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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2017
Applicant:
Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, Llc, Maumee, OH (US);
Inventors:
Anthony N. Passero, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Stoyan I. Stoychev, Sylvania, OH (US);
Assignee:
Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC, Maumee, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 7/18 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 15/023 (2013.01); B62D 7/18 (2013.01); B60G 2204/11 (2013.01); B60G 2400/05142 (2013.01); B60G 2400/05144 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wheel-end assembly for a vehicle enabling the direct measurement of the wheel-end position. The wheel-end assembly includes a knuckle having a kingpin bore and a kingpin disposed within the kingpin bore. The knuckle is at least partially rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the kingpin. A knuckle cap assembly is coupled with the kingpin bore adjacent to an end of the kingpin. In addition, a sensor is coupled with the knuckle cap assembly which measures a position of the kingpin relative to the sensor.