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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.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2009

Filed:

Jun. 14, 2005
Applicants:

Takashi Koike, Iwata, JP;

Tomomi Ishikawa, Iwata, JP;

Inventors:

Takashi Koike, Iwata, JP;

Tomomi Ishikawa, Iwata, JP;

Assignee:

NTN Corporation, Osaka, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 41/04 (2006.01); F16C 19/08 (2006.01); G01P 3/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A wheel support bearing assembly comprises a stationary outer member and a rotatable inner member. The to-be-detected parts of angle detection sensors are fixed to the inner member and an outer race of a constant velocity joint connected to the inner member, respectively. Detecting parts of the angle detection sensors are fixed to the outer member in face-to-face relation with the to-be-detected parts. The bearing assembly also includes a load conversion unit detecting a relative angular difference between the inner member and the constant velocity universal joint by comparing the detection signals from the detecting parts to detect the load acting on the bearing assembly.


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