GB2220622A - Remote spare wheel pressure checking facility - Google Patents

Remote spare wheel pressure checking facility Download PDF

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GB2220622A
GB2220622A GB8816700A GB8816700A GB2220622A GB 2220622 A GB2220622 A GB 2220622A GB 8816700 A GB8816700 A GB 8816700A GB 8816700 A GB8816700 A GB 8816700A GB 2220622 A GB2220622 A GB 2220622A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
    • B60C29/00—Arrangements of tyre-inflating valves to tyres or rims; Accessories for tyre-inflating valves, not otherwise provided for
    • B60C29/06—Accessories for tyre-inflating valves, e.g. housings, guards, covers for valve caps, locks, not otherwise provided for
    • B60C29/064—Hose connections for pneumatic tyres, e.g. to spare wheels

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Abstract

This unit is installed in a vehicle to provide the means whereby the air pressure within the spare tyre can be tested and adjusted from a remote valve mounted in any convenient position on the vehicle. The unit comprises a remotely mounted valve (a) connected via tubing (b) to an adapter (c) which connects releasably to the valve on the spare wheel which may be located in or below the vehicle boot. <IMAGE>

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REMOTE SPARE WHEEL PRESSURE CHECKING FACILITY THIS INVENTION RELATES TO THE MAINTENANCE OF THE SPARE WHEEL CARRIED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE.
IN THE MAJORITY OF MODERN CARS, THE SPARE WHEEL IS STORED IN A COMPARTMENT IN THE BASE OF THE BOOT, OVER WHICH IS PLACED A BOARD, FORMING THE WORKING FLOOR OF THE BOOT. CONSEQUENTLY IF ACCESS TO THE SPARE WHEEL IS REQUIRED, IT IS NECESSARY TO EMPTY THE CONTENTS OF THE BOOT, AND REMOVE THE BOARD.
SINCE THIS CAN BE INCONVENIENT FOR THE ORDINARY MOTORIST, AND FRUSTRATING TO SOMEONE WHO, BY THE NATURE OF HIS BUSINESS CARRIES GOODS, THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE OF THE SPARE WHEEL IS OFTEN IGNORED. IT IS ALSO THE CASE THAT IN SOME VEHICLES, THE SPARE WHEEL IS STORED IN A CRADLE BENEATH THE FLOOR, WHICH NECESSITATES THE RELEASE OF THE CRADLE TO ALLOW THE TYRE PRESSURE TO BE CHECKED.
THIS INVENTION PROVIDES THE FACILITY WHEREBY THE AIR PRESSURE WITHIN THE SPARE TYRE OF A VEHICLE CAN BE TESTED AND ADJUSTED, REMOTELY FROM THE SPARE WHEEL ITSELF.
THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY MEANS OF A REMOTELY MOUNTED "SCHRADER" TYPE VALVE, WHICH IS RELEASABLY CONNECTED TO THE SPARE WHEEL VALVE VIA TUBING AND AN ADAPTER. THIS VALVE CAN BE MOUNTED IN ANY CONVENIENT POSITION ON THE VEHICLE TO ALLOW EASY ACCESS. THE ADAPTER IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A PRESSURE-TIGHT SEAL AGAINST THE BODY OF THE TYRE VALVE, AND ALSO OPEN THE VALVE TO ALLOW THE AIR TO PASS FREELY INTO AND OUT OF THE TYRE, ONLY ALONG THE TUBING. THIS IS A SIMILAR ADAPTER TO THAT COMMONLY USED FOR THE INFLATION OF BICYCLE TYRES. THE TUBING CAN BE ANY COMBINATION OF RIGID AND FLEXIBLE TYPES, WHICH ARE CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING THE REQUIRED PRESSURES.
IN FIGURES 1 TO 3, THE LETTERS INDICATE:a) THE REMOTE SCHRADER VALVE b) THE AIR TUBING c) THE VALVE ADAPTER FIGURE 1 ILLUSTRATES A TYPICAL INSTALLATION WHERE THE SPARE WHEEL IS STORED IN A WELL, IN THE FLOOR OF THE BOOT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS USUALLY COVERED BY A BOARD, WHICH IS NOT SHOWN.
FIGURE 2 ILLUSTRATES THE BASIC CONSTRUCTION OF THE UNIT.
FIGURE 3 ILLUSTRATES A TYPICAL INSTALLATION WHERE THE SPARE WHEEL IS STORED IN A CRADLE BENEATH THE VEHICLE, COMMON IN MANY COMMERCIAL VEHICLES.
IN USE, THE INSTALLATION AS SHOWN ALLOWS THE PRESSURE WITHIN THE SPARE WHEEL TO BE TESTED FROM THE REMOTE VALVE USING A TYRE PRESSURE GAUGE, AND IF NECESSARY INFLATED USING A COMPRESSED AIR LINE OF THE TYPE COMMONLY FOUND IN GARAGES AND PETROL STATIONS.

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1. A REMOTELY MOUNTED VALVE COMPRISING A SCHRADER TYPE VALVE CONNECTED VIA AN AIRTIGHT TUBING TO AN ADAPTER WHICH ATTACHES RELEASABLY TO THE VALVE OF THE VEHICLE'S SPARE WHEEL.
2. A REMOTELY MOUNTED VALVE AS CLAIMED IN CLAIM 1, THE VALVE OF WHICH CAN BE MOUNTED IN ANY POSITION ON THE VEHICLE TO ALLOW EASY ACCESS FOR THE PURPOSE OF TESTING, AND IF REQUIRED, ADJUSTING THE AIR PRESSURE WITHIN THE SPARE TYRE.
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Cited By (6)

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US5334365A (en) * 1992-05-26 1994-08-02 E. I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company Single cesium titanyl arsenate-type crystals, and their preparation
GB2346120A (en) * 1999-01-26 2000-08-02 Michael John Leeds Spare wheel airline
GB2385031A (en) * 2002-02-08 2003-08-13 David Sheridan Extension device for remote inspection and inflation of pneumatic tyre
GB2388825A (en) * 2002-05-22 2003-11-26 D D Kassabian Automobile spare tyre remote inflation aid
FR2876632A1 (en) * 2004-10-19 2006-04-21 Peugeot Citroen Automobiles Sa Motor vehicle, has spare wheel with inflation pipe having inflation end for inflating spare wheel, where inflation end is integrated rigidly to fixed part of vehicle, and can be positioned to open to exterior of vehicle
GB2433998A (en) * 2006-01-05 2007-07-11 Christopher John Sawyer Vehicle spare tyre pressure monitor

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US2211063A (en) * 1937-04-03 1940-08-13 Kowalkiewicz Kasimir Inflating device
US2257498A (en) * 1939-10-10 1941-09-30 Clarence K Hansen Tire inflation apparatus
US2270499A (en) * 1938-10-01 1942-01-20 William R Brewster Motor vehicle attachment
GB638785A (en) * 1948-07-01 1950-06-14 Denis James Battersby Improvements in or relating to inflator connections for the tyres of vehicle spare wheels
US3019831A (en) * 1959-11-16 1962-02-06 Charles J Morrello Pneumatic tire-filling device
GB2109316A (en) * 1981-11-10 1983-06-02 Kenneth Joseph Anderton Apparatus for connection to a tyre

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2211063A (en) * 1937-04-03 1940-08-13 Kowalkiewicz Kasimir Inflating device
US2270499A (en) * 1938-10-01 1942-01-20 William R Brewster Motor vehicle attachment
US2257498A (en) * 1939-10-10 1941-09-30 Clarence K Hansen Tire inflation apparatus
GB638785A (en) * 1948-07-01 1950-06-14 Denis James Battersby Improvements in or relating to inflator connections for the tyres of vehicle spare wheels
US3019831A (en) * 1959-11-16 1962-02-06 Charles J Morrello Pneumatic tire-filling device
GB2109316A (en) * 1981-11-10 1983-06-02 Kenneth Joseph Anderton Apparatus for connection to a tyre

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5334365A (en) * 1992-05-26 1994-08-02 E. I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company Single cesium titanyl arsenate-type crystals, and their preparation
GB2346120A (en) * 1999-01-26 2000-08-02 Michael John Leeds Spare wheel airline
GB2385031A (en) * 2002-02-08 2003-08-13 David Sheridan Extension device for remote inspection and inflation of pneumatic tyre
GB2388825A (en) * 2002-05-22 2003-11-26 D D Kassabian Automobile spare tyre remote inflation aid
GB2388825B (en) * 2002-05-22 2004-08-04 D D Kassabian Automobile spare tyre remote inflation aid
FR2876632A1 (en) * 2004-10-19 2006-04-21 Peugeot Citroen Automobiles Sa Motor vehicle, has spare wheel with inflation pipe having inflation end for inflating spare wheel, where inflation end is integrated rigidly to fixed part of vehicle, and can be positioned to open to exterior of vehicle
GB2433998A (en) * 2006-01-05 2007-07-11 Christopher John Sawyer Vehicle spare tyre pressure monitor

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