Resilient tires and wheels – Tires – resilient – Inflating devices
Patent
1990-01-24
1994-05-24
Ball, Michael W.
Resilient tires and wheels
Tires, resilient
Inflating devices
137224, B60C 2300
Patent
active
053139950
ABSTRACT:
A central tire inflation system for a vehicle is disclosed 10 including a controller 222 for preselecting one of several desired air pressures for the tires 12 by actuating one of the push buttons 226, 228 or 230. The system 10 will adjust the tire pressure to the preselected pressure. Should the operator sense enemy fire or believes combat is eminent, the "run flat" button 234 is actuated which causes the electronic timer of the control unit 237 to cause the automatic measurement of tire pressure every few seconds instead of several times an hour. Should one of the tires 12 be damaged while the button 234 is actuated, the damaged tire will be immediately identified and the system 10 will assume the inflate mode and supply air to the damaged tire so long as the leakage rate does not exceed the capacity of the source 138 of pressurized air.
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Ball Michael W.
Eaton Corporation
Lorin Francis J.
Rulon P. S.
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