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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2015
Applicants:
Oiles Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Oiles Deutschland Gmbh, Ober-Moerlen, DE;
Inventors:
Robert Hamrodi, Ober-Moerlen, DE;
Kai Metzler, Ober-Moerlen, DE;
Tsuyoshi Nagashima, Ober-Moerlen, DE;
Kohei Kurose, Fujisawa, JP;
Assignees:
OILES CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
OILES DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, Ober-Moerlen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 41/00 (2006.01); B60G 17/019 (2006.01); B60T 8/18 (2006.01); G01L 1/24 (2006.01); G01L 5/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); B60G 15/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 41/00 (2013.01); B60G 17/019 (2013.01); B60T 8/1837 (2013.01); G01L 1/243 (2013.01); G01L 5/0009 (2013.01); G01L 5/0019 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); B60G 15/06 (2013.01); F16C 2233/00 (2013.01); F16C 2326/05 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thrust bearing for a vehicle includes an upper case that abuts against a vehicle body-side attaching portion and a lower case on which the upper case is provided so that the lower case is rotatable with respect to the upper case about an axial center AX of a piston rod used in a shock absorber of a suspension of the vehicle, characterized in that the thrust bearing further includes a load sensor for measuring a load vertically acting on the suspension.