| 摘要 |
A warning system to alert the driver of a vehicle that a tire or wheel on the vehicle has become loose or a tire tread is separating from a tire core is disclosed. The warning system comprises a first metallic member mounted to the vehicle, a second metallic member mounted adjacent the surface of the tire being monitored and in a spaced-apart relationship with respect to the first member and an insulating member interposed between the first and second members forming a normally open electrical contact between the first and second members. When a tire or wheel becomes loose on the vehicle or a tire tread starts separating from its tire core, the surface of the tire contacts the second member causing it to move laterally and contact the first member resulting in the closing of the normally open electrical contact between the first and second members causing an audible and visual alarm to be actuated alerting the driver of the vehicle of a dangerous condition.
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