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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2023
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Glenn Arthur Lucachick, Bloomington, MN (US);
Robbin Scott Roberts, Saint Michael, MN (US);
Assignee:
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 5/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 5/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wheel support includes a support member configured to be secured to a suspension component of a vehicle. The wheel support includes a transducer body having a rigid annular rim secured to the support member; a rigid center support; and a plurality of radial members extending radially and joining the central support to the annular rim, each of the radial members including at least one portion configured to respond to loads transferred between the center support and the annular rim.