IP Library Granted Patent US 11,663,855
Granted Patent B2
US 11,663,855 · App. 16/493,749 · Granted May 30, 2023

Expiration date notification device and method for puncture repair liquid

Inventor: Daisuke Kanenari (Hiratsuka, JP)
Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
G07C3/06B29C73/24G06Q10/1091H04N1/00236B29L2030/00G07C5/006G07C5/008G07C5/0825G07C5/12
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,663,855
App. No.
16/493,749
Granted
May 30, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An expiration date notification method includes activating an expiration date notification device for a puncture repair liquid installed in a vehicle that comprises a storage unit that stores an expiration date of a puncture repair liquid contained in a container, a notification condition setting unit that sets a notification period and a notification manner for notifying of a replacement period of the puncture repair liquid based on the expiration date stored in the storage unit, a notifying unit that notifies of the replacement period of the puncture repair liquid, and a control unit that controls the notifying unit based on settings of the notification condition setting unit; and notifying a user of the vehicle of the replacement period of the puncture repair liquid within a preset notification period including before and after the expiration date of the puncture repair liquid via a preset notification manner.

Claims (21)

1. An expiration date notification device for a puncture repair liquid installed in a vehicle, comprising:

a storage unit that stores an expiration date of a puncture repair liquid contained in a container;

a notification condition setting unit that sets a notification period and a notification manner for notifying of a replacement period of the puncture repair liquid based on the expiration date stored in the storage unit;

a notifying unit that notifies of the replacement period of the puncture repair liquid;

a control unit that controls the notifying unit based on settings of the notification condition setting unit; and

an optical reading device that reads the expiration date on the container of the puncture repair liquid.

2. The expiration date notification device for a puncture repair liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the notification condition setting unit sets a different notification manner for before and after the expiration date.

3. The expiration date notification device for a puncture repair liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the notification condition setting unit sets a new notification period based on an updated expiration date.

4. The expiration date notification device for a puncture repair liquid according to claim 2 , wherein the notification condition setting unit sets a new notification period based on an updated expiration date.

5. An expiration date notification method for a puncture repair liquid, comprising:

activating an expiration date notification device for a puncture repair liquid installed in a vehicle that comprises

a storage unit that stores an expiration date of a puncture repair liquid contained in a container,

a notification condition setting unit that sets a notification period and a notification manner for notifying of a replacement period of the puncture repair liquid based on the expiration date stored in the storage unit,

a notifying unit that notifies of the replacement period of the puncture repair liquid,

a control unit that controls the notifying unit based on settings of the notification condition setting unit, and

an optical reading device reads the expiration date on the container of the puncture repair liquid;

inputting the expiration date read by the optical reading device into the storage unit; and

notifying a user of the vehicle of the replacement period of the puncture repair liquid within a preset notification period including before and after the expiration date of the puncture repair liquid via a preset notification manner.

6. The expiration date notification method for a puncture repair liquid according to claim 5 , wherein the notification condition setting unit sets a different notification manner for before and after the expiration date.

7. The expiration date notification method for a puncture repair liquid according to claim 5 , wherein the notification condition setting unit sets a new notification period based on an updated expiration date.

8. The expiration date notification method for a puncture repair liquid according to claim 6 , wherein the notification condition setting unit sets a new notification period based on an updated expiration date.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR ASSIGNEE Recorded Nov 18, 2023
From: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
To: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065626/0740 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2019
From: KANENARI, DAISUKE
To: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 050363/0645 →