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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2005
Applicants:
David M. Toth, Brighton, MI (US);
Richard E. Dewald, Clinton, MI (US);
Bhawani Tripathy, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
David M. Toth, Brighton, MI (US);
Richard E. Dewald, Clinton, MI (US);
Bhawani Tripathy, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Federal-Mogul World Wide, Inc, Southfield, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/32 (2006.01); F16C 32/00 (2006.01); G01P 3/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A shaft seal/position sensor module assembly includes a carrier body that is mountable on a shaft housing about an opening through which a rotatable shaft extends. A sleeve is mountable on the shaft and carries a multi-pole encoder ring having a radially outwardly facing sensor surface. A magneto-resistive sensor is mounted on said carrier body in position to communicate with said sensor surface of said encoder ring.