DEVICE FOR MEASURING ROTARY MOVEMENT OF WHEEL BEARING

• Main Authors: HEGAZI ANWAR, SIPTROTH MARKUS
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 19.10.2006
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVEREDIN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; BEARINGS; BLASTING; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT; LIGHTING; MEASURING; MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION,OR SHOCK; MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PHYSICS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; SHAFTS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; TESTING; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To guarantee secure sealing of a wheel bearing against intrusion of all the kinds of particles and moisture and to mount a device for measuring rotary movement of the wheel bearing in the wheel bearing simply, speedily, and securely. SOLUTION: This device is provided with a signal generator 16 provided in a rotary part 12 of the wheel bearing and a sensor assembly 22 provided in a fixed part 10. The sensor assembly is provided with a holding ring 34 and a cap-shaped plastic part 32 working as a cover of the wheel bearing. The holding ring 34 for supporting the cap-shaped plastic part 32 is press-tightened with the fixed part 10 of the wheel bearing across a sealing member therebetween. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT