Patent ID: 9649879
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: B60B,G01L,G01M

Claim:
1. A wheel force transducer mountable on a rotatable wheel in a machine, comprising: an inner flange coupled to an axle shaft flange, the axle shaft flange circumferentially surrounding an end portion of an axle shaft of the machine, and the inner flange positioned axially exterior to the axle shaft and the axle shaft flange; an outer flange coupled to a wheel flange of the machine; a tube connected to the inner flange at a tube first end and connected to the outer flange at a tube second end, the tube disposed between the axle shaft flange and the wheel flange such that the inner flange, the tube, and the outer flange are positioned axially exterior to the axle shaft, and the tube extends axially away from the axle shaft towards the wheel flange; and at least one force sensor mounted on the tube, wherein the at least one force sensor is configured to provide data for at least one of forces and moments subjected to the wheel.