Sensor assembly and method of assembling a sensor module in a transmission
US7398704B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 12, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01P1/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sensor assembly is provided with a speed sensor module that is rotatable relative to a bracket between first and second positions. The sensor module need not be translated to accomplish the rotation; therefore, it may remain installed through an aperture of a transmission casing and adjustment between the positions will not involve fluid leakage. The sensor module and the bracket interfit to establish and define both the first and second positions. A method of assembling a sensor module in a transmission includes loosening a bolt holding a bracket to a transmission casing, sliding the bracket relative to the sensor module, and then rotating a sensor module between first and second positions without removing or even translating the module in the casing aperture. Preferably, testing of the sensor module occurs when it is in the first position and the second position is an in-use position.
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