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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2003
Royston Leonard Morris, South Wales, GB;
Mark Anthony Norman, South Wales, GB;
Martin Pors Taylor, South Wales, GB;
Lester Clarke, Burgess Hill, GB;
Jeffrey Clive Thomas, Gwent, GB;
Dennis A. Kramer, Troy, MI (US);
Robert E. Costello, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Jeffrey Allen Schoenhals, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Paul C. Guenther, Troy, MI (US);
Royston Leonard Morris, South Wales, GB;
Mark Anthony Norman, South Wales, GB;
Martin Pors Taylor, South Wales, GB;
Lester Clarke, Burgess Hill, GB;
Jeffrey Clive Thomas, Gwent, GB;
Dennis A. Kramer, Troy, MI (US);
Robert E. Costello, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Jeffrey Allen Schoenhals, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Paul C. Guenther, Troy, MI (US);
ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC, Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A brake actuator assembly includes a sensor mounted to a push rod which is in communication with a transceiver antenna. The sensor provides positional information of the push rod relative to the antenna. A clearance between a friction element and a rotating brake member is determined based on displacement of the push rod and known mechanical relationships within the brake actuator.