Title:
SENSOR-EQUIPPED BEARING FOR WHEEL
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2007/066482
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A sensor equipped bearing for a wheel, with which a load detection sensor can be
compactly installed on a vehicle, that can highly sensitively detect a load on
a wheel, and that can be mass-produced at low cost. The bearing has double-row
rolling bodies (3) placed between an outer member (1) and an inner member (2),
and a spacer member (27) is interposed between a vehicle body installation hole
(9) in the outer member (1) on the stationary side and a knuckle (25) of a vehicle
body. A sensor unit (16) composed of a sensor installation member (17) and a strain
sensor (18) is attached to the outer member (1). The sensor installation member
(17) has at least two contact/fixation sections (17a, 17b) engaged to the outer
member (1) and also has at least one cutout (17c) between adjacent contact/fixation
sections (17a, 17b). The strain sensor (18) is provided at the cutout (17c).
Inventors:
OZAKI TAKAYOSHI (JP)
ISHIKAWA TOMOMI (JP)
NISHIKAWA KENTAROU (JP)
ISHIKAWA TOMOMI (JP)
NISHIKAWA KENTAROU (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2006/322849
Publication Date:
June 14, 2007
Filing Date:
November 16, 2006
Export Citation:
Assignee:
NTN TOYO BEARING CO LTD (JP)
OZAKI TAKAYOSHI (JP)
ISHIKAWA TOMOMI (JP)
NISHIKAWA KENTAROU (JP)
OZAKI TAKAYOSHI (JP)
ISHIKAWA TOMOMI (JP)
NISHIKAWA KENTAROU (JP)
International Classes:
G01L5/00; B60B35/18; F16C19/18; F16C41/00
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2001077634A2 | 2001-10-18 |
Foreign References:
| JP2004155261A | 2004-06-03 | |||
| JP2005265175A | 2005-09-29 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1962074A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SUGIMOTO, Shuji et al. (10-2 Edobori 1-chome, Nishi-ku, Osaka-sh, Osaka 02, JP)
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