B60B27/0068

ASSEMBLY OF A WHEEL HUB ON A WHEEL CARRIER FOR A VEHICLE, WHEEL HUB DRIVE FOR A VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE
20210402868 · 2021-12-30 · ·

An assembly of a wheel hub on a wheel carrier for a vehicle, in which the wheel hub, on which at least one wheel of the vehicle is fastenable in a rotationally-fixed manner, is rotatably mounted via a wheel bearing on the wheel carrier, including at least one surroundings sensor at least partially arranged in the wheel hub, by which at least a part of the surroundings of the vehicle can be registered.

APPARATUS FOR MEASURING SPEED OF VEHICLE HAVING IN-WHEEL MOTOR
20210389340 · 2021-12-16 ·

An apparatus for measuring a speed of a vehicle having an in-wheel motor including a lock nut part fixed to an outer portion of a rotation shaft rotated by receiving power of the in-wheel motor, and restricting movement of a bearing part positioned outside the rotation shaft; a connection part coupled to the lock nut part; a magnet part having a magnetic force, and fixed to the connection part; and a speed sensor part installed to be separated from the magnet part, and measuring rotations of the magnet part.

WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY APPARATUS
20220203761 · 2022-06-30 ·

A wheel hub assembly apparatus comprising a housing configured for operative fitment to a wheel hub assembly. Also included is at least one air pressure sensor having a fluid connection for in situ fitment to tire valve and configured to selectively sense a pressure of a tire mounted on the wheel hub assembly, a temperature detector configured to detect an ambient temperature within the wheel hub assembly, a display configured to provide external display of information, and a controller arranged in signal communication with the pressure sensor, temperature detector and display, the controller configured to receive sensed pressure and/or detected temperature and to display same via the display.

Bearing device for vehicle wheel
11371554 · 2022-06-28 · ·

A bearing device for a vehicle wheel that is capable of maintaining the sealability of a protective cover by preventing a seal member of the protective cover from being damaged without performing any complex machining. The bearing device for vehicle wheel (1) is provided with: a cylindrical sensor holder (11) that is fitted outside the protective cover (9), wherein in the outer ring (2), a protective cover fitting part (13A) to which the protective cover (9) is fitted, a seal part (13B) with which the seal member (10) of the protective cover (9) is brought into contact, and a sensor holder fitting part (13C) to which the sensor holder (11) is fitted are formed, the inner diameter of the seal part (13B) is equal to that of the sensor holder fitting part (13C), and the seal part (13B) and the sensor holder fitting part (13C) are adjacent to each other.

WHEEL BEARING HAVING IMPROVED SENSOR TARGET AND SENSOR TARGET MOUNTING PORTION

A wheel bearing includes a rotating element to which the wheel of the vehicle is mounted and configured to rotate together with the wheel of the vehicle; a non-rotating element fixed to the vehicle body; and one or more rolling elements provided between the rotating element and the non-rotating element and configured to rotatably support the rotating element relative to the non-rotating element. The rotating element includes a wheel mounting flange, and a sensor target used to measure a rotational speed of the wheel is provided on an axial end surface of the wheel mounting flange. The sensor target includes an annular plate portion configured to be mounted to the axial end surface of the wheel mounting flange, and the annular plate portion includes a target portion used for measuring the rotational speed of the wheel and at least one bolt insertion hole.

Rolling bearing unit

A rolling bearing unit includes: an inner ring member having a recess on a first side in an axial direction along a rotation axis, which is recessed toward a second side in the axial direction; an outer ring member on an outer peripheral side of the inner ring member; a rolling body between the inner ring member and the outer ring member; a non-contact transmitter using electric field coupling capable of transmitting at least one of an electric power or a signal and including a stationary-side transmission part including a stationary-side electrode and a rotary-side transmission part including a rotary-side electrode facing the stationary-side electrode; and a covering member supported by the first side of the outer ring member in the axial direction, covering the first side of the inner ring member in the axial direction, and fixing the stationary-side transmission part to the first side in the axial direction.

Trailer Odometer
20220187099 · 2022-06-16 ·

The present invention relates to a trailer odometer for measuring distance travelled by a trailer and other performance information. The trailer odometer is designed to be connected to a wheel hub, and features a counter for measuring axle/wheel rotation, a conversion unit for converting rotations into distance in miles/kilometers and a wireless transmission module for transmitting distance information to a remote electronic device. In one potential embodiment, an electrical box, designed to be an aftermarket product, performs the same or similar function and can be positioned/mounted near a hitch of the trailer.

Deformation sensor, device for measuring load of wheel hub of vehicle, and wheel assembly of vehicle

The present disclosure discloses a deformation sensor and device for measuring the load of a wheel hub of a vehicle, and an automobile. The deformation sensor includes: a metal lining fixed on the surface of the wheel hub, and a resistance strain gauge fixed on the metal lining. The resistance strain gauge is fixed on the metal lining through a structural adhesive.

Sensorized suspension assembly for vehicles, including a wheel hub unit and a suspension upright or knuckle, and an associated method and wheel hub unit

In a vehicle suspension assembly a sensorized system applied to a wheel hub unit, in which radially outer cylindrical surface of an outer ring of the wheel hub unit configured for coupling to a suspension upright or knuckle has four circumferential flats formed to be angularly spaced from each other on the radially outer lateral cylindrical surface, each flat delimiting a plane surface which extends axially over a pair of annular tracks for rolling bodies of the outer ring; each flat carries integrally a sensor module including a pair of extensometers positioned parallel to each other and each at the position of a respective annular track, orientated in a circumferential direction so as to extend along a circumferential development of the annular track; an electrical circuit picks up a signal from each sensor module and sends it to a data socket carried by the suspension upright or knuckle.

Detection device for wheel hub assembly

Detection device for a wheel hub assembly provided with a rolling bearing, the detection device having a phonic wheel made of magnetized material and mounted on a rotating ring of the bearing, a shaped support element angularly constrained to the rotating ring of the bearing arranged directly between the phonic wheel and the rotating ring so as to angularly lock together the phonic ring and the rotating ring, and a sensor facing the phonic wheel; a protection device being integral with the rotating ring of the bearing so as to protect simultaneously both the phonic wheel and the sensor from external contaminants.