Patent ID: 6538427
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: F16C,G01P

Abstract:
A wheel speed sensor and bearing assembly adapted for use in a wheel end assembly of a vehicle comprising:an outer race defining an axis and adapted to be secured to a rotatable component of the vehicle, said outer race including an opened inboard end, an opened outboard end, and at least one bearing seat; an inner race including at least one bearing seat; a bearing unit including at least one bearing disposed between said bearing seats of said outer race and said inner race; a spindle adapted to be secured to a fixed component of the vehicle, said spindle including an inboard end, an outboard end, and an opening formed therethrough extending from said inboard end to said outboard end; a wheel speed sensor directly secured to said spindle adjacent said outboard end thereof, said wheel speed sensor including an outer magnet surface; and a tone wheel operatively secured to said outer race adjacent said opened outboard end thereof, said tone wheel including an inner surface which is positioned in a spaced apart relationship relative to said outer magnet surface of said wheel speed sensor.