Patent ID: 7543831
Filing Date: 2009-06-09
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for mounting a sensor on a kingpin, comprising: a mount having a passage therethrough extending between opposite end portions thereof, one of the end portions including a threaded portion configured for threadedly mounting on one end of a kingpin in alignment with a passage therethrough such that the passage through the mount will serve as an extension of the passage through the kingpin end such that a steering axis of a wheel hub extending through the passage through the kingpin will extend through the passage through the mount, and the other of the end portions of the mount being configured for mounting a sensor thereon such that an input of the sensor will be located in a position for sensing a rotational position of an element extending through and rotatable within the passage through the kingpin; the threaded portion of said one of the end portions of the mount comprises a male tapered threaded portion; and the other of the end portions of the mount includes threaded holes at predetermined locations on opposite sides of the passage through the mount, for receiving threaded fasteners for mounting the sensor in a predetermined orientation thereon, and the mount is threadedly mountable on the kingpin at a predetermined rotational position.