Invention Grant
- Patent Title: External vehicle tire pressure signaling
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Application No.: US16944306Application Date: 2020-07-31
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Publication No.: US11673434B2Publication Date: 2023-06-13
- Inventor: Matthew Joseph Coburn , Rahul Madineni
- Applicant: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Plymouth
- Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
- Current Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Irvine
- Agency: Clements Bernard Walker
- Agent Christopher L. Bernard
- Main IPC: B60C23/04
- IPC: B60C23/04

Abstract:
Disclosed embodiments include apparatuses, systems, and methods for providing a sound indicative of a pressure of a tire relative to a target pressure. A target pressure specifier is configured to specify a target pressure for a tire and generate a target pressure signal indicative of the target pressure. A pressure monitor is configured to receive the target pressure signal, a current pressure signal indicative of a current pressure of the tire, and an indicator of a deliberate change in the current pressure and compare the current pressure signal with the target pressure signal responsive to the indicator. A status signal is generated indicative of a status of the current pressure signal relative to the target pressure signal. An audio generator is configured to receive the status signal and to generate a sound audible outside of the passenger compartment of the vehicle that is indicative of the status signal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220032695A1 EXTERNAL VEHICLE TIRE PRESSURE SIGNALLING Public/Granted day:2022-02-03
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