Patent ID: 9586449
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: B60B,B60C,B60K,B60R

Claim:
1. A tire heating system, said system comprising: a wheel configured to be attached to a vehicle, a tire being attached to said wheel; a charging unit being attached to said wheel, said charging unit producing an electrical current when said wheel is rotated; a heating unit being attached to said tire such that said heating unit is in thermal communication with said tire, said heating unit being electrically coupled to said charging unit, said heating unit heating said tire wherein said heating unit is configured to prevent ice formation on said tire; a monitor being configured to be positioned within the vehicle, said monitor being electrically coupled to said heating unit thereby facilitating said monitor to display operational parameters of said heating unit, said monitor being configured to be in wireless communication with an external electronic device thereby facilitating said monitor to display regional weather conditions with respect to the vehicle obtained through wireless communication with the external device; a shaft having a distal end; and a camera movably attached to said distal end of said shaft wherein said camera is configured to record a surrounding area with respect to said tire, said camera remaining stationary about an axis extending longitudinally through said shaft when said shaft is rotated, said camera being electrically coupled to said monitor thereby facilitating said monitor to display images recorded by said camera, said camera being configured to be electrically coupled to the vehicle such that the vehicle displays the surrounding area thereby facilitating the vehicle to be driven to avoid impacting said tire against an object.