Wireless signal emitter of tire pressure detector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11799452-B2
Application number	US-202117393914-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 4, 2021
Priority date	Aug 18, 2020
Publication date	Oct 24, 2023
Grant date	Oct 24, 2023

Abstract

A wireless signal emitter of a tire pressure detector includes a controller, an antenna, and an impedance matching module. The impedance matching module includes an impedance matching circuit and an impedance adjusting circuit. The impedance matching circuit is electrically connected to the controller. The impedance adjusting circuit is electrically connected to the antenna and the impedance matching circuit. The impedance adjusting circuit includes a switching element electrically connected to the controller. When the switching element receives different signals of the controller, the impedance adjusting circuit switches between two different configurations, so that the impedance matching module has two different impedances, thereby the antenna sends two different radio frequency signals to achieve a purpose of a single tire pressure detector suitable for in-car receivers of different frequencies.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wireless signal emitter of a tire pressure detector, comprising:
a controller having a first output port and a second output port, wherein the first output port is adapted to output either a first radio frequency signal or a second radio frequency signal; the first radio frequency signal has a first frequency, and the second radio frequency signal has a second frequency; the second output port is adapted to output either a first control signal corresponding to the first radio frequency signal or a second control signal corresponding to the second radio frequency signal;
an antenna; and
an impedance matching module comprising an impedance matching circuit and an impedance adjusting circuit, wherein the impedance matching circuit is electrically connected between the first output port and the antenna; the impedance adjusting circuit is electrically connected between the antenna and the impedance matching circuit and comprises a switching element electrically connected to the second output port; when the switching element receives the first control signal, the impedance adjusting circuit switches to a first configuration, while when the switching element receives the second control signal, the impedance adjusting circuit switches to a second configuration, wherein when the impedance adjusting circuit is in the first configuration, the impedance matching module has a first impedance, making the antenna send the first radio frequency signal, while when the impedance adjusting circuit is in the second configuration, the impedance matching module has a second impedance, making the antenna send the second radio frequency signal; and
wherein the switching element of the impedance adjusting circuit is an RF switch; the impedance adjusting circuit comprises a first impedance adjusting loop and a second impedance adjusting loop which are electrically connected to the RF switch; when the RF switch receives the first control signal, the first impedance adjusting loop is electrically connected to the antenna and the impedance matching circuit to form the first configuration; when the RF switch receives the second control signal, the second impedance adjusting loop is electrically connected to the antenna and the impedance matching circuit to form the second configuration.

2. The wireless signal emitter as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the RF switch has a first connecting end, a second connecting end, and a third connecting end; the first impedance adjusting loop comprises at least one first impedance element, and the second impedance adjusting loop comprises at least one second impedance element; the at least one first impedance element and the at least one second impedance element are respectively and electrically connected to the second connecting end and the third connecting end; when the RF switch receives the first control signal, a conduction between the first connecting end and the second connecting end is built, and a conduction between the first connecting end and the third connecting end is cut off, thereby forming the first configuration; when the RF switch receives the second control signal, the conduction between the first connecting end and the third connecting end is built, and the conduction between the first connecting end and the second connecting end is cut off, thereby forming the second configuration.

3. The wireless signal emitter as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the at least one first impedance element is at least one first capacitor, and the at least one second impedance element is at least one second capacitor.

4. A wireless signal emitter of a tire pressure detector, comprising:
a controller having a first output port and a second output port, wherein the first output port is adapted to output either a first radio frequency signal or a second radio frequency signal; the first radio frequency signal has a first frequency, and the second radio frequency signal has a second frequency; the second output port is adapted to output either a first control signal corresponding to the first radio frequency signal or a second control signal corresponding to the second radio frequency signal;
an antenna; and
an impedance matching module comprising an impedance matching circuit and an impedance adjusting circuit, wherein the impedance matching circuit is electrically connected between the first output port and the antenna; the impedance adjusting circuit is electrically connected between the antenna and the impedance matching circuit and comprises a switching element electrically connected to the second output port; when the switching element receives the first control signal, the impedance adjusting circuit switches to a first configuration, while when the switching element receives the second control signal, the impedance adjusting circuit switches to a second configuration, wherein when the impedance adjusting circuit is in the first configuration, the impedance matching module has a first impedance, making the antenna send the first radio frequency signal, while when the impedance adjusting circuit is in the second configuration, the impedance matching module has a second impedance, making the antenna send the second radio frequency signal; and
wherein the switching element of the impedance adjusting circuit is a bipolar junction transistor; the impedance adjusting circuit comprises a first impedance adjusting loop and a second impedance adjusting loop; the first impedance adjusting loop is electrically connected to the antenna and the impedance matching circuit and comprises at least one first impedance element; the second impedance adjusting loop and the first impedance adjusting loop are connected in parallel, and comprises at least one second impedance element; the bipolar junction transistor is disposed on the second impedance adjusting loop and is connected to the at least one second impedance element in series; when the bipolar junction transistor receives the first control signal, the bipolar junction transistor switches to a conducting state; the at least one first impedance element and the at least one second impedance element are connected in parallel to form the first configuration; when the bipolar junction transistor receives the second control signal, the bipolar junction transistor switches to a cut-off state; the at least one first impedance element and the at least one second impedance element are not connected in parallel, thereby forming the second configuration.

5. The wireless signal emitter as claimed in claim 4 , wherein when the at least one first impedance element is at least one first capacitor, and the at least one second impedance element is at least one second capacitor.

6. A wireless signal emitter of a tire pressure detector, comprising:
a controller having a first output port and a second output port, wherein the first output port is adapted to output either a first radio frequency signal or a second radio frequency signal; the first radio frequency signal has a first frequency, and the second radio frequency signal has a second frequency; the second output port is adapted to output either a first control signal corresponding to the first radio frequency signal or a second control signal corresponding to the second radio frequency signal;
an antenna; and
an impedance matching module comprising an impedance matching circuit and an impedance adjusting circuit, wherein the impedance matching circuit is electrically connected between the first output port and the antenna; the impedance adjusting circuit is electrically connected between the antenna and the impedance matching circuit and comprises a switching element electrically connected to the second output port; when the switching element receives the first control signal, the impedance adjusting circuit

Assignees

• Mobiletron Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shih Jen-Yuan

Classifications

• H03H11/28 Primary

  Impedance matching networks · CPC title

• B60C23/0438

  comprising signal transmission means, e.g. for a bidirectional communication with a corresponding wheel mounted receiver · CPC title

• H03H9/00 Primary

  Networks comprising electromechanical or electro-acoustic elements; Electromechanical resonators (electro-acoustic transducers such as loudspeakers, microphones or gramophone pick-ups H04R; piezoelectric, electrostrictive or magnetostrictive devices with mechanical input or output, e.g. actuators or sensors, H10N30/00, H10N35/00) · CPC title

• B60C23/0452

  Antenna structure, control or arrangement (vehicle tyre mounted antennas H01Q1/2241) · CPC title

• H03H7/38

  Impedance-matching networks · CPC title