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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 31, 1998
Francisco J. Garcia, Portage, MI (US);
Leo J. Wenstrup, Portage, MI (US);
Other;
Abstract
A two-piece anti-lock brake sensor bracket has a first bracket member or mounting bracket which is welded to an axle housing adjacent a wheel hub. A second bracket member which is a sensor holder is snap-fit onto the first bracket member. An anti-lock brake sensor is mounted in the second bracket member. A snap-fit design for attaching the two bracket members also provides a quick-release, allowing the second bracket member to be detached from the first bracket member. The sensor holder has protrusions which engage with apertures in the mounting bracket. This two piece design can accommodate variations in tone wheel diameter and position with only minor modifications. Additionally, this design is “universal” in that the same type of two-piece bracket assembly works with reduced envelope brakes. Therefore, manufacturing and assembly costs are reduced.