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- Nachgewiesen in: USPTO Patent Applications
- Sprachen: English
- Document Number: 20240157727
- Publication Date: May 16, 2024
- Appl. No: 17/984340
- Application Filed: November 10, 2022
- Claim: 1. A rim accessory for wheel positioning angle detection, detachably installed in a rim, wherein the rim has a peripheral surface and an axial surface, the peripheral surface of the rim is used to combine with a tire to form a wheel, the axial surface is rotatably combined with a wheel shaft, and the rim accessory for the wheel positioning angle detection comprises: a housing body, detachably installed in the rim; and a sensor module, installed in the housing body, configured to generate at least one measurement data, wherein the at least one measurement data is used to calculate an inclined angle data of the wheel in respect to at least a reference axis; wherein the housing body is a rim cover of the rim which is used to installed in a central hole, the sensor module comprises at least a sensor, and the sensor is an accelerometer of a micro electromechanical system (MEMS).
- Claim: 2. The rim accessory for the wheel positioning angle detection of claim 1, wherein the sensor module is installed on a surface of the housing body facing to the central hole.
- Claim: 3. The rim accessory for the wheel positioning angle detection of claim 2, wherein the sensor module is located in the central hole.
- Claim: 4. The rim accessory for the wheel positioning angle detection of claim 1, wherein the housing body has a bottom wall and a peripheral wall connected to the bottom wall, the bottom wall and the peripheral wall forms an accommodation space, the sensor module is disposed on the bottom wall and located in the accommodation space, and the peripheral wall has a clamping structure, such that the housing body is able to be clamped to the central hole.
- Claim: 5. The rim accessory for the wheel positioning angle detection of claim 1, wherein the sensor module further comprises a circuit board, and the accelerometer is disposed on the circuit board.
- Claim: 6. The rim accessory for the wheel positioning angle detection of claim 5, wherein the at least one measurement data is multiple measurement data, the multiple measurement data are gravitational acceleration components measured by the accelerometer respectively along a first measurement axis, a second measurement axis and a third measurement axis, the first measurement axis is vertical to the axial surface of the rim, the second measurement axis and the third measurement axis are parallel to the axial surface of the rim and vertical to the first measurement axis, the second measurement axis and the third measurement axis are vertical to each other.
- Claim: 7. The rim accessory for the wheel positioning angle detection of claim 6, wherein the sensor module further comprises a processor and a wireless transceiver unit, the processor and the wireless transceiver unit are disposed on the circuit board, the sensor and the wireless transceiver unit are electrically connected to the processor, the multiple measurement data are transmitted to the processor, and the processor performs a calculation on the multiple measurement data, or indicates the wireless transceiver unit to send the multiple measurement data.
- Claim: 8. The rim accessory for the wheel positioning angle detection of claim 7, wherein the processor comprises a calculation unit, the calculation unit receives the multiple measurement data and calculates the multiple inclined angle data by using a specific algorithm.
- Claim: 9. The rim accessory for the wheel positioning angle detection of claim 8, wherein the sensor module further comprises a battery unit, the battery unit is connected to the processor, and the battery unit provides electricity to the sensor module.
- Claim: 10. The rim accessory for the wheel positioning angle detection of claim 1, wherein a first measurement axis of the sensor is vertical to the axial surface of the rim.
- Claim: 11. The rim accessory for the wheel positioning angle detection of claim 10, wherein the first measurement axis is disposed on a center of the rim cover and/or a central axis of the central hole of the rim.
- Claim: 12. The rim accessory for the wheel positioning angle detection of claim 11, wherein the first measurement axis is overlapped with the central axis of the central hole of the rim.
- Claim: 13. A warning system for wheel positioning angle detection, comprising: the rim accessory for the wheel positioning angle detection of claim 1; a central processing unit, used to receiving the measurement data to calculate the inclined angle, or used to receive the inclined angle, and used to compare the inclined angle data with a standard value, wherein when the inclined angle data deviates from a specific range of the standard value, the central processing unit generates a control signal; and a warning unit, connected to the central processing unit, used to receive the control signal and send out a warning message.
- Claim: 14. The warning system for the wheel positioning angle detection of claim 13, wherein the central processing unit is installed in a vehicle computer of a vehicle, or the central processing unit is installed in a mobile device.
- Claim: 15. The warning system for the wheel positioning angle detection of claim 13, further comprising: the wheel, having the rim accessory for the wheel positioning angle detection.
- Claim: 16. The warning system for the wheel positioning angle detection of claim 14, further comprising: a display, used to display the inclined angle data on the display, and the display acts as the warning unit to display the warning message.
- Claim: 17. The warning system for the wheel positioning angle detection of claim 13, wherein the warning unit is a sign device on a dashboard of the vehicle.
- Claim: 18. A warning method for wheel positioning angle detection, comprising: an installation step: installing a rim accessory for the wheel positioning angle detection in a rim of a wheel of a vehicle, wherein the rim accessory for the wheel positioning angle detection comprises a sensor module and a housing body, the sensor module is installed in the housing body, the housing body is a rim cover of the rim which is used to installed in a central hole; a communication paring step making the sensor module pair with a device having a central processing unit to establish a communication link between the device and the sensor module; a measuring step: generating at least one measurement data by using the sensor module; a calculating step: calculating an inclined angle data of the wheel in respect to at least a reference axis according to a measurement data by executing a specific algorithm; and a comparing and warning step: comparing the inclined angle with a standard value by using the central processing unit, and when the inclined angle data deviates from a specific range of the standard value, sending out a warning message.
- Claim: 19. The warning method for the wheel positioning angle detection of claim 18, further comprising: a calibration step: installing the wheel which has been installed with the rim accessory for the wheel positioning angle detection in a vehicle, and performing a four-wheel alignment procedure to obtain the standard value of the inclined angle data.
- Claim: 20. The warning method for the wheel positioning angle detection of claim 18, wherein the at least one measurement data of the calculation step is multiple measurement data, the multiple measurement data are used to calculate multiple inclined angle data of the wheel in respect to a first reference axis, a second reference axis and a third reference axis, wherein the first reference axis is defined to be parallel to a wheel shaft and vertical to a gravity direction, the second reference axis is defined to be vertical to the gravity direction and the gravity direction, and the third reference axis is defined to be parallel to the gravity direction.
- Current International Class: 60; 60
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