TONE RING AND ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE
    62.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180313417A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-01

    申请号:US15962069

    申请日:2018-04-25

    摘要: A tone ring attachment for a disc brake rotor. The disc brake rotor has a disc portion that includes a plurality of circumferentially-spaced lugs. Each one of the lugs has a groove. A discrete tone ring body has a plurality of bosses. Each one of the bosses is receivable in a respective one of the grooves in the lugs. A dart projection extends from at least one of the bosses. The dart projection engages a respective one of the lugs to inhibit relative axial movement and relative rotational movement in at least one direction between the tone ring and the disc brake rotor. A tab is formed on at least one of the bosses. The tab is engageable with a portion of the lug to inhibit relative rotational movement in a second direction opposite the first direction between the tone ring and disc brake rotor.

    TONE RING WITH PROTECTIVE FILLER
    63.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180290637A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-11

    申请号:US15927147

    申请日:2018-03-21

    IPC分类号: B60T8/32 G01P1/02 B60T8/54

    摘要: A tone ring for a heavy-duty vehicle anti-lock braking system (ABS) that includes a filler disposed within spaces or notches between teeth formed in the tone ring. The filler is formed of a material that does not interfere with the ability of an ABS sensor to sense the teeth. In one embodiment, the filler includes a plurality of protrusions disposed within the spaces formed between the teeth. The plurality of protrusions are integrally formed with a base that extends circumferentially around the side of the tone ring opposite the ABS sensor. In another embodiment, the filler includes a plurality of fillings disposed within notches formed between the teeth. The filler prevents road debris and/or contaminants from damaging the tone ring teeth and damaging and/or misaligning the ABS sensor. A thin coating can extend over the tone ring teeth and the plurality of protrusions or fillings to encapsulate the teeth.

    BRAKE COMPONENT MEASUREMENT TOOL
    66.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180003476A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-04

    申请号:US15626463

    申请日:2017-06-19

    IPC分类号: G01B5/00 F16D66/02 B60T17/22

    摘要: A tool for measuring dimensions of disc brake components has an elongated first member. The elongated first member has a first tip extending transversely from the first member. The first tip has a first projection at an end portion of the first tip. An elongated second member is relatively movable to first member. The second member has a second tip extending transversely from the second member in the same direction as the first tip of the first member. The second tip has a second projection at an end portion of the second tip and extends in a direction towards the first projection. First indicia are provided on the first and second members to indicate the relative distance between the first and second projections when measuring an object located between the first and second projections. Second indicia are provided on the first and second members to indicate the relative distance between surfaces of the first and second tips when measuring spaced apart objects located outside of the first and second projections.

    Tie rod arms and steering arms with integrated grease seal caps

    公开(公告)号:US09637168B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-02

    申请号:US14725115

    申请日:2015-05-29

    IPC分类号: B62D7/16 B62D7/20 B62D7/18

    CPC分类号: B62D7/18

    摘要: A tie rod arm is provided for incorporation into a vehicle steering assembly. The tie rod arm has a grease cap portion with a steering knuckle connection formation and a grease seal cap. The steering knuckle connection formation is used to connect the tie rod arm to the body of a steering knuckle of the vehicle steering assembly. The grease seal cap receives the lower end of a kingpin of the vehicle steering assembly. The grease cap portion of the tie rod arm is integrally formed with an arm portion, which includes a tie rod connection formation to connect the tie rod arm to a tie rod of the vehicle steering assembly. A steering arm may also or alternatively be connected to the body of the steering knuckle and include an upper grease seal cap, which receives the upper end of the kingpin.