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Speed sensing rolling bearing unit

US5678933A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 11, 1996
Grant dateOct 21, 1997
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Expiry dateJan 11, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16C2326/02
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A speed sensing rolling bearing unit having a hub rotating together with a vehicle wheel, a tone wheel fixed to the hub and made from a light-shielding material circumferentially provided with a number of light transmitting portion or a non-reflecting material circumferentially provided with a number of light-reflecting portions, a dover having a synthetic resin block in it, and a sensor embedded in the synthetic resin block and comprising a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element which receives the light from the light-emitting element intermittently as the hub rotates.

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