Temporary support member for a sensor unit of a bearing, sensing sub-assembly and bearing assembly comprising such a support member

A temporary support member for a sensor unit of a bearing assembly, the support member comprising:

• a first part for accommodating at least a part of a sensor body of the sensor unit;
• a second part for accommodating, in a coiled configuration, a cable connected to the sensor body,
• a third part for accommodating a connector mounted at a free end of the cable, and
• a lug for shaping the cable between the sensor body and the second part,
• wherein the second part is circular and the lug extends along a direction which is globally radial with respect to a central axis of the second part, and
• wherein the lug has a radially outer concave portion for accommodating a part of the cable.

A sensing sub-assembly comprising:

• a sensor unit with a sensor body,
• a cable connected to the sensor body and
• a connector mounted at a free end of the cable, wherein
• the sensing sub-assembly also includes a temporary support member comprising
• a first part for accommodating at least a part of a sensor body of the sensor unit;
• a second part for accommodating, in a coiled configuration, a cable connected to the sensor body, and
• a third part for accommodating a connector mounted at a free end of the cable, wherein the third part is defined by several arms distributed around a central axis of the support member, and wherein
• the sensor body is received within a first volume of the first part of the temporary support member, the cable is wound in a second volume of the second part of the temporary support member and the connector is received within a third volume of the third part of the temporary support member.

A bearing assembly comprising:

• a bearing having a rotating ring,
• a non-rotating ring, and
• an encoder washer mounted on the rotating ring, wherein
• the bearing assembly includes a sensing sub-assembly mounted on the non-rotating ring and having;
• a sensor unit with a sensor body,
• a cable connected to the sensor body and
• a connector mounted at a free end of the cable, wherein
• the sensing sub-assembly also includes a temporary support member comprising
• a first part for accommodating at least a part of a sensor body of the sensor unit;
• a second part for accommodating, in a coiled configuration, the cable connected to the sensor body, and
• a third part for accommodating a connector mounted at a free end of the cable, wherein the third part is defined by several arms distributed around a central axis of the support member, and wherein
• the sensor body is received within a first volume of the first part of the temporary support member, the cable is wound in a second volume of the second part of the temporary support member and the connector is received within a third volume of the third part of the temporary support member.