Pressure sensor, transmitter, and tire condition monitoring apparatus

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EP 1 447 243 A8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	06.10.2004 Bulletin 2004/41

(43)	Date of publication:
	18.08.2004 Bulletin 2004/34

(21)	Application number: 03028524.1

(22)	Date of filing: 10.12.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B60C 23/04, G01L 17/00, G01L 7/08

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

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Priority:

12.02.2003 JP 2003033463
23.04.2003 JP 2003118495

(71)	Applicant: Pacific Industrial Co., Ltd.
	Ogaki-shi, Gifu-ken 503-8603 (JP)

(72)	Inventors:
	Okubo, Youichi Yoro-gun Gifu-ken 503-1331 (JP) Sawafuji, Kazunori Ogaki-shi Gifu-ken 503-0908 (JP) Ito, Yoshitaka Ogaki-shi Gifu-ken 503-0036 (JP) Ibuka, Takashi Gifu-shi Gifu-ken 502-0803 (JP) Ota, Hiroshi Kasugai-shi Aichi-ken 486-0811 (JP)

(74)	Representative: Breit, Ulrich et al
	Geyer, Fehners & Partner Patentanwälte Perhamerstrasse 31 80687 München 80687 München (DE)

(54)	Pressure sensor, transmitter, and tire condition monitoring apparatus

(57) A pressure sensor (32) has a diaphragm (103) that is exposed to air in a tire of a vehicle. A transmitter (30) wirelessly transmits data representing the air pressure of the tire. The casing (70) accommodates the transmitter (30) and the pressure sensor (32). A lid (73) closes an opening (72) of the casing. A metal body (500) is provided on the lid. When the opening of the casing is closed with the lid (73), the diaphragm (103) is covered with the metal body (500).