The vehicle's wheels are equipped with pressure sensors.

Abstract

The invention relates to a wheel of a vehicle (1) extending along an axle (2) and having a rim (3) with an outer ring wall (7) defined in the radial direction by the inner face (8) and by the outer face (9), opposite each other; a tire (4) delimited, together with the inner face (8), a chamber (5) filled with air and capable of being pressurized; a pressure monitoring device (20) arranged to detect and transmit data relating to the pressure in the chamber (5); a pressure monitoring device (20) having a housing (21) fixed against the rim (3), a pressure sensor (24) having a surface (26) on which the air pressure of the chamber (5) acts, an antenna (36), and a battery (38) contained in a compartment (39) of the housing (21); It is then positioned outside of the chamber (5), while the outer ring (7) has a base (28) containing at least part of the pressure sensor (24) and is connected to the chamber (5).

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