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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2020
Applicant:
Aktiebolaget Skf, Gothenburg, SE;
Inventors:
Michael Baumann, Gädheim, DE;
Matthias Hofmann, Schweinfurt, DE;
Assignee:
AKTIEBOLAGET SKF, Gothenburg, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 19/08 (2006.01); F16C 19/54 (2006.01); G01M 13/04 (2019.01); G01M 13/045 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 13/045 (2013.01); F16C 19/08 (2013.01); F16C 2233/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A kingpin unit includes a kingpin having an inner bore, a sensor tube formed as a hollow sleeve disposed in the inner bore of the kingpin, and at least one sensor disposed in the sensor tube. The sensor is configured to sense a condition of at least one bearing formed or mounted on the kingpin and is mounted in the interior of the sensor tube at, for example, an opening in a side wall of the sensor tube.