Wheel rim device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025091391-A1
Application number	US-202418413809-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 16, 2024
Priority date	Sep 19, 2023
Publication date	Mar 20, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A wheel rim device is adapted for a tire pressure detector to be mounted thereon, and includes a wheel rim body, an electric power generating mechanism, and a tire pressure indicator electrically coupled to the electric power generating mechanism. The tire pressure indicator includes a wireless communication module, a light emitting module, and a control module signally connected to the wireless communication module and the light emitting module. When the wheel rim body rotates, the electric power generating mechanism rotates and generates the electric power, the tire pressure indicator receives the electric power and is energized. The wireless communication module is adapted to wirelessly receive a tire pressure signal from the tire pressure detector. The control module is configured to obtain a tire pressure value from the tire pressure signal and control the light emitting module to emit light according to the tire pressure value.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A wheel rim device adapted to be mounted on an axle of a vehicle and adapted for a tire pressure detector to be mounted thereon, comprising:
a wheel rim body adapted to be mounted on the axle and adapted for the tire pressure detector to be mounted thereon; an electric power generating mechanism mounted to said wheel rim body and configured to be driven by said wheel rim body to rotate to generate electric power; and a tire pressure indicator mounted to said wheel rim body and electrically coupled to said electric power generating mechanism to receive the electric power generated by said electric power generating mechanism, said tire pressure indicator including a wireless communication module, a light emitting module with a plurality of light-emission modes, and a control module that is signally connected to said wireless communication module and said light emitting module, when said wheel rim body rotates, said electric power generating mechanism rotating and generating the electric power, such that said tire pressure indicator receives the electric power and is energized, said wireless communication module being adapted to wirelessly receive a tire pressure signal that is transmitted by the tire pressure detector after said tire pressure indicator is energized, said control module being configured to, after the tire pressure signal is received, obtain a tire pressure value from the tire pressure signal and control said light emitting module to emit light in one of the light-emission modes according to the tire pressure value.

2 . The wheel rim device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said electric power generating mechanism includes a rotor module fixedly connected to said wheel rim body and electrically coupled to said tire pressure indicator, a stator module rotatable relative to said rotor module and coaxially mounted in said rotor module, and a counterweight member rotatable relative to said rotor module and fixedly and eccentrically mounted to said stator module, when said wheel rim body rotates, said rotor module being driven to rotate relative to said stator module which does not rotate along with said rotor module due to a force of gravity of said counterweight member, and generating the electric power through electromagnetic induction.

3 . The wheel rim device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said rotor module includes a housing base coaxially and fixedly connected to said wheel rim body along an axis, and a coil unit disposed in said housing base about said axis, said stator module including a rotating shaft that is coaxially mounted to said housing base and that is rotatable relative to said housing base, and a plurality of magnets that are disposed on said rotating shaft and that are angularly spaced apart from one another about said axis, when said wheel rim body rotates, said coil unit of said rotor module rotating relative to said magnets of said stator module, thereby generating the electric power, said counterweight member being fixedly and eccentrically mounted to said rotating shaft.

4 . The wheel rim device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein said housing base includes a base body coaxially and fixedly mounted to said wheel rim body and having a side opening, and a side cover covering said side opening and cooperating with said base body to define an enclosed space, said coil unit being disposed in said enclosed space, said rotating shaft being rotatably mounted to said base body and said side cover.

5 . The wheel rim device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein said rotating shaft has a mounting end portion protruding out of said side cover, said counterweight member being fixedly and eccentrically mounted to said mounting end portion and being located outside said enclosed space.

6 . The wheel rim device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said control module is configured to control said light emitting module to emit the light in different levels of brightness according to the tire pressure value.

7 . The wheel rim device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said control module is configured to control said light emitting module to emit the light in different colors according to the tire pressure value.

8 . The wheel rim device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said control module is configured to control said light emitting module to intermittently emit the light at different frequencies according to the tire pressure value.

9 . The wheel rim device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a decorative cover that is mounted to said wheel rim body and that covers said electric power generating mechanism.

10 . The wheel rim device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said wheel rim body has a side surface recessed with an installation space, said wheel rim device further comprising a decorative plate that is light transmissive, that is mounted to said wheel rim body and that covers said installation space, said light emitting module being disposed in said installation space.

Assignees

• Coplus Inc

Inventors

• Wu Po-Hua

Classifications

• H02K7/1846

  structurally associated with wheels or associated parts (dynamos arranged in the wheel hub of cycles B62J6/12) · CPC title

• B60C23/0413

  Wireless charging of active radio frequency circuits · CPC title

• B60B3/00

  Disc wheels, i.e. wheels with load-supporting disc body (non- metallic B60B5/00; wheel cover discs B60B7/00 {; disc wheels comprising rail-engaging elements B60B17/0006}) · CPC title

• B60C2019/007

  triggered by sensors · CPC title

• B60B19/00

  Wheels not otherwise provided for or having characteristics specified in one of the subgroups of this group · CPC title