Load monitoring arrangement for a vehicle axle
AssigneeLucas Industries Limited
InventorJohn S. Forrester
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Abstract
A load monitoring arrangement for a vehicle axle comprises a bolt which in use is fixedly mounted on a vehicle body and is connected with a resilient suspension part so that the body is connected with the suspension part through the intermediary of the bolt. A transducer is secured to the bolt so as to monitor the effect of loading forces acting thereon.
Claims9
A load monitoring arrangement for a vehicle axle comprising a bolt which in use is fixedly mounted on a vehicle body and serves to connect said vehicle body with a resilient suspension part, wherein said bolt has a hollow therein, an insert disposed in the hollow of said bolt so as to be in intimate contact with said bolt, and a transducer provided on said insert so as to monitor the effect of loading forces acting on said bolt, said transducer being disposed within said bolt.
A vehicle comprising a body, a plurality of axles, and a resilient suspension part connecting one end of each axle with the vehicle body wherein there is provided a load monitoring arrangement comprising a bolt which is fixedly mounted on the vehicle body and connected with the suspension part so that the body is connected with the suspension part through the intermediary of said bolt, said bolt having a hollow therein, an insert disposed in the hollow of said bolt so as to be in intimate contact with said bolt, and a transducer provided on said insert and within the hollow of said bolt so as to monitor the effect of loading forces acting on said bolt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.