Speed sensing rolling bearing unit
US5678933A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 11, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 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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