Adjustable Tire Pressure Sensor Mounting for Multi-Rim Compatibility
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional tire pressure sensors are inflexible and not adaptable to different types of wheel rims, requiring additional mounting devices and increasing installation complexity and cost when switching between sedan, sports car, or motorcycle wheels.
Innovation Solution
A tire pressure sensor design featuring an air valve and sensor device with adjustable angular positions via a fastener system, allowing the air valve to be mounted in either an inclined or vertical position depending on the wheel rim type, ensuring compatibility with various wheel rims.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the air valve and sensor device are fixedly connected together with a fixed angle, then the structural simplicity is maintained, but the adaptability to different wheel rim types deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the mounting angle adjustable rather than fixed. The sensor device can be mounted at different angles (first mounting angle or second mounting angle) depending on the wheel rim type, transforming a static fixed-connection design into a dynamic adjustable one. This resolves the contradiction by enabling adaptability to different wheel rims without requiring completely different sensor devices for each application.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the mounting angle parameter to achieve adaptability. By providing multiple mounting angle options (first mounting angle for sedan wheel rims, second mounting angle for motorcycle wheel rims), the same sensor device can be adapted to different wheel rim types through parameter variation rather than structural redesign, thus maintaining simplicity while improving versatility.
2Ease of operation
If conventional fixed-angle sensors are used for different wheel rim types, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but installation complexity increases due to requiring extra mounting devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing a single sensor device that can serve multiple wheel rim types through adjustable mounting angles. The same sensor device with air valve can be installed on both sedan wheel rims and motorcycle wheel rims by changing the mounting angle, eliminating the need for different specialized mounting devices for different applications, thus simplifying installation while maintaining ease of operation.
Data Source
AI summary
A tire pressure sensor includes a sensor device providing a first mounting hole and a second mounting hole in different angles and adapted for detecting the pressure of a tire at a wheel rim, an air valve mountable in a through hole at the wheel rim to guide the air pressure of the tire into the sensor device for sensing, and a fastener for selectively fastening the air valve to the first mounting hole or second mounting hole of the sensor device subject to the type of the wheel rim.