| US 7,518,496 B2 | ||
| Transmitter unit and tire condition monitoring apparatus | ||
| Yoshitaka Ito, Ogaki (Japan); Setsuhiro Saheki, Gifu (Japan); and Koji Ito, Ogaki (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Pacific Industrial Co., Ltd., Gifu-Ken (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 29, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/192,764. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2004-228570 (JP), filed on Aug. 04, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0028331 A1, Feb. 09, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60C 23/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 340—445 [340/447; 152/152.1] | 4 Claims |
| 1. A transmitter unit of an apparatus for monitoring the condition of a tire, the tire being secured to a rim wheel, the transmitter
unit comprising:
a casing having an opening defined in an end of the casing, wherein the casing includes a first projection;
a transmitter for gathering and wirelessly transmitting information regarding the condition of the tire, wherein the transmitter
is inserted through the opening into the casing in a first direction, which is a tangential direction with respect to the
rim wheel, thereby being received in the casing, wherein the transmitter includes a second projection, the second projection
being engaged with the first projection of the casing by inserting the transmitter into the casing in the first direction
through the opening, thereby preventing the transmitter from moving in a second direction, which is opposite to the first
direction;
an adhesive member by which the casing is secured to an outer circumferential surface of the rim wheel; and
an urging member for urging the transmitter received in the casing in the second direction.
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