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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2012
Takayuki Norimatsu, Iwata, JP;
Toru Takahashi, Iwata, JP;
Kazuo Komori, Iwata, JP;
Kazuhiro Baba, Iwata, JP;
Kentarou Nishikawa, Iwata, JP;
Takayuki Norimatsu, Iwata, JP;
Toru Takahashi, Iwata, JP;
Kazuo Komori, Iwata, JP;
Kazuhiro Baba, Iwata, JP;
Kentarou Nishikawa, Iwata, JP;
NTN Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A sensor equipped wheel support bearing assembly for supporting a vehicle wheel rotatably relative to a vehicle body, including an outer member; an inner member; a plurality of rows of rolling elements interposed between the outer and inner member; a strain sensor unit, made up of a strain generating member and a sensor element fitted to the strain generating member for detecting strains induced in the strain generating member, is fitted to one of the outer and inner members, that serves as a stationary member; and a covering member that covers at least the sensor element sealingly, provided on a mounting surface of the strain generating member of the strain sensor unit, on which the sensor element is mounted, the covering member being made of a resin which is over-molded or an elastomer bonded by vulcanization.