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US 9,849,893 B2Granted
Hub unit
AssigneeAktiebolaget Skf
InventorsAndreas Clemens Van Der Ham, Mairi Joan Torrie, Andrew Campbell, Gerard McGoogan
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Abstract
A hub unit including an end cap for preloading and retaining a bearing unit on an axle. The end cap is provided with a sensor unit for detecting at least one of vibrations and temperature of the bearing unit.
Claims18
A hub unit including:
- an end cap for preloading and retaining a bearing unit on an axle,
- wherein the end cap is provided with a sensor unit for detecting at least one of vibrations and temperature of the bearing unit, the sensor unit having an arched shape formed in a radial direction of the end cap, the sensor unit being located proximate an annular edge of the end cap.
A controller suitable for reading out data acquired by a sensor unit of a hub unit,
- the hub unit comprising:
- an end cap for preloading and retaining a bearing unit on an axle,
- wherein the end cap is provided with a sensor unit for detecting at least one of vibrations and temperature of the bearing unit, the sensor unit having an arched shape formed in a radial direction of the end cap, the sensor unit being located proximate an annular edge of the end cap,
- wherein the controller is configured to generate at least one of a status information and warning signals based on the detection results obtained from the sensor unit.
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A hub unit including:
- an end cap for preloading and retaining a bearing unit on an axle;
- and
- a circuit board including multiple circuit board segments, the multiple circuit board segments being pivotably connected to one another by a flexible element,
- wherein the end cap is provided with a sensor unit for detecting at least one of vibrations and temperature of the bearing unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.