Kingpin assembly with rotation sensor arrangement
AssigneeSAF-HOLLAND GmbH
InventorsRandy L. Schutt, Ahmad Nizam Mohamad Jembari, Gerald Hungerink
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Abstract
A kingpin assembly includes a housing having a recess located therein, a kingpin having at least a portion located within the recess of the housing, wherein the kingpin is secured within the recess of the housing, and wherein the kingpin includes an axis extending along a length of the kingpin, and a sensor arrangement configured to sense a force exerted on the kingpin in a first direction that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction.
Claims20
A kingpin assembly, comprising:
- a housing having a recess located therein;
- a kingpin having at least a portion located within the recess of the housing, wherein the kingpin is secured within the recess of the housing, and wherein the kingpin includes an axis extending along a length of the kingpin;
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- a sensor arrangement located entirely between the housing and an exterior surface of the kingpin and configured to sense a force exerted on the kingpin in a first direction that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction.
A kingpin assembly, comprising:
- a housing having a recess located therein;
- a kingpin having at least a portion located within the recess of the housing, wherein the kingpin is rotationally secured within the recess of the housing, and wherein the kingpin includes an axis extending along a length of the kingpin;
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- a sensor arrangement located entirely between the housing and an exterior surface of the kingpin and configured to sense a first force exerted on the kingpin in a first direction that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and a second force exerted on the kingpin in a second direction that extends in a substantially lateral direction, wherein the first direction extends in a substantially longitudinal direction.
A kingpin assembly, comprising:
- a housing having a recess located therein;
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- a kingpin having at least a portion located within the recess of the housing, wherein the kingpin is rotatably secured within the recess of the housing for pivoting movement about a longitudinal axis of the kingpin;
- a sensor arrangement located entirely between the housing and an exterior surface of the kingpin and configured to sense a force exerted on the kingpin in a first direction that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal of the kingpin;
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- a biasing member configured to rotatably bias the kingpin to a selected position with respect to the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.