Patent ID: 9541470
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: B60C,G01B,G01J,G01L,G01M

Claim:
1. A tire pressure and temperature measuring device comprising: a housing comprising a first portion and a second portion, the second portion of the housing defining a handle configured to be held by a hand of a user for supporting the first portion of the housing; a nozzle arranged on a first outer surface of the first portion of the housing; a pressure sensor within the first portion of the housing and associated with the nozzle; a temperature sensor, for measuring a temperature of a surface of a tire, within the first portion of the housing, the temperature sensor aligned with a first opening on the first outer surface of the first portion of the housing; an optical pointer, aligned with a second opening on the first outer surface of the first portion of the housing, and arranged to illuminate a portion of the surface of the tire during measurement of the temperature of the surface of the tire by the temperature sensor; a display arranged on a second outer surface of the first portion of the housing for viewing by the user while holding the handle during measurement of the temperature of the surface of the tire by the temperature sensor; and a processor arranged within the housing and responsive to outputs of the pressure sensor and the temperature sensor, the processor configured to output a value indicative of a measured tire pressure and a value indicative of a measured tire temperature to the display.