Patent ID: 7204136
Filing Date: 2007-04-17
Classification: B60C

Abstract:
1. A sensor housing assembly for mounting a tire pressure sensor module within the pressurized cavity of a wheel and tire assembly, said housing assembly comprising: a central housing including a rigid housing bottom having a curved mounting surface that is complementary to a curvature of a mounting surface on the wheel, said central housing mountable to the mounting surface of the wheel, said central housing defining a cavity configured to receive the sensor module; a bobbin cover separately provided from said central housing and being coupled to said central housing, said bobbin cover including a rigid body having a bottom with a curved mounting surface that is complementary to a curvature of the mounting surface on the wheel, said bobbin cover mountable to the mounting surface of the wheel; and a bobbin assembly received in said bobbin cover, said bobbin assembly being substantially straight and coupled to said central housing at a downward angle toward the wheel, said bobbin assembly configured to generate power and supply the generated power to the sensor module.