公开(公告)号：US06776261B2

公开(公告)日：2004-08-17

申请号：US10157566

申请日：2002-05-29

申请人： Odd Harald Steen Eriksen ,  Charles Robin Hood ,  Jon A. Cox ,  Mark Jefferson Kranz

发明人： Odd Harald Steen Eriksen ,  Charles Robin Hood ,  Jon A. Cox ,  Mark Jefferson Kranz

IPC分类号： F01M118

CPC分类号： F16C19/52 ,  F16C19/548 ,  F16C33/6625 ,  F16C33/667 ,  F16C33/6674 ,  F16C41/008 ,  F16C2326/02 ,  F16N7/363 ,  F16N2270/52 ,  F16N2270/54

摘要： An apparatus is disclosed for monitoring characteristics of a fluid lubricant contained within a lubricant chamber formed in a wheel hub mounted for rotation about a stationary wheel axle. The apparatus includes an annular bearing spacer configured for mounting on the wheel axle between axially opposed inboard and outboard bearings, the annular bearing spacer forming an interior lubricant reservoir between an inner surface of the spacer and the wheel axle, a guide vane for directing lubricant from the lubricant chamber to the interior lubricant reservoir during rotation of the wheel hub assembly about the wheel axle, and a sensor operatively associated with the interior lubricant reservoir for determining a condition of the lubricant.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于监测容纳在形成在安装成围绕固定轮轴旋转的轮毂中的润滑剂室内的流体润滑剂的特性的装置。 该装置包括环形轴承间隔件，其构造成用于在轴向相对的内侧和外侧轴承之间安装在轮轴上，环形轴承隔离件在隔离件的内表面和轮轴之间形成内部润滑剂储存器，用于将润滑剂从 所述润滑剂室在所述轮毂组件围绕所述轮轴旋转期间到达所述内部润滑剂储存器;以及传感器，其与所述内部润滑剂储存器操作地相关联，用于确定所述润滑剂的状态。