an actuating device for actuating the switch, wherein the at least one wheel operational parameter comprises an acceleration parameter, and the actuating device effects the switchover depending on the acceleration parameter or a parameter derived therefrom.

An apparatus includes a device that is configured to determine a condition of a first tire of a vehicle. At a current point in time the device is also configured to determine, on a basis of pressure measured values with respect to a tire pressure of the first tire at the current point in time and at a preceding point in time, a rate of change of the tire pressure of the first tire. At a current point in time the device is also configured to compare the determined rate of change to a reference rate. At a current point in time the device is also configured to determine the condition of the first tire on the basis of the comparison.

A wear state detection device includes an element configured to generate voltage based on deformation of a tread portion during tire rotation, a voltage detection unit configured to detect the voltage generated by the element, a speed detection unit configured to detect vehicle speed or tire rotation speed, a storage area configured to store waveform data over time of the voltage detected by the voltage detection unit together with the vehicle speed or the tire rotation speed detected by the speed detection unit, a calculation unit configured to calculate frequency of exceedance of a predetermined threshold value based on the waveform data in a predetermined speed range and a predetermined time period stored in the storage area, and a determination unit configured to determine a progress condition of wear of the tread portion based on the frequency of exceedance of the predetermined threshold value calculated by the calculation unit.