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Title:
TIRE ABNORMALITY DETECTOR AND WHEEL
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2005238974
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a tire abnormality detector capable of correctly detecting abnormality in a tire.

The tire abnormality detector 60 having an abnormality detection sensor and a communication instrument is provided on a rim 40 to constitute a wheel 20. When foreign matters in the tire 30 are brought into contact with the abnormality detection sensor, the tire abnormality detector 60 transmits the contact to a vehicle body side communication instrument 70. An ECU 80 operates a buzzer 76 based on information on detection of foreign matters transmitted from the vehicle body side communication instrument 70 and notifies a driver of the contact.


Inventors:
KOJIMA HIROYOSHI
Application Number:
JP2004051351A
Publication Date:
September 08, 2005
Filing Date:
February 26, 2004
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP
International Classes:
G08C17/02; B60B21/12; B60C19/00; B60C23/02; B60C23/04; G01V3/08; G01V8/12; (IPC1-7): B60C19/00; B60B21/12; B60C23/02; B60C23/04; G01V3/08; G01V8/12
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Sakaki Morishita
Yusuke Murata
Tomoyuki Miki