Patent ID: 7578052

Claim:
A system for selectively mating one of a valve stem and a pressure monitoring device (TPM) and assembling one of the valve stem and the TPM with a wheel rim having an aperture formed therein for receiving one of the valve stem and the TPM, said system comprising: a detector for identifying a configuration of the wheel rim; a robotic device adaptable for moving one of the valve stem and the TPM to the wheel rim for mating one of the valve stem and the TPM to the wheel rim; a controller operably communicated with said robotic device and said detector for receiving a signal from said detector and transmitting said signal to said robotic device thereby directing said robotic device to selectively engage one of the valve stem and the TPM; and an insertion tool of said robotic device for selectively engaging one of the valve stem with a first inserting device and clamping the TPM with a second inserting device having a pair of fingers for inserting one of the valve stem and the TPM into the aperture in response to said signal received by said robotic device from said controller.