Abstract: A seal device with sensor (7) is configured by a fixed side seal member (8) fixed to a vehicle body side raceway member (3) and a rotating side seal member (9) fixed to a wheel side raceway member (4). The fixed side seal member (8) includes a core metal (21), a resin member (22) integrated with the core metal (21) through insert molding, a sensor (11) resin molded to the core metal (21), and an elastic seal (65) adhered to the core metal (21). The core metal (21) of the fixed side seal member (8) includes a fitting cylindrical part (61) fitted and fixed to the vehicle body side raceway member (3), a coupling part (62) extending towards the cylindrical part (31) of the rotating side seal member (9) and a moisture entering prevention cylindrical part (65) extending outward in the axial direction in continuation with the coupling part (62), and the outer end part in the axial direction of the fitting cylindrical part (61) is positioned in the resin (22).

Abstract: A sensor-equipped hub unit comprises a hub unit 1 having a wheel-side raceway member 4, a body-side raceway member 5, and two rows of rolling bodies 6, and a sensor device 2 provided on the hub unit 1. The sensor device 2 has a magnetostrictive sensor 31 for detecting a reverse magnetostrictive effect of the raceway member 4 produced by a force exerted thereon by the rolling bodies 6. The sensor device 2 detects rotation from the number of repetitions of a variation in strain and also detects the force acting on the wheel-side raceway member 4 from the amplitude of strain.

Abstract: A hub unit with a sensor comprises a hub unit 1 including a body-side raceway member 3, a wheel-side raceway member 4 and two rows of rolling elements 5, and a sensor device 2. The sensor device 2 includes a magnetostrictive sensor 8 for detecting the inverse magnetostrictive effect, and the magnetostrictive sensor 8 is mounted to the body-side raceway member 3 so as to be capable of measuring the tensile strain in the uppermost part of an inner wheel 17 of the wheel-side raceway member 4. From the output of the magnetostrictive sensor 8, the tire grounding load and the rotational velocity are detected.

Abstract: A magnetized body (12) is constituted by a resin bonded magnet, and is fixed to a support member (11) in accordance with an integral injection molding, in such a manner that a come-off preventing portion (15) engaging with an outer peripheral portion of a flange portion (14) is formed in an outer periphery of the magnetized body (12). An elastic layer (17) is interposed between the magnetized body (12) and the flange portion (14) A side surface of the flange portion (14) is provided with a concave portion (16) having a depth corresponding to a thickness of the elastic layer (17).

Abstract: A sensor device 2 has a magnetostrictive sensor 8 provided on a fixed-side raceway member 3 for detecting a gap between the sensor and a rotation-side raceway member 4, and means for processing the output of the magnetostrictive sensor 8. The processing means comprises a rotation detecting unit for determining the speed of rotation of the rotation-side raceway member 4 from the number of repetitions of a variation in the output of the magnetostrictive sensor 8, a unit for averaging output values of the magnetostrictive sensor 8 and a load calculating unit for determining the load acting on an antifriction bearing from the output averaged by the averaging unit.

Abstract: A seal device with a sensor includes a fixed seal member fixed to a body-side raceway member and a rotated seal member fixed to a body-side raceway member. The rotated seal member comprises a pulsar provided with a support member and a magnetized body. The support member of the pulsar includes a small-diameter cylindrical portion fitted and fixed to a cylindrical portion of the rotated seal member, a large-diameter cylindrical portion having the magnetized body provided therein, and a connecting portion connecting both of the cylindrical portions. The support member of the pulsar is fitted and fixed to the axial inner portion of the cylindrical portion of the rotated seal member such that the connecting portion is set inward in the axial direction.

Abstract: A sensor-equipped seal device comprises a fixed-side seal member 8 and a rotation-side seal member 9. The fixed-side seal member 8 comprises a metal core 21, a resin member 22 joined to the metal core 21 by insert molding, and a sensor 11 attached to the metal core 21 with the molded resin member. The rotation-side seal member 9 has a slinger 31 fixedly fitted to a wheel-side raceway member 4, and a pulser 10 secured to the slinger 31. The metal core 21 of the fixed-side seal member 8 has a cylindrical portion 41 fixedly fitted to a body-side raceway member 3, and a flange 42 extending from an axially inner end of the cylindrical portion 41 toward the rotation-side seal member 9 so that no metal portion exists between the sensor 11 and the purser 10.

Abstract: A sensor device including a resolver having a rotor provided on a rotation-side raceway member of a hub unit and a stator provided on a stationary-side raceway member of the unit, and a processing circuit for processing a signal to be output in accordance with an air gap between the stator and the rotor. The processing circuit has a wheel ground contact load calculating unit for determining the ground contact load on a wheel from the air gap between the stator and the rotor.

Abstract: Sensor-equipped hub units 34a attached to respective drive wheels 34 each have a sensor device comprising a sensor 36 for detecting the ground contact load on the wheel 34. A control unit 31 has a traction controller 32, whereby when the ground contact load value output from one of the ground contact load sensors 36 while the vehicle is traveling straight is outside a predetermined range, the drive wheel 34 is controlled so as to return the ground contact load value to the original value.

Abstract: Balls are interposed between respective raceway surfaces of inner and outer ring members, and a seal apparatus is provided between shoulder portions of the inner and outer ring members. The seal apparatus comprises an outer ring-side seal ring fixed to the outer ring member, and an inner ring-side seal ring fixed to the inner ring member. A pulser ring is fixed to a ring-shaped core metal of the inner ring-side seal ring. In an outer diameter side of the ring-shaped core metal of the outer ring-side seal ring, a magnetic sensor is molded with resin by an external member to be integrated therein. A connector connected to the magnetic sensor is formed consecutive with the external member.

Abstract: A sensor device 4 has a resolver comprising a stator 21 provided on a suspension member 1 and a rotor 31 provided on an axle member 2. The axle member 2 comprises a drive shaft 11 to be connected to a power transmission, and a hub shaft 12 having a wheel mount portion 13 and fixed to the drive shaft 11. The stator 21 is provided by a press fit on an axial end of knuckle 1a of the suspension member 1 toward a wheel, and the rotor 31 is provided by a press fit on the hub shaft 12 of the axle member 2. The stator 21 and the rotor 31 are opposed to each other radially thereof. An antifriction bearing 3 has rolling bodies 7 in left and right two rows, an outer ring 5 in the form of an integral ring having two raceways, and divided inner rings 6 each having a single raceway.

Abstract: A seal apparatus comprises an outer ring side seal ring fixed to an outer ring member, and an inner ring side seal ring fixed to an inner ring member. A pulser ring is fixed to a ring shaped core metal of the inner ring side seal ring. On an outer diameter side of the ring shaped core metal of the outer ring side seal ring, a magnetic sensor is molded with resin by an external member to be integrated therewith. A connector connected to the magnetic sensor is successively formed with the external member. A reinforcing member which reinforces the sensor side connector is provided on at least either of the external member or the sensor side connector.

Abstract: After forming a primary powder bed at a toothed portion of an article, such as a gear or a spline shaft, by electrostatic powder coating process, the powder bed is removed from crests of teeth in the toothed portion by a specified thickness by scraping it off while sucking up the scraped powder. Next, the electrostatic powder coating process is performed again to form a secondary powder bed over the entire surface of the toothed portion. Then, the primary and secondary powder beds are melted or fused by induction heating to thereby form a coating film of a substantially uniform thickness.

Abstract: After forming a primary powder bed (i.e., powder layer) at a toothed portion of an article, such as a gear or a spline shaft, by electrostatic powder coating process, the powder bed/layer is removed from crests of teeth in the toothed portion by a specified thickness by scraping it off while sucking up the scraped powder. Next, the electrostatic powder coating process is performed again to form a secondary powder bed/layer over the entire surface of the toothed portion. Then, the primary and secondary powder beds/layers are melted or fused by induction heating to thereby form a coating film of a substantially uniform thickness.

Abstract: An outer ring 3 is provided with the stator 7 of a resolver 2, and a ring member 4 with the rotor 8 of the resolver 2. The stator 7 comprises an annular core 9 and a winding 10 provided around the core 9. The ring member 4 is provided at a position opposed to the stator 7 with an eccentric cylindrical face serving as the rotor 8 and eccentric with respect to other outer peripheral surface of the ring member 4.

Abstract: A sensor device comprises a resolver 2 comprising a rotor provided on a rotation-side raceway member 4 of a hub unit 1 and a stator 7 provided on a stationary-side raceway member 3 of the unit 1, and a processing circuit for processing a signal to be output in accordance with an air gap between the stator 7 and the rotor 8. The processing circuit has a wheel ground contact load calculating unit for determining the ground contact load on a wheel from the air gap between the stator 7 and the rotor 8.

Abstract: A sensor device 2 has a magnetostrictive sensor 8 provided on a fixed-side raceway member 3 for detecting a gap between the sensor and a rotation-side raceway member 4. and means for processing the output of the magnetostrictive sensor 8. The processing means comprises a rotation detecting unit for determining the speed of rotation of the rotation-side raceway member 4 from the number of repetitions of a variation in the output of the magnetostrictive sensor 8, a unit for averaging output values of the magnetostrictive sensor 8 and a load calculating unit for determining the load acting on an antifriction bearing from the output averaged by the averaging unit.

Abstract: A brake caliper 12 is fastened to a fixed-side raceway member 3 of a hub unit 1 as an assembly. The fixed-side raceway member 3 has a caliper mount 10 extending radially outwardly thereof and having the brake caliper 12 attached thereto. A sensor device 2 has strain gauges 2a serving as a brake torque sensor and provided on the fixed-side raceway member 3. The strain gauges 2a are provided at the base end 10a of the caliper mount 10 of the fixed-side raceway member 3.

Abstract: A ball screw device includes a screw shaft having a spiral screw groove on the inner peripheral surface and extending in the axial direction, a nut member having a plurality of screw grooves on the circumferential surface of less than one full turn corresponding to the above screw grooves, a plurality of ball circulation grooves respectively connecting the upstream side and the downstream side of each screw groove, and a number of balls interposed between the screw groove of the screw shaft and the screw grooves of the nut member. The plurality of ball circulation grooves are disposed so that they are shifted relative to each other in the circumferential direction.

Abstract: Sensor-equipped hub units 34a attached to respective drive wheels 34 each have a sensor device comprising a sensor 36 for detecting the ground contact load on the wheel 34. A control unit 31 has a traction controller 32, whereby when the ground contact load value output from one of the ground contact load sensors 36 while the vehicle is traveling straight is outside a predetermined range, the drive wheel 34 is controlled so as to return the ground contact load value to the original value.