Measurement module and assembly method for such a module on a wheel rim

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9895944-B2
Application number	US-201514962726-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 8, 2015
Priority date	Dec 11, 2014
Publication date	Feb 20, 2018
Grant date	Feb 20, 2018

Abstract

A module ( 25 ) for measuring at least one parameter of a tire of a wheel of a motor vehicle, the wheel having a wheel rim ( 1 ). The measurement module ( 25 ) includes an inflation valve ( 30 ) designed to be assembled on the wheel rim ( 1 ) and including a deformable body ( 32 ) and a hollow rod ( 31 ) passing through the body ( 32 ) including an assembly notch ( 36 ) and a sensor device ( 40 ), mounted slidingly on the hollow rod ( 31 ), including at least one sensor for measuring the value of the parameter and an element ( 42 ) for immobilizing the sensor device ( 40 ) in the assembly notch ( 36 ). The assembly notch ( 36 ) has a setting range enabling the movement of the immobilizing element ( 42 ) in the assembly notch ( 36 ) between a first setting position and a second setting position to adapt to the thickness of the wheel rim ( 1 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A module for measuring at least one parameter of a tire of a wheel of a motor vehicle, said wheel comprising a wheel rim, said measurement module comprising:
an inflation valve configured to be mounted on said wheel rim and including a deformable body and a hollow rod passing through said body, said rod having an assembly notch;
a sensor device, assembled slidingly on said hollow rod, including at least one sensor for configured to measure the value of said parameter and an immobilizing device configured to immobilize the sensor device in said assembly notch,
wherein the assembly notch has a setting range enabling the movement of said immobilizing device in the assembly notch between a first setting position and a second setting position to adapt to the thickness of the wheel rim.

2. The measurement module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the setting range is between 2 mm and 7 mm.

3. The measurement module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the assembly notch has a first edge defining the first setting position and a second edge defining the second setting position, the first edge being a retaining stop for the sensor device on the rod of the valve.

4. The measurement module as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the second edge is configured to enable the immobilizing device to move into and out of the assembly notch when the sensor device is sliding on the rod.

5. The measurement module as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the assembly notch includes an adjustment plane between the first edge and the second edge.

6. The measurement module as claimed in claim 5 , wherein, since the rod extends along a longitudinal axis, the adjustment plane is parallel to the longitudinal axis.

7. The measurement module as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a delivery notch configured to receive the immobilizing device before assembly of the measurement module on a wheel rim.

8. A motor vehicle wheel rim comprising:
the measurement module as claimed in claim 1 , mounted on said wheel rim.

9. A vehicle comprising:
at least one wheel rim as claimed in claim 8 .

10. A method for assembling the module, as claimed in claim 1 , on a wheel rim of a wheel of a motor vehicle, said wheel rim having an orifice for assembling an inflation valve in an assembly position in which the wheel rim is mounted in a groove of the inflation valve, the method comprising:
inserting the inflation valve into said orifice of the wheel rim;
stretching the deformable body of the inflation valve in order to mount the inflation valve by force in the assembly orifice;
sliding the sensor device on the rod of the inflation valve under the effect of the stretching of said deformable body;
inserting the immobilizing device of the sensor device into the assembly notch of said rod; and
moving the immobilizing device in the assembly notch until the inflation valve is in the assembly position of the inflation valve.

11. The measurement module as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the assembly notch has a first edge defining the first setting position and a second edge defining the second setting position, the first edge being a retaining stop for the sensor device on the rod of the valve.

12. The measurement module as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the second edge is configured to enable the immobilizing device to move into and out of the assembly notch when the sensor device is sliding on the rod.

13. The measurement module as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the assembly notch includes an adjustment plane between the first edge and the second edge.

14. The measurement module as claimed in claim 13 , wherein, since the rod extends along a longitudinal axis, the adjustment plane is parallel to the longitudinal axis.

Assignees

• Continental Automotive France
• Continental Automotive Gmbh

Inventors

• Gout Olivier
• Gaugain Frederic

Classifications

• B60C23/0498 Primary

  for rim attachments (B60C23/0494, B60C23/0496 take precedence) · CPC title

• B60C29/02

  Connection to rims · CPC title

• B60C23/0494 Primary

  Valve stem attachments positioned inside the tyre chamber · CPC title

• G01M17/02

  Tyres · CPC title