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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 19, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Harald Merklein, Schweinfurt, DE;
Peter Niebling, Bad Kissingen, DE;
Rainer Breitenbach, Gochsheim, DE;
Heinrich Hofmann, Schweinfurt, DE;
Roland Langer, Schwanfeld, DE;
Assignee:
FAG Automobiltechnik AG, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
384448 ;
Abstract
A wheel bearing with a pulse transmitter attached to the inner bearing ring and a wheel carrier attached to the outer bearing ring. A pot shaped cap over the lateral end of the bearing. A depression in the wheel carrier opens toward the pulse transmitter. A sensor located in the recess has an end face that is urged by a spring in the depression against the cap over the pulse transmitter for establishing a selected spacing between the pulse transmitter and the sensor.