Tire health monitoring system
US-2017010185-A1 · Jan 12, 2017 · US
Tire replacement method and tire replacement instruction device
US11385136B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11385136-B2 |
| Application number | US-201816645373-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 3, 2018 |
| Priority date | Sep 6, 2017 |
| Publication date | Jul 12, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2022 |
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When tires of a vehicle equipped with two front tires and four rear tires are to be replaced, a life amount L, which serves as an indicator for tire replacement, is grasped for the front and rear tires of a plurality of vehicles that are to be tire replacement targets. After extracting, from among the plurality of vehicles, a vehicle α equipped with the rear tires having a life amount of (⅓) L and a vehicle ß equipped with the rear tires having a life amount of 0, the rear tires of the vehicle ß are replaced with the front tires of the vehicle α and the front tires of the vehicle ß, and new tires are fitted to the vehicle α and the vehicle ß as the front tires of the vehicle α and the front tires of the vehicle ß.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for replacing tires of a vehicle equipped with two front tires and four rear tires, the method comprising: a step (a) of grasping a life amount L, which serves as an indication for tire replacement, of front tires and rear tires of a plurality of vehicles that are to be tire replacement targets; a step (b) of extracting, from among the plurality of vehicles, a vehicle a equipped with rear tires having a life amount of (⅓) L; a step (c) of extracting, from among the plurality of vehicles, a vehicle β equipped with rear tires having a life amount of 0; a step (d) of replacing the rear tires of the vehicle β with the front tires of the vehicle α and the front tires of the vehicle β; and a step (e) of fitting new tires to the vehicle α and the vehicle β as the front tires of the vehicle α and the front tires of the vehicle β. 2. The method for replacing tires of a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the life amount L is a wear amount or a usage time period or a vehicle running distance. 3. The method for replacing tires of a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the method includes extracting a pair of a vehicle equipped with rear tires having a life amount of (⅔) L and a vehicle equipped with rear tires having a life amount of (⅓) L, and when one of the life amounts of the rear tires of the two vehicles becomes 0, replacing the rear tires of one of the two vehicles having the life amount of 0 with the front tires of the two vehicles and fitting new tires to the two vehicles as the front tires of the two vehicles. 4. The method for replacing tires of a vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the method includes extracting a pair of a vehicle equipped with rear tires having a life amount of (⅔) L and a vehicle equipped with rear tires having a life amount of ⅓) L, and when one of the life amounts of the rear tires of the two vehicles becomes 0, replacing the rear tires of one of the two vehicles having the life amount of 0 with the front tires of the two vehicles and fitting new tires to the two vehicles as the front tires of the two vehicles.
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- What does patent US11385136B2 cover?
- When tires of a vehicle equipped with two front tires and four rear tires are to be replaced, a life amount L, which serves as an indicator for tire replacement, is grasped for the front and rear tires of a plurality of vehicles that are to be tire replacement targets. After extracting, from among the plurality of vehicles, a vehicle α equipped with the rear tires having a life amount of (⅓) L …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Bridgestone Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06Q10/20. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jul 12 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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