Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle load weight detecting apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 车载重量检测装置
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Application No.: US12473027Application Date: 2009-05-27
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Publication No.: US08096174B2Publication Date: 2012-01-17
- Inventor: Michiya Katou
- Applicant: Michiya Katou
- Applicant Address: JP Gifu-ken
- Assignee: Pacific Industrial Co., Ltd
- Current Assignee: Pacific Industrial Co., Ltd
- Current Assignee Address: JP Gifu-ken
- Agency: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP
- Priority: JP2009-011387 20090121
- Main IPC: G01F1/37
- IPC: G01F1/37

Abstract:
A vehicle includes an ABS, which controls braking force on wheels, and a tire condition monitoring apparatus, which detects the internal air pressure of tires. The dynamic rolling radius of the tires is computed based on signals from rotation sensor units of the ABS. The weight of a load carried by the vehicle is computed based on the dynamic rolling radius of the tires and the internal air pressure of the tires detected by the tire condition monitoring apparatus. When computing the load weight, a load weight determination map, which previously sets the relationship among the internal air pressure of the tires, the dynamic rolling radius of the tires, and the weight of the load carried by the vehicle, is used.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100180677A1 VEHICLE LOAD WEIGHT DETECTING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2010-07-22
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