Patent · US Expired

Automobile wheel hub

US5097701A · kind A · utility

8Cited by
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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 25, 1991
Grant dateMar 24, 1992
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Expiry dateMar 25, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16C2326/02
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Automobile wheel hub comprising a bearing with rolling elements in a housing in said hub and a device for sensing information, the coding element of which moves integrally with the hub and rotates in front of a stationary sensor, characterized in that the coding element is integrated into the bearing seal and that the sensing element, integral with a support which is stationary with respect to the wheel, is coaxial to the coding element in a radial position essentially equal to the value of the radius of the coding element and longitudinally shifted by a maximum value corresponding to the air gap allowed by the technology of the sensor.

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