Patent ID: 7097184

Claim:
King-pin assembly with a sensor ( 24 ), the King-pin assembly ( 5 ) comprising a King-pin ( 12 ), an axle frame ( 10 ), a spindle ( 14 ) and a bearing ( 15 ) for moveably mounting the spindle ( 14 ) to the axle frame ( 10 ) using the King-pin, characterised in that the King-pin assembly further comprises a spacer ( 1 ) for holding the axle frame ( 10 ) at a predetermined distance from a bearing inner ring ( 20 ) and wherein a housing ( 2 ) is attached to the spacer ( 1 ), the housing ( 2 ) comprising at least a first part ( 3 ) of the sensor ( 24 ), a second part ( 4 ) of the sensor ( 24 ) being fixedly attached to the spindle ( 14 ).