Patent ID: 7233138
Filing Date: 2007-06-19
Classification: B60T,G01D,G01P

Abstract:
1. A motor vehicle comprising: an axle assembly; a plurality of sensors adapted to send signals to a controller, said controller adapted to determine the rotational parameters of an axle within said axle assembly; and an exciter ring assembly including an exciter ring coupled to rotate with said axle, said exciter ring having an annular lip protruding about the circumference of a first end of said ring, said ring having an aperture to accommodate the shaft of said axle, said ring having teeth extending axially along a second end of said ring, said sensor positioned to detect said teeth of said exciter ring, an outer member concentric to said lip, adapted to restrain the radially projecting annular surfaces of either annular end of said lip, said outer member fixed within said axle assembly; and a spacer located within said outer member, said spacer having a ring shaped body with an outer circumference and an inner circumference, said ring shaped body being continuous about a circle along the outer circumference and extending radially inward toward said inner circumference, and at least one cutout, for enabling oil flow, in said inner circumference, said cutout extending radially outward toward said outer circumference.