Patent · US Expired

Wheel position sensor

US7249418B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

8References

18Claims

0Family size

Assignees

Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. · DE
Hella Electronics Corporation · US

Inventors

Manfred Bartscht · Salzkotten, DE
Steffen Hoppe · Overath, DE
Dirk Hobein · Ann Arbor, US
Steven Lietaert · Lambertville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 12, 2004
Grant date	Jul 31, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 2, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01B7/315
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A wheel angle determining device includes a position sensor being provided on a vehicle wheel assembly to directly measure a wheel angle. The wheel assembly having a first portion being fixedly connected to a vehicle and a second portion being rotatable about an axis formed in a plane substantially perpendicular to a vehicle travel direction. The second portion of the vehicle wheel assembly including a vehicle wheel. The position sensor having a first end operatively connected to the first portion of the vehicle wheel assembly and a second end operatively connected to the second portion of the vehicle wheel assembly.

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