DEVICE FOR POSITIONING A WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, ABS SYSTEM COMPRISING A DEVICE FOR POSITIONING A WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A WHEEL SPEED SENSOR

Abstract

The present invention proposes a device for positioning a wheel speed sensor relative to a pole wheel, comprising a fastening mechanism for attaching the device to an axle body part, a receiving region for receiving the wheel speed sensor, and a positioning mechanism for the controlled setting of a distance between the receiving region and the pole wheel.

Claims

1.-16. (canceled)

17. A device for positioning a wheel speed sensor relative to a pole wheel, comprising: a fastening mechanism configured to attach the device to an axle body part; a receiving region configured to receive the wheel speed sensor; and a positioning mechanism configured to controllably set a distance between the receiving region and the pole wheel.

18. The device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the receiving region is configured to be displaced and fixed relative to the axle body part by the positioning mechanism.

19. The device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the fastening mechanism is configured to be connected via a fastening region to the axle body part in at least one of form-fitting, force-fitting and/or integrally bonded.

20. The device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the positioning mechanism connects the fastening mechanism to the receiving region.

21. The device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the positioning mechanism comprises a guide region along which the receiving region is translationally mounted.

22. The device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the positioning mechanism has an interface region, wherein at least one of the wheel speed sensor and the receiving region is arranged at a first end of the interface region, and the interface region has an opening at a second end.

23. The device as claimed in claim 22, wherein the interface region comprises a fastening tab.

24. The device as claimed in claim 23, wherein a spindle engages through the opening at the second end of the interface region, wherein the spindle comprises an external thread and/or the opening comprises an internal thread, wherein the internal thread and/or the external thread have/has a pitch between 0.2 mm and 5 mm.

25. The device as claimed in claim 24, wherein the pitch is between 0.5 mm and 2.5 mm.

26. The device as claimed in claim 25, wherein the pitch is between 0.8 mm and 1.5 mm.

27. The device as claimed in claim 24, wherein, for the controlled setting of the distance between the wheel speed sensor and the pole wheel, the interface region is configured to be fixed with respect to the spindle by two fixing arrangements.

28. The device as claimed in claim 27, where the two fixing arrangements comprise two nuts.

29. The device as claimed in claim 27, wherein the fixing arrangements bear against the fastening tab on opposite sides.

30. The device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the receiving region is displaceably mounted in a translation direction extending obliquely to the axis of rotation, wherein the translation direction is inclined with respect to an axis of rotation, about which the axle body wheel part with the pole wheel rotates between 30° to 60°.

31. The device as claimed in claim 30, wherein the translation direction is inclined between 40° and 50°.

32. The device as claimed in claim 31, wherein the translation direction is inclined by substantially 45°.

33. The device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the distance between the wheel speed sensor and the pole wheel can be set in a range of distances between 0.2 mm and 3 mm.

34. The device as claimed in claim 33, wherein the distance between the wheel speed sensor and the pole wheel can be set in a range of distance between 0.3 mm and 2.3 mm.

35. The device as claimed in claim 34, wherein the distance between the wheel speed sensor and the pole wheel can be set in a range of distance between 0.5 mm and 1.5 mm.

36. The device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the wheel speed sensor is displaceably mounted and is configured to be fixed relative to the receiving region along a further translation direction which differs from the translation direction for displacing the receiving region.

37. The device as claimed in claim 17, wherein, the fastening mechanism is pivotably arranged on the axle body part for further setting of the distance between the pole wheel and the wheel speed sensor.

38. The device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the fastening mechanism is attached to the axle body part so as to be offset by a holder distance from the pole wheel in an axial direction predetermined by the axis of rotation of the axle body part, and wherein the ratio between holder distance and the thickness of the pole wheel measured in the axial direction is between 0.75 and 5.

39. The device as claimed in claim 38, wherein the ratio is between 0.8 and 3.

40. The device as claimed in claim 39, wherein the ratio is between 0.9 and 1.8.

41. An ABS system comprising a device for positioning a wheel speed sensor relative to a pole wheel, comprising: a fastening mechanism configured to attach the device to an axle body part; a receiving region configured to receive the wheel speed sensor; a positioning mechanism configured to controllably set a distance between the receiving region and the pole wheel; and an axle body part and a further axle body part which is connected to the pole wheel in a rotationally fixed manner, wherein the further axle body part is mounted so as to be rotatable with respect to the axle body part about an axis of rotation.

42. A method for adjusting a wheel speed sensor, comprising: providing an axle body part; mounting the fastening mechanism on the axle body part; mounting the wheel speed sensor on a receiving region; and setting a distance between the wheel speed sensor and a pole wheel by a positioning mechanism.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] Further advantages and features will emerge from the following description of preferred embodiments of the subject matter of the invention with reference to the appended figures. Here, individual features of the individual embodiment can be combined with one another within the scope of the invention.

[0025] In the figures:

[0026] FIG. 1 shows a device for positioning a wheel speed sensor according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention; and

[0027] FIG. 2 shows a device for positioning a wheel speed sensor according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0028] FIG. 1 illustrates a device 1 for positioning a wheel speed sensor 5 according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention. Such wheel speed sensors 5 are preferably part of an ABS system and serve to determine the current speed of a vehicle wheel. In addition to an axle body part 4 and a further axle body part which can be rotated with respect to the axle body part 4 about an axis of rotation, an essential constituent part of the ABS system is a pole wheel (not shown) which is connected to the further axle body part in a rotationally fixed manner. In particular, the vehicle wheel is also attached to the further axle body part. The pole wheel preferably comprises on its circumference a structuring, for example a toothing. The wheel speed sensor 5, in particular the wheel speed sensor 5 arranged in a positionally fixed manner, then detects the change between the toothing and the empty region between the toothings, allowing a conclusion to be drawn on a current wheel speed. Here, an essential criterion for the successful functionality is the positionally accurate arrangement of the wheel speed sensor 5 with respect to the pole wheel. There is preferably provision that, for positioning a wheel speed sensor 5 relative to the pole wheel, the device 1 has a fastening mechanism 3 for fastening to the axle body 4 and a receiving region 2 for receiving the wheel speed sensor 5. In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1, the fastening mechanism 3 is screwed to the axle body part 4. In particular, the fastening mechanism 3 is attached to a collar 12 of the axle body part 4, in particular to a collar 12 which extends peripherally on the axle body part. For the controlled setting of the distance between the wheel speed sensor 5 and the pole wheel, there is provided a positioning mechanism 20 by means of which the receiving region 2 can be displaced, in particular shifted, with respect to the fastening mechanism 3. Here, the positioning mechanism 20 preferably comprises a fastening tab 22, at the first end 31 of which the receiving region 2 for the wheel speed sensor 5 is arranged, and at the second end 32 of which an opening is arranged. Here, a spindle 23 which projects from the fastening mechanism 3 and which has an external thread engages through the opening. It is conceivable here for the spindle 23 to be a threaded pin or a thread of a screw, which is screwed into the fastening mechanism 3, with a screw head 10. To fix the fastening tab 22, there are provided two fixing means 21 which can be arranged on mutually opposite sides of the fastening tab 22, in particular in the region of the opening. For example, the fixing means 21 are nuts, in particular hexagon screws, which can be screwed onto the thread. The fastening tab 22 is preferably arranged between the fixing means 21, and the fastening tab 22 can be clamped for fixing between the fixing means 21. The nuts can then be turned for example in order to adjust the distance of the fastening tab 22 from the fastening mechanism 3 and thus the distance between the pole wheel and the wheel speed sensor 5. Here, the fastening tab 22 can be shifted along a translation direction T which is predetermined by the orientation of the spindle and preferably extends obliquely to an axis of rotation direction R, in particular being inclined by an angle of substantially 45° with respect to the axis of rotation direction R.

[0029] FIG. 2 illustrates a device 1 for positioning a wheel speed sensor 5 according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention. Here, the device 1 differs from the device 1 from FIG. 1 only in that the fastening mechanism 3 of the second preferred embodiment is welded to the axle body part 4. In particular, the fastening mechanism 3 is welded to the collar 12 of the axle body part 4, in particular to a collar side of the axle body part 4 that extends obliquely to the axis of rotation direction R.