Vehicle axle assembly
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10275954B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-30

    申请号:US15759298

    申请日:2016-09-08

    Inventor: Thomas Mueller

    Abstract: A vehicle axle assembly includes an axle shaft having a first planar portion extending from the shaft perpendicular to the axis of rotation, and an axle housing partially surrounding and rotatably supporting the axle shaft with a second planar portion extending from the axle housing adjacent and substantially parallel to the first planar portion. Two or more sensor arrangements are provided, each having a first sensor part on the first planar portion and a second sensor part on the second planar portion, with each sensor arrangement being configured to generate a signal indicative of a measured gap between the first and second planar portions. A data processor coupled with the sensor arrangements generates an indication of axle shaft bending from differences in the measured gap between sensor arrangements, which indication may then be used to derive a measurement for vehicle axle loading.

    VEHICLE AXLE ASSEMBLY
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180253914A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-06

    申请号:US15759298

    申请日:2015-09-08

    Inventor: Thomas Mueller

    CPC classification number: G07C5/0808 A01B63/112 A01B76/00 G01G19/08

    Abstract: A vehicle axle assembly includes an axle shaft having a first planar portion extending from the shaft perpendicular to the axis of rotation, and an axle housing partially surrounding and rotatably supporting the axle shaft with a second planar portion extending from the axle housing adjacent and substantially parallel to the first planar portion. Two or more sensor arrangements are provided, each having a first sensor part on the first planar portion and a second sensor part on the second planar portion, with each sensor arrangement being configured to generate a signal indicative of a measured gap between the first and second planar portions. A data processor coupled with the sensor arrangements generates an indication of axle shaft bending from differences in the measured gap between sensor arrangements, which indication may then be used to derive a measurement for vehicle axle loading.

    TYRE IN TYRE SYSTEMS
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180250990A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-06

    申请号:US15759293

    申请日:2016-09-08

    Inventor: Thomas Mueller

    Abstract: A wheel provided with a tyre in tyre installation in which an outer ground engaging tyre is mounted on a rim of the wheel and an inner inflatable member is mounted on the rim inside the outer tyre. The inner surface of the outer tyre and the outer surface of the inner inflatable member are provided with respective electrically conductive members suitably in the form of induction loops. A controller determines when the respective electrically conductive members come into close proximity or contact, enabling manual or automated adjustment of air pressure to minimise abrasion between the outer tyre and inner inflatable member.

    Tyre in tyre systems
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10252582B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-09

    申请号:US15759293

    申请日:2016-09-08

    Inventor: Thomas Mueller

    Abstract: A wheel provided with a tire in tire installation in which an outer ground engaging tire is mounted on a rim of the wheel and an inner inflatable member is mounted on the rim inside the outer tire. The inner surface of the outer tire and the outer surface of the inner inflatable member are provided with respective electrically conductive members suitably in the form of induction loops. A controller determines when the respective electrically conductive members come into close proximity or contact, enabling manual or automated adjustment of air pressure to minimize abrasion between the outer tire and inner inflatable member.

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