1. A purge valve for a mounted assembly for a vehicle consisting of a wheel comprising a rim and of a tire, the valve comprising:
a body associated with the rim; and
a piston able to move with respect to said body between a closed position and a purge position, the valve being normally closed, and the piston being configured to be movable into a space radially external to the rim in order to open the valve,
wherein opening of the valve is obtained by action of a control force on the piston, exerted from a space radially internal to the rim, and provided at least in part by compressed air led from the space radially internal to the rim to a radially interior surface of the piston, and
wherein the compressed air led from the space radially internal to the rim to the radially interior surface of the piston is at a pressure lower than or equal to that of the mounted assembly.
2. The purge valve according to claim 1, wherein the ratio of the area of the control surface to the area of the radially exterior surface of the piston is greater than or equal to 110%.
3. The purge valve according to claim 1, wherein the control force is increased by a mechanical andor hydraulic andor electrical device.
4. The purge valve according to claim 1, wherein, in its open position, the valve creates an annular discharge section within the space radially external to the rim in the tire cavity.
5. The purge valve according to claim 1, wherein the valve releases the air into the space radially internal to the rim through at least one orifice.
6. The purge valve according to claim 5, wherein the orifice has at least one characteristic dimension shorter than 10 mm.
7. The purge valve according to claim 1, wherein the valve comprises a control system for moving the piston into the purge position as soon as the tire pressure exceeds a threshold pressure.
8. The purge valve according to claim 7, comprising a compressible means ensuring the normally-closed position, and a control system of the passive type and in that the tire pressure keeps the valve open until a pressure defined by the compressible means is reached.
9. The purge valve according to claim 7, wherein the valve comprises a control system of the active type, and the tire pressure keeps the valve open via an operator control.
10. The purge valve according to claim 1, for a mounted assembly for a vehicle of the dumper type.
11. A method of deflating a mounted assembly consisting of a wheel comprising a rim and of a tire, for a vehicle, using a purge valve comprising a body associated with the rim and a piston able to move with respect to the body between a closed position and a purge position, the valve being normally closed, the method comprising the steps of:
opening the valve by the action of a control force, exerted from a space radially internal to the rim, and provided at least in part by compressed air led from a space radially internal to the rim to the radially interior surface of the piston, and
wherein the compressed air led from the space radially internal to the rim to the radially interior surface of the piston is at a pressure lower than or equal to that of the mounted assembly.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A vehicle console comprising:
a housing defining a storage area therein, said storage area having a first portion and a second portion;
a first module slidingly coupled to said housing and slidable between a retracted position and an extended position with respect to said housing, said first module covering said first portion of said storage area when in said retracted position;
a second module slidingly coupled to said housing and to said first module, said second module being slidable between a first position retracted into said first module and a second position extended outward from said first module, said second module covering at least part of said second portion of said storage area when said second module is in said second position and said first module is in said retracted position; and
a third module pivotally coupled to said housing and movable between a first position covering at least part of said second portion of said storage area and a second position allowing access to said second portion of said storage area.
2. The vehicle console of claim 1, further comprising:
a second storage area formed between said second module in said second position and said third module in said first position.
3. The vehicle console of claim 1, wherein said third module comprises:
an arm rest pivotally coupled to said housing;
a storage bin coupled to said arm rest for pivoting with said arm rest about a common axis; and
a latching mechanism to releasably secure said storage bin to said arm rest to permit said storage bin and said arm rest to be pivoted together.
4. The vehicle console of claim 1, further comprising an outlet that allows air from an air conditioning system of the vehicle to exit the console proximate a pivoting point of said third module.
5. The vehicle console of claim 1, wherein when said second module is in said first position and said first module is in said extended position, said second module covers said first portion of said storage area.
6. The vehicle console of claim 1, further comprising:
a cargo tray extending from a base edge of the console.
7. The vehicle console of claim 1, further comprising a divider coupled to first and second opposite inside surfaces of the housing to divide the first and second portions.
8. The vehicle console of claim 1, wherein said first module includes a cavity that slidingly engages said second module.
9. The vehicle console of claim 1, wherein said first module includes first and second lips which slidingly engage first and second opposite edges of said second module.
10. The vehicle console of claim 1, wherein said first module comprises:
a first holding section configured to hold a first type of container; and
a second holding section configured to hold a second type of container.
11. The vehicle console of claim 10, wherein the first type of container comprises a beverage container.
12. The vehicle console of claim 10, wherein the second type of container comprises a food container.
13. The vehicle console of claim 1, further comprising:
compact disk container holding devices.
14. A vehicle console, comprising:
a housing having first and second sections;
a first module slidingly coupled to the housing and configured to slide over the first section;
a second module slidingly coupled to the housing and the first module and configured to slide over the first and second sections; and
a third module pivotally coupled to the housing, said third module being pivotally moveable between a first position substantially covering said second section and a second position substantially uncovering said second section.
15. The vehicle console of claim 14, wherein the second module is configured to retract into the first module.
16. The vehicle console of claim 14, wherein the third module comprises:
an arm rest pivotally coupled to said housing;
a bin coupled to said arm rest for pivoting with said arm rest about a common axis; and
a latching mechanism to releasably secure said bin to said arm rest to permit said bin and said arm rest to be pivoted together.
17. The vehicle console of claim 14, wherein a storage area is defined between the second and third modules.
18. The vehicle console of claim 14, wherein the first module comprises:
a beverage container holding portion; and
a food container holding portion.
19. The vehicle console of claim 14, further comprising a holding device extending from a base edge of the console proximate to a floor of the vehicle.
20. The vehicle console of claim 14, wherein the first section comprises a conpact disc holding device.