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US 12,061,209 B2Granted
Method and system of utilizing oversized tires and/or wheels on a vehicle chassis
AssigneeSkeeter Brush Trucks, LLC
InventorWade Lewis Box
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Abstract
Embodiments presented provide for a system installable on a vehicle chassis that compensates for wheels and tires that vary from original manufacturer equipment to allow on-board safety systems to correctly ascertain and maintain proper vehicle dynamics.
Claims21
A system, comprising:
- a wheel extender configured to be attached to a rim of a vehicle;
- a tone ring configured to be clamped between the wheel extender and a hub of a brake of a vehicle and to be inserted onto a set of studs, the tone ring configured with a number of holes to match the set of studs, the studs extending from the front spindle;
- a set of wheel extender nuts, wherein one nut is provided for each stud and attached for each stud;
- a brake clip configured to be attached to a brake caliper, the brake caliper connected to the brake, the brake clip having a slot;
- and
- a sensor extension bracket configured to be attached to the brake clip at the slot, the sensor extension bracket configured to attach and hold a wheel speed sensor.
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A system, comprising:
- a tone ring configured to be inserted on to a set of studs, the tone ring configured with a number of holes to match the set of studs, the studs extending from the wheel extender, the tone ring centered on the brake disc hub;
- a set of push on retainers, wherein each push on retainer is provided for each stud and wherein each set of push on retainers is affixed to the tone ring;
- a brake clip configured to be attached to a brake caliper, the brake clip having a slot;
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- a sensor extension bracket configured to be attached to the brake clip at the slot at a connection, the sensor extension bracket configured to attach and hold wheel speed sensor.
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A method for adapting a vehicle speed sensing system to produce correct speed results after exchanging at least one of a wheel size and a tire size to a size other than a standard factory equipment size, comprising:
- calculating a first pulse frequency based on the standard factory equipment size to produce an original equipment manufacturer number;
- calculating a second pulse frequency that one of an anti-lock brake system, speedometer and a traction control system occurs for the at least one of the wheel size and tire size to be placed on the vehicle to produce a revised number axial number;
- calculating a ratio of the first pulse frequency to the second pulse frequency to produce a final pulse frequency ratio;
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- placing wheel speed sensor at a new position point near a tone ring of the vehicle speed sensing system correlating to the final pulse frequency ratio.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.