Apparatus and method for determining a damage state of a wheel bearing
AssigneeSchaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
InventorJens Heim
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for determining a damage state of a wheel bearing (12), in which a wheel (15) with a tire (9) arranged on a rim (8) in such a manner that the wheel can be rotated on an axle, in a motor vehicle, in particular during maintenance work on the motor vehicle. In order to avoid the wheel bearing (12) being accessed unnecessarily, a sensor unit (1) which communicates with an evaluation unit and is removably fastened radially outside a screw circle (11) of the rim (8) is provided for the purpose of determining the damage state.
Claims10
An apparatus for determining a state of damage of a wheel bearing, in which a wheel with a tire arranged on a rim is rotatably provided on an axle of a motor vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a sensor unit which communicates with an evaluation unit for determining a state of damage, said sensor unit is removably attached directly to the rim at an attachment point located radially outside a screw circle of the rim.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.