Axle load monitoring system (ALMS)
AssigneeAmerican Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorsVijay M. Khatavkar, Bhan P. S. Sengar, Rohit Tikekar, Abhijit V. Nilangekar, Ajay G. Guddeti
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Abstract
An axle load monitoring system configured for use on an axle housing is provided. The axle load monitoring system can include a mounting structure and a strain gauge. The mounting structure can have a first end portion, a second end portion and an intermediate portion. The first end portion can be fixedly coupled to the axle housing. The second end portion can be fixedly coupled to the axle housing. The intermediate portion can be offset away from the axle housing. The strain gauge can be fixedly coupled to the mounting structure at the intermediate portion. The strain gauge can be configured to measure strain of the mounting structure.
Claims22
An axle load monitoring system configured for use on an axle housing, the axle load monitoring system comprising:
- a mounting structure having a first end portion, a second end portion, a first arcuate portion that has a convex side facing toward the axle housing and a concave side facing away from the axle housing, a second arcuate portion that has a concave side facing toward the axle housing and a convex side facing away from the axle housing, and an intermediate portion located between the first and second end portions, wherein the first end portion is fixedly coupled to the axle housing, the second end portion is fixedly coupled to the axle housing and the intermediate portion is offset away from the axle housing;
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- a strain gauge fixedly coupled to the mounting structure at the intermediate portion, the strain gauge configured to measure strain of the mounting structure at the intermediate portion;
- wherein the first end portion transitions to the intermediate portion through the first arcuate portion, and the first arcuate portion transitions to the intermediate portion through the second arcuate portion.
An axle load monitoring system configured for use on an axle housing, the axle load monitoring system comprising:
- a unitary mounting structure having a first end portion, a second end portion and an intermediate portion located between the first and second end portions, wherein the mounting structure is coupled to the axle housing at the first and second end portions and is in the shape of a wave that curves away from the axle housing at the first and second end portions toward a crest of the wave at the intermediate portion;
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- a strain gauge fixedly coupled to the mounting structure at the intermediate portion, the strain gauge configured to measure strain of the mounting structure at the intermediate portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.