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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2002
Applicant:
Dennis A. Kramer, Troy, MI (US);
Inventor:
Dennis A. Kramer, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Meritor Heavy Vehicle Technology, LLC, Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 66/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A low cost brake sensor incorporates a sensor portion extending through one of the rivet holes in the backing plate of the brake pad. A locking sleeve snaps onto the sensor portion and secures the sensor to the backing plate. Preferably, the locking sleeve has a lip which snaps into a groove in an outer periphery of a sensor portion. The present invention thus provides a relatively low cost and secure way for attaching the sensor to the brake pad. No modification of the lining or the backing plate is necessary.