Patent ID: 11915530
Assignee: CONSOLIDATED METCO, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H  B | IPC B  G  H

Claim 26:
27. A method of monitoring wheel end components of a vehicle, the wheel end components comprising a wheel hub and a wheel rim that are clamped together, the method comprising:
powering at least one sensor associated with the wheel end components with a power source, the at least one sensor and the power source rotatable with the wheel end components, the at least one sensor including a first sensor in an internal compartment of a stud of the wheel hub;
detecting a distance between the first sensor and a displacement member in the internal compartment of the stud;
detecting, via the at least one sensor, at least one property indicative of clamping between the wheel hub and wheel rim based at least in part upon the distance between the first sensor and the displacement member in the internal compartment of the stud; and
wirelessly communicating, via communication circuitry associated with the wheel end components and rotatable therewith, data associated with the at least one property to at least one external device.