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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2000
Jason A. Osborn, Oakes, ND (US);
Neil A. Fuchs, Rutland, ND (US);
Kenneth R. Weber, Milnor, ND (US);
A. John Santos, Farmington, CT (US);
Arnold M. Terrill, Thomaston, CT (US);
Clark Equipment Company, Woodcliff Lake, NJ (US);
Abstract
An angle sensor is used for determining the relative position of a steerable wheel hub, relative to a fixed wheel mounting hub. The angle sensor has a portion mounted on the fixed hub, but received in a recess in the kingpin. The kingpin has a central bore that receives a movable shaft of the sensor which is driven by the kingpin. As the steerable wheel hub is steered, it rotates about the axis of the kingpin and rotates the kingpin. The kingpin drives the shaft of the sensor to provide for an indication of the amount of pivotal movement between the wheel hub and the wheel mounting hub.