Patent ID: 9630461
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: B60C

Claim:
1. A pressure module for a tire assembly having a reservoir and a tire defining an interior cavity, the pressure module comprising: a housing; a first valve configured to selectively direct air from the reservoir to the interior cavity of the tire; a second valve configured to direct air from the interior cavity of the tire to the atmosphere; a control unit in operative communication with the first valve; and an energy storage device in electrical communication with the control unit; wherein the energy storage device is configured to supply energy to the control unit; wherein the control unit is configured to selectively send a first control signal to the first valve such that the first valve cycles from a first position, at which air is prevented from flowing from the reservoir to the interior cavity, to a second position, at which air is allowed to flow from the reservoir to the interior cavity of the tire; wherein the control unit is configured to selectively send another first control signal to the first valve such that the first valve cycles from the second position to the first position; wherein the first control signal is an electrical current supplied by the control unit; and wherein the first valve, the second valve, the control unit, and the energy storage device are operatively disposed within the housing.