Patent ID: 11953348
Assignee: DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. An axle assembly, comprising: a housing of the axle assembly, wherein a differential assembly is supported within the housing of the axle assembly; a movable component at least partially disposed in the housing, wherein the movable component is a differential case; and a sensor assembly configured to sense a parameter of the differential case of the axle assembly, the sensor assembly including: a stationary first wire coil disposed within the housing and coupled to an electromagnetic coil of the differential assembly, the stationary first wire coil in electrical communication with a first electrical circuit; and a second wire coil disposed within the housing and coupled to the differential case for rotation therewith, the second wire coil in electrical communication with a second electrical circuit including a sensing device for measuring the parameter of the differential case of the axle assembly, wherein the second wire coil is disposed adjacent the stationary first wire coil generating a magnetic field therebetween, and wherein the magnetic field facilitates transmission of an electrical current varied as a function of the parameter of the differential case of the axle assembly from the second electrical circuit to the first electrical circuit.