Patents Examined by Robert Halvis
  • Patent number: 5097701
    Abstract: Automobile wheel hub comprising a bearing with rolling elements in a housing in said hub and a device for sensing information, the coding element of which moves integrally with the hub and rotates in front of a stationary sensor, characterized in that the coding element is integrated into the bearing seal and that the sensing element, integral with a support which is stationary with respect to the wheel, is coaxial to the coding element in a radial position essentially equal to the value of the radius of the coding element and longitudinally shifted by a maximum value corresponding to the air gap allowed by the technology of the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1992
    Assignee: The Torrington Company
    Inventors: Rene Nantua, Roger Guers, Fernand Peilloud