IL186560A - Automatic tire air pressure treatment method, system and devices - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for implementing a tire inflation facility (101) having a compressed air supply (117) for providing an automatic tire air treatment system including checking and adjusting of tire air pressure in a tire (25) of each wheel (W) mounted on an appropriately configured vehicle (V) driven by a driver (D) into and stopped in the tire inflation facility. The method steps first acquire data such as recommended tire air pressure, position data of a tire valve (29) of a tire, and actual tire air pressure within the tire. Then, a computer program calculates correct tire air pressure, compares that with acquired data, and if necessary, adjusts the tire air pressure. The automatic tire air treatment is exempt of manual touch with air filling equipment, a tire or a wheel.

Description

m AUTOMATIC TIRE AIR PRESSURE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND DEVICES 7 a 7 7y 7y nan 1 7 y 7 7y p7nn 7 p7n a 7 nyoan anoa 7 152302 150264 pn 7 a 157112 n nann 7y Van an 77aa naa n 7y 7y 7 n paa a axa 7i 37 2006 73 xa 4535 7y 7 73 2008 ma 7 7 2003 ηριη7 18 i37nv 733 n7 7 7 NHTSA a x a7 a a 3 7 2002 TPMS 1990 7iy pressure monitoring 7 7y X7 7 7y 33 i Ρ7 3 7 a a x3 7aya 73X rnxa 270 2000 IT U37 7 Porsche TPMS nana BMW X5 Megane 2 is Toyota Corolla 2005 iaa 3 TPMS arn Π1Ί3Π pi Precise Smartire ParkMaster TPMS Nokian Tyres TPMS Environix p n73 73 7 na37 US 7 7 US 7 137 US WO 0117803 13 US y US 030D CT0303 TPMS US 0303 JP US GB 2388197 US 7y D10303 US ι US 7iy 7 IN 7ya Y mp 3 a 11333a 11333a a naxnm raxn Disclosure of the Invention The problem is the need to provide automatic means for the thus the checking and adjusting of the air pressure in the pneumatic tires of a which automatic means are entirely void of the need for human intervention and manual touch or contact with air pressure checking and filling equipment and with a The solution is provided by an automatic system and by a method for implementing such a treatment for checking and adjusting the air pressure in the pneumatic tires of a which entered and stops in a tire service The automatic system is fed with which is provided inter alia by a station sensor including data about the tires of the and is assisted by a finding module to find and accesses the valves of the A tire valve chuck is then operated to provide for sealed pneumatic communication before operating an air treatment module on the Checking and adjusting of the air pressure in the pneumatic tires is performed by a tire air treatment procedure commanded by a control Both the tire valve chuck and the air treatment module are coupled in pneumatic communication with a supply of air under controlled pressure provided by a pressurized air All the various modules of the automatic system are coupled to a control which and controls proper operation of the automatic Detailed Description A is a block diagram used for the purpose of providing a general description of an automatic facility for checking and adjustment of the air pressure in the pneumatic tires of a The term module is used hereinbelow with reference to a single unitary unit or to a plurality of various mechanisms operating in mutual A shows an exemplary embodiment 1 000 of the automatic facility where a vehicle V is detected as being stopped in a tire service station 1 0 1 for the purpose of checking and adj usting the air via the tire of the pneumatic tires mounted on the wheels of the vehicle The automatic system may include a control module 1 05 which is configured to command and control the operation of the automatic the automatic system may include a tire valve finding module 1 07 which is coupled to and controlled by the control module 1 05 for deriving the location data of the tire valve of a tire the automatic system may include a pressurized air module 1 1 7 coupled to and controlled by the control module and configured for providing controlled pressurized air to the automatic system The term data is used hereinbelow in the sense of both the singular datum and the plural A station sensor module 1 03 which is coupled to the tire service station 1 0 1 may be used to detect the presence of a vehicle V residing in the service station 1 0 1 and to communicate that information as well as further such as vehicle tire data and ambient to a control module 1 05 possibly via a data communication link DC or link DC A tire valve finding module 1 07 is now operated to find the tire valve of a tire and to guide a tire valve accessing module 1 09 such as for example a robot 1 09 to couple thereto The tire valve accessing module 1 09 may have an effector 1 1 1 including at least a tire valve chuck 1 1 3 and an air treatment module 1 1 5 The tire valve chuck 1 1 3 is configured to clamp in tight fit over the tire or over an elongation portion coupled to and in continuation with the tire to achieve from the ambient This means that there is no air communication between the environment and the interior of the tire A sealed and hermetic pneumatic communication now couples between a pressurized air module 1 1 7 and the air in the interior of a Effective operation of the tire valve chuck 1 1 3 is a prerequisite condition for operation of the air treatment module 1 Both the tire valve chuck 1 1 3 and the air treatment module 1 1 5 are coupled in pneumatic communication with the pressurized air module 1 1 The pressurized air module 1 1 7 provides pressurized air for the operation of the service station 1 01 The various modules of the embodiment 1 000 may all be disposed under the command and control of the control module 1 05 which is a centralized control device Although not shown in the Figs the centralized control module 1 05 may be replaced and configured to operate in distributed control mode or in hybrid control In broad the automatic system may operate and be contro lled as follows When a vehicle V is detected in the tire service station 1 01 the tire station sensor unit 1 03 may send an interrogation signal to the vehicle which responds to the interrogation signal by returning vehicle tire which is communicated at least to the control system 1 05 say via the data communication link DC the driver of the vehicle V may be urged by the automatic system to communicate vehicle tire data when a vehicle is detected in the service station 1 0 1 This option requires to equip the vehicle V with appropriate data transmission means the station sensor module 1 03 may be configured for deriving additional data related to the vehicle V residing in the tire service station 1 01 for example this may include detection if the vehicle has a plurality of wheels in and even of the number of wheels in parallel When the vehicle is detected to have a plurality of wheels in parallel that information is communicate at least to the control module 1 In response to the reception of vehicle tire the tire valve finding module 1 07 may be initiated into operation for finding the valve of a tire and communicate the exact location data thereof to the control module 1 05 to the tire valve accessing module 1 the tire valve finding module 1 07 may first receive or detect the location of a wheel as a first step toward finding the valve of a tire in a next operational step tire valve location data is communicated to a tire valve accessing module 109 which is coupled to and controlled by the control module The tire valve accessing module 109 has an end effector 111 and is configured for receiving tire valve location data derived by the tire valve finding module and for guiding the end effector 111 for accessing and coupling to the tire The end effector 111 may have a tire valve chuck 113 and an air treatment module which may include a plurality of different mechanisms operating in mutual As described the tire valve chuck 113 is configured for coupling to and for effectively the tire or an elongation from ambient and for providing hermetic pneumatic communication between the air in the interior of the tire and the pressurized air module the air treatment module 115 may also be coupled to the pressurized air module 117 and may be coupled in pneumatic access with air in the interior of a The air treatment module 115 may be configured for becoming operative after verification of effective operation of the tire valve chuck the air treatment module 115 may be configured for deriving interior air data which is communicated at least to the control module In the air treatment module 115 may be configured for allowing air outlet and air respectively out from and into the interior of the under control of the pressurized air module 117 and of the control module More the control modulel05 may have an unit for control of the operation of a pneumatic unit which in turn is dedicated to the control of the pressurized air module 117 and of the air treatment module The control module 105 may include a processor which is coupled to a processor and which is configured for running at least an air checking and adjusting computer The computer program is stored on a processor readable medium and is configured for being operated by the In the computer program is fed with the vehicle tire the station sensor module derived and the tire air when a predetermined set of conditions is the computer program is operated and the control module commands automatic checking and if adj usting of tire air pressure The station sensor module 1 03 may includes a chocking mechanism for chocking of at least one wheel of the vehicle in a chocking location disposed in the tire service In the station sensor module 1 03 may include a chocking sensor deriving data from a chocking mechanism disposed in the tire service station 1 01 for chocking of at least one wheel of the vehicle The chocking mechanism thus inherently indicates the location of a or of two parallel wheels Such a chocking mechanism may consists of say a groove disposed in perpendicular to the vehicle which is disposed in the floor of the tire service station 1 01 a pair of parallel rails may replace the groove for receiving parallel wheels of a vehicle the chocking mechanism may include at least one such as a load sensor or a load for deriving wheel load for example The station sensor module 1 03 may further be configured for deriving data related to the chocked vehicle which data is then communicated to at least the control The data communication link DC may be configured for coupling at least the station sensor module and the tire valve finding module to the control module 1 05 but may al so couple to all the modules of the automatic for communicating data at least to the control module 1 05 but possibly to any of the modules of the automatic The tire valve accessing module 1 09 may be configured as at least one static or mobile robot disposed on either side of the vehicle The robot may be enabled to access the tire but the vehicle V may also be driven to become adj acent the For the vehicle V may be required to reach a chocking Once properly disposed and detected as being stopped in the tire service station 1 0 1 say by help of the station sensor module 1 03 the same station sensor module may be configured for interrogation of the vehicle and for deriving vehicle tire data information A signal emitted by the station sensor module 1 03 may trigger a response delivered by an emitter disposed in the vehicle for communicating say tire information data to at least the control module 1 05 the automatic system may be configured for urging a driver of the vehicle V to transmit vehicle tire data When the vehicle V is stopped in the tire service station 1 01 the automatic system may notify a driver of the vehicle to remain stopped in parking for a duration necessary for checking and adj usting air pressure of the pneumatic tires The notification may be such as a barrier or a wheel chocking mechanism for preventing exit of the vehicle or optical such as a displayed or aural such as an audible message Likewise the automatic system may notify a driver of the vehicle V of permission to exit the tire service station upon completion of the checking and adj usting air pressure of the pneumatic tires This is achieved for example by lifting a or by help of a visual or of an audible signal It is noted that the station sensor module 1 03 may be configured to derive at least ambient air temperature and po ssibly tire and wheel load Tire and wheel load data are originally provided by the The air treatment module 5 may be configured for deriving tire air data including tire air pressure and tire air temperature data for use as sensor derived data parameters for input into the air checking and adj usting computer the air treatment module 1 1 5 may be configured for releasing air from the interior of a tire and for inflating a tire with pressurized air received from the pressurized air module 1 After operation of the tire valve chuck 1 1 3 the air treatment module 1 1 5 may release air out of a tire to measure tire air pressure and measure air temperature the control module 1 05 may command equalization of tire air pressure of parallel tires to check proper sealing of the tire valve chuck 1 1 3 This is achieved by comparing the mean of the air pressure measured in each one of two parallel tires with the pressure measured after the interior of both parallel tires have been brought in pneumatic communication for equalization of air pressure and requiring that a minimum difference threshold is not If the threshold requirement is then this is proof that the tire valve chuck operates properly and the tire valve from ambient if the control module 1 05 may command adj ustment inflation of the tires according to the tire air data received by interrogation of the vehicle or as transmitted by the driver of the in compliance with the computer program operated by the control module When the automatic tire pressure checking and adjustment of the pneumatic tires is an output device coupled to the control module 1 05 for may deliver an air pressure check and adj ustment report to the driver of the vehicle The accessing module 109 may be implemented in many different ways as well known to those skilled in the As one may consider an accessing module 1 09 consisting of two with each robot being configured for accessing simultaneously each one of the two parallel wheels of the vehicle Such a couple of robots may first simultaneously deserve a first couple of parallel wheels of the vehicle and then consecutively access successive couples of parallel tires of the Either the robots displace the 1 1 1 to engage a tire or a driver of the vehicle accesses a chocking location adj acent to the robots for simultaneous checking and adjusting of a first couple of parallel tires of the vehicle and after completion thereof the driver proceeds to engage a next couple of parallel tires in the chocking location for simultaneous checking and adj usting of successive couples of tires of the In other embodiments more than two robots may be To facilitate engagement and coupling of the 1 1 and in particular of the tire valve chuck 1 13 and of the air treatment module 1 1 5 the tire valve may be provided with an elongation as already described Elongation which are easily reversibly removed from the tire valve and do not require the use of a closing cap to prevent the accumulation of dirt are readily found on the market and are operable for manual tire elongation portions may be customized to engage the air treatment module 1 1 5 and allow sealed fluid communication with the interior of a tire without the use of a tire valve chuck 1 In the air treatment module 1 1 5 is configured to appropriately engage the customized elongation portions When an elongation portion is the tire valve chuck 1 1 3 and the air treatment module 1 1 5 may be configured to accommodate easy coupling with the elongation when air pressure is exerted by the pressurized air the air pressure exerted to operate the tire valve chuck is always higher than the air pressure used to inflate a tire For proper engagement with the elongation the control module l 05 guides the 1 1 1 to correctly align longitudinally with the elongation portion before coupling Once the 1 1 1 couples to the tire there is carried out a verification of the effective operation of the tire valve chuck 1 1 3 which is checked under control of the control module 1 there is need for measuring simultaneously the initial air pressure in each one of a couple of parallel tires and to save the derived air pressure values for further processing mutual pneumatic communication is established between both parallel tires for equalizing the air pressure and that equalized air pressure value is also saved for further the saved air pressure values are used for calcul ating the difference of air pressure between a mean of the initial air pressure of each tire and the equalized air pressure continuation of operation of the automatic system is allowed on condition that the difference of air pressure between the mean of the initial air pressure and the equalized air pressure does not trespass a predetermined threshold For proper operation of the automatic the control module 1 05 may comprise an electronic unit and a pneumatic The electronic unit may control the operation of the pneumatic unit which is dedicated to the control of the pressurized air module and of the air treatment module B shows a possible implementation of the sequence of control operated by the computer which may include the following exemplary steps described in broad terms When the control module computer program is started in step 20 1 first the station sensor module 1 03 is operated in step 203 and step 205 checks to detect the presence of a vehicle V in the tire service station 1 01 In step if a vehicle V is not then control returns to step 205 until the presence of a vehicle is When a vehicle V is a gate may be closed or a stop notification may be delivered to the driver of the vehicle and control flows to step It i s noted that chocking of the wheels of the vehicle V is not described for the sake of keeping the description In step 209 the station sensor module 1 03 sends an interrogation signal to the vehicle V and receives vehicle data in including at least tire inflation pressure Additional received data may include ambient air temperature the number of parallel load actually applied on each as well as further tire and vehicle The automatic interrogation is possibly achieved via RFID or via any other active or passive mode of interrogation and communication of response known to the With the present the received data i s communicated to at least the control module 1 Otherwise or according to desire the received data may be communicated to various modules possibly depending on the mode of which may be hybrid or decentralized As an when automatic interrogation is not step 209 may urge the driver of the vehicle V to send an appropriate data signal to the station sensor module 1 03 so as to satisfy data request of the automatic facility of embodiment 1 Although not shown in B should at least tire information not be received after a few repetitive then notification is delivered to the driver of the vehicle V and the tire treatment procedure is When the gate i s opened permitting the vehicle V to exit the tire service station 1 0 1 When confirmation of receipt of the expected data i s control passes to step In step 209 the tire valve finding module 1 07 is operated to find the tire valve of the wheels of the vehicle which operation proceeds independently on each side of the vehicle V by means known in the art or as described the wheels of the vehicle V may be found prior to finding the tire valve of each whereafter the location data are derived and Although not shown in Fig should even only one tire valve not be or location data of even one tire valve not be communicated after a few repetitive then notification is delivered to the driver of the vehicle V and the tire treatment procedure is When all the tire valve location data are it is possible to proceed to step 2 1 1 In step 2 1 1 the tire valve accessing module 1 09 is initiated to access the tire valves disposed on each side of the vehicle For one mobile robot disposed on each side of the vehicle V may direct the end effector 1 1 1 to approach each wheel of a first couple of parallel treat those and later move to a next couple of parallel and so more than two or even as many robots as there are wheels may also be one static tire valve accessing module 1 09 is disposed on each side of the vehicle operating for example in association with a chocking such as a groove or rails disposed on the floor of the tire service for the treatment of one couple of parallel wheels at a time The driver of the vehicle V is notified when one pair of wheel s has been treated and given authorization to proceed and engage a second pair of wheels with the chocking mechanism for treatment of another pair of wheels If a static robot having an arm supporting an end effector 1 1 1 may be provided on each side of the vehicle V to treat first a front couple of parallel wheels and then a second couple of parallel wheels without having to move the vehicle A combination of the various tire valve accessing module 1 09 described hereinabove and as well as other implementations are also possible From step 2 1 1 control passes to step 2 1 3 In step 2 1 3 the tire valve chuck 1 1 3 is commanded to clamp for example on the elongation portion coupled to the tire by use of compressed air provided by the pressurized air module 1 1 7 and then a check is performed to ascertain a desired level of hermetical still in association with the pressurized air module 1 1 The sealing check verifies that the level of hermetical sealing is maintained below a predetermined maximal permitted leak level Although not shown in should even only one tire valve chuck be reported as not sealing hermetically after a few repetitive then notification is delivered to the driver of the vehicle V and the tire treatment procedure is When the gate is opened permitting the vehicle V to exit the tire service station Once confirmation of hermetical sealing has been the air treatment module 115 is commanded to enter in operation in step In step 215 and for each the air treatment module 115 is operated to first release air from the tire and after a short to measure the temperature of the released the air treatment module 115 operates the valve of the tire to release air pressure of the tire is and according to formulae saved in the air pressure of each tire is adjusted if necessary by use of compressed air provided by the pressurized air module Although not shown in should the lapse of time necessary for tire air pressure adjustment of even one tire be found to exceed a predetermined calculated length of according to tire data and air pressure data delivered by the pressurized air module then notification is delivered to the driver of the vehicle V and the tire treatment procedure is When the gate is opened permitting the vehicle V to exit the tire service station when tire air pressure adjustment is successfully the end effector 111 may be released from the wheel as by step 217 and control passes to step Step 219 checks whether the just treated couple of wheels is the last couple of wheels of the vehicle V to be If not then control returns to step 211 to repeat the same tire treatment operation on a next couple of parallel Otherwise control flows to step this step is not needed when one robot 109 is provided for each In step 221 a tire air treatment report is provided to the driver of the vehicle V who is also notified of permission to exit the tire service station If a barrier preventing 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A method for implementing an automatic tire air pressure treatment for checking and adj usting air pressure via a tire valve of pneumatic tires mounted on wheel s of a vehicle stopped in a tire service station 1 0 1 comprising a control module 105 configured to command and control operation of the automatic a tire valve finding module 1 coupled to and controlled by the control module for deriving location data of the tire valve of a and a pressurized air module 1 1 coupled to and controlled by the control module and configured for providing controlled pressurized air to the automatic the method being characterized by the steps providing a station sensor module 1 operative in the tire service station and coupled to the control the station sensor module being configured for deriving data related to the stopped vehicle and comprising at least one derived datum selected alone and in combination from the group consisting of presence data indicating a stopped vehicle in the tire service vehicle tire vehicle wheel load and ambient air configuring the tire valve finding module 1 for receiving data derived by the station sensor module and for communicating tire valve location data at least to the control the tire valve finding module becoming operative after receiving at least vehicle tire providing a tire valve accessing module 1 coupled to and controlled by the control the tire valve accessing module having an end effector 1 1 1 and being configured for receiving tire valve location data derived by the tire valve finding and for guiding the end effector for accessing and coupling to the tire valve the end effector comprising i a tire valve chuck 1 1 3 coupled to the pressurized air module and configured for coupling to and for effectively the tire valve from ambient ii an air treatment module 1 1 5 coupled to the pressurized air module and configured for coupling in access with air in the interior of a the air treatment module being further configured for becoming operative after verification of effective operation of the tire valve b deriving air data which is communicated at least to the control and c allowing air outlet and air respectively out from and into the interior of the under control of the pressurized air module and of the control providing the control module to include a processor coupled to a and at least an air checking and adj usting computer program stored on a processor readable medium and configured for being operated by the and feeding the computer program with at least one of vehicle tire station sensor module derived data and tire interior air such that when a predetermined set of conditions is the computer program is operated and the control module commands automatic checking and if adj usting of tire air pressure The method according to claim 1 wherein the station sensor module includes a chocking sensor deriving data from a chocking mechanism di sposed in the tire service station 1 01 for chocking of at least one wheel of the vehicle and the chocking mechanism inherently indicates wheel location and includes at least one sensor configured for deriving data related to the chocked vehicle to at least the control module 3 The method according to claim 1 wherein a data communication link DC is provided for coupling at least the station sensor module and the tire valve finding module to the control and data derived by the station sensor module and by the tire valve finding module are communicated at least to the control module The method according to claim 1 wherein the tire valve accessing module is configured as at least one of either one of both a static and a mobile 5 The method according to claim 1 wherein the station sensor module is configured for interrogation of the vehicle and for deriving vehicle tire data information from the vehicle The method according to claim 1 the automatic system is configured for urging a driver of the vehicle to transmit vehicle tire data information The method according to claim 1 the automatic system notifies a driver of the vehicle to remain stopped in parking in the tire service station for a duration necessary for checking and adj usting air pressure of the pneumatic tires The method according to claim 1 wherein the automatic system notifies a driver of the vehicle of permi ssion to exit the tire service station upon completion of the checking and adj usting air pressure of the pneumatic tires The method according to claim 1 wherein the station sensor module includes a chocking mechanism for chocking of at least one wheel of the vehicle in a chocking location disposed in the tire service and vehicle motion is prevented by the chocking mechanism for a duration necessary for checking and adj usting air pressure of the pneumatic tires 1 The method according to claim 1 wherein the air treatment module is configured for deriving tire air data including at least one of both tire interior air pressure and tire interior air temperature data for use as sensor derived data parameters for input into the air checking and adj usting computer program 1 The method according to claim 1 the air treatment module is configured for releasing air from the interior of a tire and for allowing inflating a tire with pressurized air received from the pressurized air module 1 The method according to claim 1 wherein the control module is configured to command pneumatic communication between two parallel tires for equalization of tire air pressure and to command tire 1 3 The method according to claim 1 wherein the control module has an output device for delivering an air pressure check and adj ustment report after completion of automatic tire pressure checking and adj ustment of the pneumatic tires The method according to claim 1 wherein the tire valve accessing module is configure for accessing simultaneously at leas two parallel wheels of the vehicle 1 5 The method according to claim 1 wherein the tire valve acces sing module is configured as a couple of robots for simultaneous access of two parallel tires of the vehicle 1 The method according to claim 1 wherein the tire valve accessing module is configured as a couple of robots for simultaneous access of a first couple of parallel tires of the vehicle and the tire valve accessing module is further configured for simultaneous access of successive couples of parallel tires of the vehicle 1 The method according to claim 1 wherein the tire valve accessing module is configure as a plurality of robots 1 The method according to claim 1 wherein a driver of the vehicle accesses a chocking location for simultaneous checking and adj usting of a first couple of parallel tires of the and after completion thereof the driver proceeds to engage a next couple of parallel tires in the chocking location for simultaneous checking and adj usting of successive couples of tires of the vehicle 1 The method according to claim 1 wherein verification of effective operation of the tire valve chuck is checked under control of the control module by measuring simultaneously an initial air pressure in each one tire out of a couple of parallel establishing mutual pneumatic communication between both parallel tires for equalizing the air calculating the difference of air pressure between a mean of the initial air pressure measured in each one tire and the equalized air pressure and allowing continuation of operation of the automatic system if the difference is in accordance with a predetermined threshold The method according to claim 1 the tire valve is provided with an elongation portion to facilitate coupling to the tire valve accessing and the elongation portion is reversibly removable from the tire valve 2 1 The method according to claim 1 the tire valve is provided with an elongation portion to facilitate coupling to the end and the elongation portion is reversibly removable from the tire valve The method according to claim 1 wherein the tire valve is provided with an elongation portion to facil itate coupling to the end and the end effector is appropriately configured to facilitate engagement with the elongation 23 The method according to claim 1 when air pressure is provided by the pressurized air the air pressure provided to operate the tire valve chuck is always higher than the air pressure provided to inflate a tire The method according to claim 1 wherein the control module comprises an electronic unit and a pneumatic and the electronic unit controls operation of the pneumatic unit which is dedicated to control of the pressurized air module and of the air treatment module 25 The method according to claim 1 wherein after completion of operation of the computer program for checking and adj usting of tire air pressure the control module commands at least the end effector to equalize air pressure therein to the ambient air whereby the tire valve chuck is the tire valve accessing module to disengage the end effector from the wheel and a notification to the driver as authorization to drive away and out of the tire service The method according to claim 1 the station sensor module is configured for deriving data related to the vehicle residing in the tire service comprising detection the number of wheels in and the detected number of wheels in parallel is communicated to at least the control module The method according to claim 1 wherein the tire valve accessing module includes one robot disposed on each one of both sides of the and both robots access simultaneously a first pair of parallel and after completion of checking and if of adj usting air pressure of the first pair of parallel both robots consecutively access simultaneously a next pair of parallel tires The method according to claim 1 wherein the end effector is guided is orientation for engagement with an elongation portion coupled to the tire valve The method according to claim 1 wherein the station sensor module is configured to derive at least ambient air temperature datum A system for automatic treatment of tire air pressure via a tire valve of pneumatic tires mounted on wheels of a vehicle stopped in a tire service station 1 01 comprising a control module 1 05 configured to command and control operation of the automatic a tire valve finding module 1 coupled to and controlled by the control module for deriving location data of the tire valve of a and a pressurized air module 1 1 coupled to and controlled by the control module and configured for providing controlled pressurized air to the automatic the system being characterized by a station sensor module 1 03 being operative in the tire service station and coupled to the control the station sensor module being configured for deriving data related to the stopped vehicle and comprising at least one derived datum selected alone and in combination from the group consisting of presence data indicating a stopped vehicle in the tire service vehicle tire vehicle wheel load and ambient air the tire valve finding module 1 being configured for receiving data derived by the station sensor module and for communicating tire valve location data at least to the control the tire valve finding module becoming operative after receiving at least vehicle tire a tire valve accessing module 1 coupled to and controlled by the control the tire valve accessing module having an end effector 1 1 and being configured for receiving tire valve location data derived by the tire valve finding and for guiding the end effector for accessing and coupling to the tire the end effector comprising i a tire valve chuck 1 1 3 coupled to the pressurized air module and configured for coupling to and for effectively the tire valve from ambient ii an air treatment module 1 1 5 coupled to the pressurized air module and configured for coupling in access with air in the interior of a the air treatment module being further configured for becoming operative after verification of effective operation of the tire valve b deriving air data which is communicated at least to the control and c allowing air outlet and air respectively out from and into the interior of the under control of the pressurized air module and of the control the control module including a processor coupled to a and at least an air checking and adj usting computer program stored on a processor readable medium and configured for being operated by the and the computer program being fed with at least one of vehicle tire station sensor module derived data and tire interior air such that when a predetermined set of conditions is the computer program i s operated and the control module commands automatic checking and if adj usting of tire air pressure 3 1 A system as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings Devices as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings 33 A computer readable medium storing instructions when executed by a cause the computer to perform each of the method steps of anyone of claims 1 to run Τ 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