Patent ID: 6435238
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: B60C,B60T,G06T

Abstract:
In a vehicle having an anti-locking braking system and an air supply, the combination of an automatic tire inflation system for providing air to a rotating tire on a wheel of the vehicle and a wheel speed sensor of the anti-locking braking system for monitoring the speed of rotation of the wheel comprising,a stationary hollow axle connected to the vehicle and said wheel, said axle connected to the air supply for supplying air to the inside of the axle, a rotary connection in communication between the tire and air inside of the axle, said wheel speed sensor including a rotor assembly connected to the wheel and a coacting stator assembly connected to the end of the axle and having a cable extending from the stator assembly through the inside of the axle to the anti-locking braking system, a support positioned in and engaging the inside of the axle, said support having an axial opening therethrough, said rotating connection having a first stationary part connected to and supported in said axial opening, said first part extending coaxially through said stator assembly, and said support including a second opening through which the cable extends.