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Granted Patent B2
US 10,675,928 · App. 15/632,972 · Granted Jun 9, 2020

Method of measuring the inflation pressure or tires on a vehicle moving along a traffic route

Inventors: Pascal Barnichon (Bellerive sur Allier, FR); Benoit Brandely (Saint Andre le Coq, FR); Gilles Ramillien (Menetrol, FR)
Assignee: PI SYSTEM AUTOMATION
B60C25/002B60C25/0551G01L17/005
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Patent No.
US 10,675,928
App. No.
15/632,972
Granted
Jun 9, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The method for assembling a set of construction elements ( 1 ) comprises at least the following steps: a) assembling two complementary external faces of two construction elements ( 1 ) by adhesion, b) continuing the assembly carried out in step a) by adhering other faces of the elements ( 1 ) to complementary external faces of other construction elements ( 1 ) until a predefined portion of a building or engineered structure is obtained, c) adhering sheets ( 15, 16 ), so-called cladding sheets, made of a wood-based material to at least a portion of the coplanar faces of the elements ( 1 ) assembled in the preceding steps, d) repeating steps a) to c) until the part is obtained. The invention also relates to a building made with at least three elements assembled according to the method of the invention.

Claims (13)

1. Method of measuring the inflation pressure of the tires (Ppneu) outfitting a vehicle in movement, comprising at least the following steps, during which:

a) one measures the pressure exerted on at least one sensor of pressure ( 1 ) secured to the ground, in the rolling zone of the tire, by a tire ( 3 , 3 ′, 3 ″, 3 ′″) rolling over said sensor ( 1 ),

b) one measures the time (t) during which the tire ( 3 , 3 ′, 3 ″, 3 ′″) rolls over said sensor ( 1 ), the latter representing a known surface of contact,

c) one establishes, during the movement of the tire ( 3 , 3 ′, 3 ″, 3 ′″) over said sensor ( 1 ), a curve (C 1 , C 2 , C 3 ) representing the distribution of the forces (Psol) exerted by the tire ( 3 , 3 ′, 3 ″, 3 ′″) on said surface of contact as a function of the time (t),

d) one determines the inflation pressure (Ppneu) of the tire ( 3 , 3 ′, 3 ″, 3 ′″) with the aid of a computer, with a programming chosen from among an algorithmic programming or a fuzzy logic, integrating at least one model established from measurements taken during steps a) to c) on tires ( 3 , 3 ′, 3 ″, 3 ′″) whose inflation pressure is known,

characterized in that the method comprises at least the following step:

e) during step d), the model used takes into account two other parameters, namely, the length (Lpneu) of the tire ( 3 , 3 ′, 3 ″, 3 ′″) tread in contact with said sensor ( 1 ), determined during the measurement performed in step b), the speed of the tire being known, and the shape (Forme) of the curve (C 1 , C 2 , C 3 ) obtained in step c).

2. Method according to claim 1 , characterized in that, during a supplemental step f), prior to step d), the length (Lpneu) of the tread of the tire ( 3 , 3 ′, 3 ″, 3 ′″) in contact with said sensor ( 1 ) during the measurement performed in step a) is established according to a relation (Lvide=Lpneu-K.FC) taking into account the load applied to said tire, Lvide being the length of contact of the tire with the ground when it is subjected to a so-called empty load, K being a coefficient corresponding to the difference between the lengths of the tread under maximum load (Lmax) and empty load (Lvide) and FC being a load factor varying from 0 to 1 depending on whether the vehicle is at empty or at maximum load.

3. Method according to claim 1 , characterized in that during a supplemental step g) prior to step d), the shape (Forme) of the curve (C 1 , C 2 , C 3 ) is quantified by a relation taking into account the pressure exerted midway (Psolt) through the movement of the tire ( 3 ) over the sensor ( 1 ) and the mean pressure (Psolm) exerted by the tire ( 3 ) during its movement over the sensor ( 1 ).

4. Method according to claim 1 ,

characterized in that steps a) to c) are performed with several pressure sensors ( 1 ) and in that each of the values obtained per sensor is used for steps d) and e).

5. Method according to claim 2 , characterized in that steps a) to c) are performed with several pressure sensors ( 1 ) and in that each of the values obtained per sensor is used for steps d) and e).

6. Method according to claim 3 , characterized in that steps a) to c) are performed with several pressure sensors ( 1 ) and in that each of the values obtained per sensor is used for steps d) and e).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 6, 2020
From: BARNICHON, PASCAL; BRANDELY, BENOIT; RAMILLIEN, GILLES
To: PI SYSTEM AUTOMATION
Reel/Frame 052581/0255 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 16 56812 · Jul 18, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180015794A1 · Jan 18, 2018
Cited By (1)
US 12,340,539