Patent ID: 7246518
Filing Date: 2007-07-24
Classification: B60C

Abstract:
1. A tire monitoring unit for a vehicle, comprising: a housing configured to accommodate the tire monitoring unit, the housing including an extended portion, provided to extend along a circumference of a wheel rim of the vehicle, and at least a pair of engaging members provided substantially in parallel with the extended portion at opposite lateral sides thereof; and a holder configured to accommodate the housing therein and to be secured to the wheel rim, the holder including an open end portion configured to receive therein the housing at a longitudinal end portion of the holder, and including a holding portion configured to hold the extended portion at another longitudinal end portion of the holder, and the holder including at least a pair of engaging portions provided substantially in parallel with the holding portion at opposite lateral sides thereof, the engaging portions being configured to engage with the engaging members of the housing, such that when the housing is inserted into the holder through the open end portion, with the extended portion of the housing being held in the holding portion, the engaging members of the housing are engaged with the engaging portions of the holder; wherein the tire monitoring unit is mounted on the wheel rim.