Patent ID: 6729180
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: B60C

Abstract:
A pressure transducer assembly mountable in an interior of a tire for sensing a pressure of a fluid in said tire comprising:a sensor housing having a first compartment in fluid communication with said fluid; a second compartment separated from said first compartment by a divider slideably engaged with and removable from said sensor housing; said divider having disposed thereon a circuitry; said circuitry including a pressure transducer in fluid communication with said first compartment, and a transmission circuit coupled to said pressure transducer for transmitting a signal responsive to said pressure to a remote location; a removable power source coupled to said circuitry contained entirely within said second compartment; and a cover sealing engaged with said housing and said divider such that said second compartment is not in fluid communication with said first compartment.