Patent ID: 7886589

Claim:
An electronic unit for measuring operating parameters of a vehicle wheel, comprising: an electronic module ( 1 ); an inflation valve ( 2 ) for fixedly attaching said electronic module to a wheel rim ( 23 ); a body ( 3 ) of the inflation valve ( 2 ) designed to extend through an orifice made in the rim ( 23 ); and an assembly head ( 4 ) of the inflation valve ( 2 ) separated from the body ( 3 ) by a shoulder ( 8 ) forming a face for locking said inflation valve against said rim, wherein the electronic module ( 1 ) comprises an outer wall ( 13 , 14 ) defining a lateral housing ( 12 ) for the assembly head ( 4 ) of the inflation valve ( 2 ), delimited by a metal insert ( 11 ) made in one piece with said electronic module, for pressing of the locking face ( 8 ) of said assembly head, the insert ( 11 ) being furnished with a notch ( 20 ) having a retaining shape for the body ( 3 ) of said inflation valve to pass through, and the insert is configured to increase retention of screwing torque, the electronic module ( 1 ) is made by molding of a plastic, and the metal insert ( 11 ) is overmolded when said electronic module is produced, and the metal insert ( 11 ) is pierced with two openings ( 22 ) positioned respectively on either side of the notch ( 20 ) and suitable for being filled when the electronic module ( 1 ) is molded.