Flexible, dual purpose wheel speed harness and breather line
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsTrenton Wayne Lauer, Joseph Lee Rottman, Quintin Wayne McDaniel
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Abstract
A method for attaching a clamping assembly to the frame of a machine includes attaching a sensor assembly to the spindle of a machine such that a wire harness extends through the internal cavity of the spindle and out from the spindle, fishing the wire harness through a breather line, and attaching the wiring harness to the chassis of a machine.
Claims20
A wire harness and breather line subassembly comprising:
- an annular flexible hose defining a longitudinal axis, a first axial end, a second axial end, and an aperture extending completely along the longitudinal axis from the first axial end to the second axial end;
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- a wiring harness disposed in the annular flexible hose positioned at least partially adjacent the longitudinal axis, defining at least partially an annular channel between the annular flexible hose and the wiring harness;
- wherein the wiring harness includes wiring disposed in the wiring harness, and liquid is disposed in the annular channel between the annular flexible hose and the wiring harness.
A wire harness and breather line assembly for use with a machine comprising:
- a chassis;
- a spindle movably attached to the chassis;
- a wheel rotatably attached to the spindle;
- an annular flexible hose defining a longitudinal axis, a first axial end, a second axial end, and an aperture extending completely along the longitudinal axis from the first axial end to the second axial end;
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- a wiring harness disposed in the annular flexible hose positioned at least partially adjacent the longitudinal axis, defining at least partially an annular channel between the annular flexible hose and the wiring harness;
- wherein the wiring harness includes wiring disposed in the wiring harness, the wiring harness is attached to the chassis and is attached to the spindle, and the annular flexible hose is attached to the chassis and is attached to the spindle, and a liquid is disposed in the annular channel between the annular flexible hose and the wiring harness.
A method for attaching a wiring harness and breather line assembly to the frame of a machine, the method comprising:
- attaching a sensor assembly to the spindle of a machine such that a wire harness extends through the internal cavity of the spindle and out from the spindle;
- fishing the wire harness through a breather line;
- attaching the wiring harness to the chassis of a machine;
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- attaching a breather line having a flexible hose about the wiring harness to the spindle such that the flexible hose is later filled with oil that is in communication with the internal cavity of the spindle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.