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US 10,704,602 B2Granted
Brake rotor and tone ring assembly
AssigneeArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
InventorDavid Gonska
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Abstract
A wheel end assembly includes a brake rotor that is rotatable about an axis and a tone ring that is secured to the brake rotor. The brake rotor includes a protrusion that extends into a brake rotor opening. The tone ring includes a recess that receives the protrusion to restrict rotational movement of the tone ring with respect to the brake rotor.
Claims20
A wheel end assembly comprising:
- a brake rotor that is rotatable about an axis, the brake rotor including:
- an inner rotor surface that faces toward the axis and at least partially defines a brake rotor opening;
- and
- a protrusion that is disposed proximate the inner rotor surface and that extends into the brake rotor opening;
- and
- a tone ring that is secured to the brake rotor, the tone ring including:
- a set of teeth that is arranged around the axis;
- an outer surface that faces away from the axis;
- and
- a recess that extends from the outer surface toward the axis, wherein the protrusion engages the tone ring at the recess to restrict rotational movement of the tone ring with respect to the brake rotor, wherein the recess is at least partially defined by a first recess surface that extends from the outer surface, a second recess surface that extends from the outer surface, and a recess end surface that extends along an arc and extends from the first recess surface to the second recess surface, and wherein the protrusion engages the first recess surface and the second recess surface and is spaced apart from the recess end surface.
7 more elements
A wheel end assembly comprising:
- a brake rotor that is rotatable about an axis, the brake rotor including:
- a brake rotor opening that is disposed around the axis;
- and
- a socket that is disposed in the brake rotor and that extends continuously around the axis, wherein the socket is located further from the axis than the brake rotor opening;
- and
- a tone ring that is secured to the brake rotor, the tone ring including:
- a set of teeth that is arranged around the axis;
- and
- a mounting feature that is disposed further from the axis than the set of teeth, wherein the mounting feature includes an enlarged bead disposed at an end of the mounting feature that is received in the socket to inhibit axial movement of the tone ring with respect to the brake rotor.
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A wheel end assembly comprising:
- a brake rotor that is rotatable about an axis, the brake rotor including:
- a brake rotor opening that is disposed around the axis;
- and
- a socket that is disposed in the brake rotor and that extends continuously around the axis, wherein the socket is located further from the axis than the brake rotor opening;
- and
- a tone ring that is secured to the brake rotor, the tone ring including:
- a set of teeth that is arranged around the axis;
- a mounting feature that is disposed further from the axis than the set of teeth, wherein the mounting feature is received in the socket to inhibit axial movement of the tone ring with respect to the brake rotor;
- an outer surface that faces away from the axis;
- and
- a recess that extends from the outer surface toward the axis, wherein the mounting feature extends from the recess.
8 more elements
A wheel end assembly comprising:
- a brake rotor that is rotatable about an axis, the brake rotor including:
- a brake rotor opening that is disposed around the axis;
- a socket that is disposed in the brake rotor and that extends continuously around the axis, wherein the socket is located further from the axis than the brake rotor opening;
- and
- a lip disposed adjacent to the socket, the lip having a lip end surface that extends from the socket to a first side of the brake rotor;
- and
- a tone ring that is secured to the brake rotor, the tone ring including:
- a set of teeth that is arranged around the axis;
- and
- mounting feature that is disposed further from the axis than the set of teeth, wherein the mounting feature is received in the socket to inhibit axial movement of the tone ring with respect to the brake rotor;
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- a biasing member that extends from the brake rotor to the mounting feature and that exerts a biasing force that urges the mounting feature in an axial direction against the lip.
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A wheel end assembly comprising:
- a brake rotor that is rotatable about an axis, the brake rotor including:
- a brake rotor opening that is disposed around the axis;
- a socket that is disposed in the brake rotor and that extends continuously around the axis, wherein the socket is located further from the axis than the brake rotor opening;
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- a lip disposed adjacent to the socket, the lip having a lip end surface that extends from the socket to a first side of the brake rotor;
- and
- a tone ring that is secured to the brake rotor, the tone ring including:
- a set of teeth that is arranged around the axis;
- and
- a mounting feature that is disposed further from the axis than the set of teeth, wherein the mounting feature is received in the socket to inhibit axial movement of the tone ring with respect to the brake rotor, wherein the socket is open in a direction that faces away from the axis, the lip end surface faces away from the axis, and the lip end surface extends further from the axis than the socket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.