Axle end wheel sensor for a vehicle, such as a truck or a trailer
US6675640B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D2125/40
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for a vehicle includes a hollow axle, a wheel hub which surrounds the axle, bearings provided therebetween, at least one nut having a predetermined inner diameter mounted on an end of the axle, and a hub cap mounted to the wheel hub. An exciting element is mounted within the hub cap by a mounting wheel. A sensor member is mounted in the end of the axle and radially spaced from the exciting element. The sensor member has an outer diameter which is less than the inner diameter of the nut such that the wheel hub, the bearings, the nut, the hub cap, the exciting element and the mounting wheel can be removed without having to remove the sensor member from the axle.
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