Patent ID: 8519869

Claim:
An aircraft tire pressure loop link for electromagnetically coupling a magnetic field between an electromagnetic transceiver coil of a wheel axle and a tire pressure sensor receiver coil spaced apart from the electromagnetic transceiver coil of the wheel axle for powering a tire pressure sensor, comprising: a first single metal loop configured to be mounted on a carrier configured to encircle a wheel axle adjacent to the electromagnetic transceiver coil of the wheel axle; a second single metal loop configured to be mounted adjacent to a tire pressure sensor transceiver coil; and a pair of electrically conductive connecting arms electrically connected between said first single metal loop and said second single metal loop, said pair of electrically conductive connecting arms being configured to carry current generated in the first single metal loop from the electromagnetic transceiver coil of the wheel axle to the second single metal loop, said pair of electrically conductive connecting arms being closely spaced apart by a small gap to minimize a loop area of said pair of electrically conductive connecting arms, such that current induced in the first single metal loop travels via the pair of spaced apart electrically conductive connecting arms a distance from the electromagnetic transceiver coil of the wheel axle to the second single metal loop, to generate flux in the tire pressure sensor receiver coil for powering the tire pressure sensor, wherein no wire connections are included in the aircraft tire pressure loop link to form an electrical circuit between the electromagnetic transceiver coil of the wheel axle and the tire pressure sensor receiver coil, and said aircraft tire pressure loop link is a rigid, self-supporting structural part.