Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wheel end brake pad wear sensor
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Application No.: US16369634Application Date: 2019-03-29
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Publication No.: US11215252B2Publication Date: 2022-01-04
- Inventor: Javier A. Ruiz , Scott Purgason , Adam P. Jones
- Applicant: Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC
- Applicant Address: US OH Elyria
- Assignee: Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC
- Current Assignee: Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Elyria
- Agency: Reising Ethington P.C.
- Main IPC: F16D65/12
- IPC: F16D65/12 ; F16D66/02

Abstract:
A sensor assembly for determining an amount of wear on a brake pad in a disc brake includes a shaft extender having a first end coupled to one end of a shaft of an adjustment mechanism of a caliper of the disc brake for rotation with the shaft about a rotational axis and a second end defining a shaft extension. A sensor generates a signal indicative of a degree of rotation of the shaft extension with the signal indicative of the amount of wear on the brake pad. The sensor includes a body coupled to the shaft extension and configured for rotation about an offset axis offset from the rotational axis in response to rotation of the shaft extension about the rotational axis and a measurement device configured to generate the signal responsive to rotation of the body about the offset axis. A housing encloses the sensor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200309217A1 Wheel End Brake Pad Wear Sensor Public/Granted day:2020-10-01
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