A tire and wheel rim assembly includes a tire supporting rim having an
outward facing mounting surface and at least one tire body mounted to the
rim and positioning an internal tire cavity over the rim mounting
surface. A tire pressure monitoring module assembly mounts to the rim
mounting surface and includes a housing having an internal pressure
chamber; a pressure sensing device and/or a temperature measuring sensor
within the housing pressure chamber; and an elongate connecting member
extending through the housing and the rim mounting surface. A crossover
pipe connects the housing pressure chamber with a remote portion of the
rim. The inflation pressure in the tire cavity is transferred through the
axial passageway of the crossover pipe to the pressure chamber within the
module housing.