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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7302979 | Vehicle tire inflation system and sensor and method of use A combined tire inflation system and a wheel speed sensor for a vehicle steer axle has a steerable spindle with a substantially hollow interior portion. A shaft, located in the hollow interior portion, connects a rotatable hub cap adjacent the spindle and a sensor a... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7249810 | Method for maintaining a desired braking torque A stepped braking system is used as a function of the required braking torque in this method for maintaining a desired braking torque in a vehicle equipped with stepped and infinitely-variable permanent braking systems whereby simultaneous activation of the stepped ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7219778 | Exciter ring for a brake rotor Exciter rings, wheel assemblies and methods of assembling. In some aspects, a wheel assembly includes a brake rotor including a barrel section having an interior surface defining a barrel cavity, and a projection extending from the interior surface of the barrel sec... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7205760 | Beam axle with integral sensor mount and target A vehicle axle assembly having an axle housing, an axle shaft and a sensor. The axle housing has a tubular portion. A flat is formed on an annular wall of the tubular portion proximate a distal end of the tubular portion. A hole, which intersects the flat, is formed... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7134732 | Composite vehicle wheel hub and method for producing same A composite vehicle wheel hub includes an inner wheel hub portion formed from a first material and an outer wheel hub portion formed from a second material and joined to the inner wheel hub portion. A method for producing the composite vehicle wheel hub of this inve... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7104559 | Deburring method and automotive knuckle A knuckle 1 has a through hole 3 provided in a fitting hole 4 thereof. A cutting tool 9, which has a diameter being larger than that of the through hole 3 and also has a cutting part having a hemispherical leading end portion, is c... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7066235 | Method for manufacturing clad components A method for manufacturing a clad component in which a cladding workpiece having a section comprising a first metal onto which a number of metal beads are rigidly bonded is inserted into a mold. A molten second metal is poured into the mold, where it flows about and... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7061228 | Apparatus for detecting rotation of a bicycle part An apparatus for detecting rotation of a bicycle part comprises a casing member comprising a generally annular body structured to be mounted to the bicycle part so that the annular body is incapable of rotating relative to the bicycle part as the bicycle part rotate... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7048341 | Bearing device for an axle A bearing device for an axle: including a hub wheel; a flange outwardly provided in an outer periphery of the hub wheel in a radial direction; and bolts having serrations provided at their heads. The flange includes through holes formed therein in its circumferentia... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7000743 | Brake shoe assembly having a corrosion reducing lining A brake shoe assembly provides a plurality of drain openings located through a brake shoe table which correspond with drain openings in a brake lining. The aligned drain openings provide an unobstructed moisture escape path from an inner surface of the brake shoe ta... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6958601 | Motorcycle mileage inductor A motorcycle mileage counter inductor is constructed to include a magnetic device holder mounted in the outer end of the tubular color of the wheel set of a motorcycle's front wheel, an annular magnetic device mounted on the magnetic device holder, the annular magne... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6945367 | Rotor and exciter ring A rotor assembly with a cylindrical body having a radial disc that is perpendicularly aligned with a hub of a vehicle and an exciter ring through which a sensor detects rotation of the radial disc. The exciter ring is concentrically installed within the cylindrical ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6823969 | Braking device for an elevator A braking device acts on a guide rail and consists of a housing that is arranged at an elevator car yoke and serves as a support for spring packets and/or for adjusting packets. The housing also serves as a support and guide for chock guide elements that in turn ret... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6435238 | Combination of an automatic tire inflation system and anti-locking braking system The present invention is directed to the interface of various components of an automatic tire inflation system and an anti-locking braking system through the inside of a stationary axle of a vehicle.... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6364073 | Steering knuckle sensor assembly A steering knuckle sensor assembly includes a steering knuckle that forms a central bore and a sensor bore that extends radially from the central bore. A target ring that circumscribes a shaft rotates within the central bore. A speed sensor is disposed in... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6238015 | Anti-lock brake sensor holder A two-piece anti-lock brake sensor bracket has a first bracket member or mounting bracket which is welded to an axle housing adjacent a wheel hub. A second bracket member which is a sensor holder is snap-fit onto the first bracket member. An anti-lock bra... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6216826 | Bank hoist braking apparatus A braking mechanism for use with a lift is provided that interacts with a fixed cable that runs the length of the path of travel of the lift. The interaction of the cable and braking mechanism transfers the rotational power created by the travel of the br... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6212460 | Brake control system In a vehicle with an active brake control system a control method comprising to the steps of: determining individual wheel speeds of the vehicle wheels responsive to sensor output signals (1016, 1018); determining a vehicle reference velocity responsive t... | 04/03/2001 |
| 5906419 | Wheel mounting assembly for installing a transmission-based anti-lock braking system sensor thereon A wheel mounting assembly for installing a transmission-based anti-lock braking system sensor thereon has a stub axle. An anti-lock braking system sensor is mounted relative to the stub axle. A hub is rotatably mounted on the stub axle. A disc is mounted ... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5860661 | Independent leaf spring suspension for vehicle with lift box A pick-up truck vehicle is provided with an elevatable cargo box to facilitate cargo loading and unloading. The vehicle includes a U-shaped cargo area within which the cargo box is located, thereby requiring removal of all suspension assemblies to the out... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5861744 | ABS speed signal input filter having mid-frequency attenuation An input filter for a vehicle anti-lock brake system control module has a filter section for attenuating input signals having mid-range frequencies.... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5739684 | Unitarily formed hub and ABS exciter ring The invention relates to a wheel or hub for use on vehicles which incorporate an anti-lock braking system. The hub includes a ferrous hub having an outboard and inboard section. A plurality of equidistantly spaced radially extending grooves are formed in ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5704692 | Method of welding a sensor bracket to an axle A sensor bracket for mounting an anti-lock braking sensor is welded to an axle with a welding method that causes a portion of a bracket preform to be consumed to form the weld joint. In one preferred embodiment, an outer end of a stem of the bracket is fo... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5670877 | Shaft rotation sensor with magnetic sensors angularly spaced apart with respect to a magnetic source Shaft rotation sensor, including: two directional magnetic sensors disposed with respect rotating magnetic source, to sense magnetic field vector component generated by magnetic source; the magnetic sensors being disposed to provide output signals, having... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5602472 | Apparatus and method for determining angular position and rotational speed using a rotating magnet and a directional magnetometer A method of determining the angular position, rotational speed, and/or acceleration of a rotatable member, including: providing on the rotatable member an annular magnetic source generating tangential, radial, and axial magnetic flux field components; det... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5523680 | Wheel speed sensor that accurately senses variations in magnetic reluctance A wheel speed sensor having a simple construction outputs a signal used for measuring the rotational speed of a wheel without noise due to displacement of rotating members. A housing is provided on a carrier member of a suspension mechanism, the carrier m... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5510708 | Variable reluctance rotation sensor with leakage magnetic flux sensing A variable reluctance rotation sensor comprising a flux member having a ferromagnetic pole piece formed of a cylindrical center portion interposed between a first and second end portion. Each of the end portions have a respective surface which contains el... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5358318 | Duty cycle controller for anti-lock brake pressure regulating valve, using wheel speed deviation from target value and time derivative thereof Vehicle anti-lock brake control apparatus having wheel speed sensor for detecting actual speed of a vehicle wheel, solenoid-operated valve for regulating the wheel braking pressure, and controller for controlling the valve, on the basis of the detected ac... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5351779 | Slip control system for vehicle Attraction control system for a vehicle detects the amount of slip of the driving wheels of the vehicle relative to the road surface and controls the engine output with a predetermined control variable so that the amount of slip of the driving wheels conv... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5296805 | Serviceable wheel speed sensor with magnet assisted retention A serviceable ABS wheel speed sensor uses the permanent magnet both to provide an efficient magnetic circuit and to provide part of the retention force that retains a stator subassembly and a sensor subassembly together. The stator subassembly is a plasti... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5295552 | Slip control system for motor vehicle A slip control system for a motor vehicle controls respective braking forces in right and left driving wheels and controls an engine output by controlling a throttle opening of a throttle valve so that a slip value of the driven wheel becomes less than a ... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5292185 | Arrangement of electronic parts for an anti-lock braking system for a vehicle Arrangement of electronic parts for an anti-lock braking system of a vehicle, for example of a motor vehicle, having electronic wheel sensors, which monitor the rotation behavior of the vehicle wheels and/or of the vehicle axles during braking, and having... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5291130 | Vehicle wheel speed sensor employing an adaptable rotor cap A vehicle wheel speed sensor incorporated on an axle spindle hub and hub cap assembly of the type using permanent magnets to generate a magnetic field having a magnetic path conducted through a plurality of teeth on a flange extending from the hub cap int... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5281911 | Vehicle wheel speed sensor employing a locating plate A vehicle wheel speed sensor of the type using permanent magnets to generate a magnetic field having a magnetic path which is conducted through a plurality of teeth on a rotor into a plurality of teeth on a stator with relative motion therebetween where t... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5263900 | ABS wheel hub assembly and method of making the same A wheel hub assembly for an anti-lock braking system including a method of making the same. The present invention includes a ferrous hub having a plurality of non-ferrous elements integrally cast into the hub. Each of the elements is substantially embedde... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5232239 | Automatic controls for anti-jackknifing device and method A coupling linking a tractor 10 and a trailer 11 having a fifth wheel assembly 12 having a longitudinal outwardly tapering slot defined by spaced ears 15 is provided with an anti-jackknifing apparatus A, B. Sensor C located adjacent a rear wheel 16 of the... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5197787 | Pressure supply system having means for controlling an output pressure thereof A pressure supply system for a vehicle according to the invention incorporates a pump and an accumulator in which an output pressure of the pump is maintained within a prescribed range by controlling the on-off operation of the pump according to the inner... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5154494 | Method for converting a signal which corresponds to a desired pressure A process is described for controlling the brake pressure wherein a brake pressure is supplied which corresponds to the desired signal. This pressure is measured. The factors b+/- and the response times To+/- are identif... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5148104 | Hub unit with pulse rotor and cover mounted sensor for sensing rotational speed A pulse rotor is externally supported and secured on a cylindrical face section formed on a hub. The amount by which this pulse rotor projects from an outer ring member is regulated when the pulse rotor is fitted onto the cylindrical face section for supp... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5072995 | Slip control mechanism of a car A slip control mechanism of a car has a hydraulic booster for driving a master cylinder for providing hydraulic pressure to a first brake provided for each driven wheel, a second brake provided for each driving wheel, a slip detection device for detecting... | 12/17/1991 |
