Patent ID: 6895810

Claim:
A mounting structure for a transmitter of a tire condition monitoring apparatus arranged in a tire of a vehicle having a wheel and the wheel including a drop center and a rim formed integrally with the drop center at a predetermined angle relative to the drop center, the mounting structure comprising: a valve stem attachable to the rim of the wheel for charging air into the tire, the valve stem having a basal end; a casing connected to the valve stem to house the transmitter; and a coupling fixture for coupling the casing and the valve stem, the coupling fixture including: a coupler coupled to the basal end of the valve stem; an anchor for anchoring the casing; and a connection for connecting the coupler and the anchor at an angle to one another so that the coupling fixture is resilient, with the angle between the coupler and the anchor being greater than the predetermined angle before the coupling fixture couples the casing and the valve stem to one another.