IP Library Granted Patent US 10,704,602
Granted Patent B2
US 10,704,602 · App. 15/984,845 · Granted Jul 7, 2020

Brake rotor and tone ring assembly

Inventor: David Gonska (Beverly Hills, MI)
Assignee: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
F16C41/007B60B27/0052B60B27/0068B60B27/02F16D65/123F16C2326/02
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Patent No.
US 10,704,602
App. No.
15/984,845
Granted
Jul 7, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wheel end assembly includes a brake rotor that is rotatable about an axis and a tone ring that is secured to the brake rotor. The brake rotor includes a protrusion that extends into a brake rotor opening. The tone ring includes a recess that receives the protrusion to restrict rotational movement of the tone ring with respect to the brake rotor.

Claims (56)

1. A wheel end assembly comprising:

a brake rotor that is rotatable about an axis, the brake rotor including:

an inner rotor surface that faces toward the axis and at least partially defines a brake rotor opening; and

a protrusion that is disposed proximate the inner rotor surface and that extends into the brake rotor opening; and

a tone ring that is secured to the brake rotor, the tone ring including:

a set of teeth that is arranged around the axis;

an outer surface that faces away from the axis; and

a recess that extends from the outer surface toward the axis, wherein the protrusion engages the tone ring at the recess to restrict rotational movement of the tone ring with respect to the brake rotor, wherein the recess is at least partially defined by a first recess surface that extends from the outer surface, a second recess surface that extends from the outer surface, and a recess end surface that extends along an arc and extends from the first recess surface to the second recess surface, and wherein the protrusion engages the first recess surface and the second recess surface and is spaced apart from the recess end surface.

2. The wheel end assembly of claim 1 wherein the tone ring is disposed at least partially in the brake rotor opening.

3. The wheel end assembly of claim 1 wherein the tone ring includes a second recess that is spaced apart from the recess and the brake rotor includes a second protrusion that is spaced apart from the protrusion, wherein the second protrusion is received in the second recess.

4. The wheel end assembly of claim 1 wherein the first recess surface is spaced apart from and disposed parallel to the second recess surface.

5. The wheel end assembly of claim 1 wherein the tone ring defines a tone ring opening that extends through the tone ring and extends around the axis, wherein the set of teeth is radially positioned between the tone ring opening and the protrusion.

6. The wheel end assembly of claim 1 wherein the tone ring further includes a mounting feature that extends around the axis and is disposed proximate the outer surface, wherein the mounting feature engages the brake rotor to restrict axial movement of the tone ring.

7. A wheel end assembly comprising:

a brake rotor that is rotatable about an axis, the brake rotor including:

a brake rotor opening that is disposed around the axis; and

a socket that is disposed in the brake rotor and that extends continuously around the axis, wherein the socket is located further from the axis than the brake rotor opening; and

a tone ring that is secured to the brake rotor, the tone ring including:

a set of teeth that is arranged around the axis; and

a mounting feature that is disposed further from the axis than the set of teeth, wherein the mounting feature includes an enlarged bead disposed at an end of the mounting feature that is received in the socket to inhibit axial movement of the tone ring with respect to the brake rotor.

8. The wheel end assembly of claim 7 wherein the mounting feature extends continuously around the axis.

9. The wheel end assembly of claim 7 wherein the brake rotor and the tone ring have interfacing alignment features that inhibit rotational movement of the tone ring with respect to the brake rotor.

10. The wheel end assembly of claim 7 wherein the brake rotor has a lip disposed adjacent to the socket, the lip having a lip end surface that extends from the socket to a first side of the brake rotor.

11. The wheel end assembly of claim 10 wherein the socket is open in a direction that faces toward the axis, the lip end surface faces toward the axis, and the socket extends further from the axis than the lip end surface.

12. A wheel end assembly comprising:

a brake rotor that is rotatable about an axis, the brake rotor including:

a brake rotor opening that is disposed around the axis; and

a socket that is disposed in the brake rotor and that extends continuously around the axis, wherein the socket is located further from the axis than the brake rotor opening; and

a tone ring that is secured to the brake rotor, the tone ring including:

a set of teeth that is arranged around the axis;

a mounting feature that is disposed further from the axis than the set of teeth, wherein the mounting feature is received in the socket to inhibit axial movement of the tone ring with respect to the brake rotor;

an outer surface that faces away from the axis; and

a recess that extends from the outer surface toward the axis, wherein the mounting feature extends from the recess.

13. A wheel end assembly comprising:

a brake rotor that is rotatable about an axis, the brake rotor including:

a brake rotor opening that is disposed around the axis;

a socket that is disposed in the brake rotor and that extends continuously around the axis, wherein the socket is located further from the axis than the brake rotor opening; and

a lip disposed adjacent to the socket, the lip having a lip end surface that extends from the socket to a first side of the brake rotor; and

a tone ring that is secured to the brake rotor, the tone ring including:

a set of teeth that is arranged around the axis; and

mounting feature that is disposed further from the axis than the set of teeth, wherein the mounting feature is received in the socket to inhibit axial movement of the tone ring with respect to the brake rotor; and

a biasing member that extends from the brake rotor to the mounting feature and that exerts a biasing force that urges the mounting feature in an axial direction against the lip.

14. The wheel end assembly of claim 13 wherein the mounting feature includes an enlarged bead disposed at an end of the mounting feature, wherein the enlarged bead is received in the socket.

15. The wheel end assembly of claim 13 wherein the brake rotor and the tone ring have interfacing alignment features that inhibit rotational movement of the tone ring with respect to the brake rotor.

16. A wheel end assembly comprising:

a brake rotor that is rotatable about an axis, the brake rotor including:

a brake rotor opening that is disposed around the axis;

a socket that is disposed in the brake rotor and that extends continuously around the axis, wherein the socket is located further from the axis than the brake rotor opening; and

a lip disposed adjacent to the socket, the lip having a lip end surface that extends from the socket to a first side of the brake rotor; and

a tone ring that is secured to the brake rotor, the tone ring including:

a set of teeth that is arranged around the axis; and

a mounting feature that is disposed further from the axis than the set of teeth, wherein the mounting feature is received in the socket to inhibit axial movement of the tone ring with respect to the brake rotor, wherein the socket is open in a direction that faces away from the axis, the lip end surface faces away from the axis, and the lip end surface extends further from the axis than the socket.

17. The wheel end assembly of claim 16 wherein the mounting feature includes an arm segment that extends in an axial direction toward the brake rotor and an enlarged bead disposed at an end of the arm segment, wherein the enlarged bead is received in the socket.

18. The wheel end assembly of claim 17 further comprising a biasing member that extends from the brake rotor to the enlarged bead and that exerts a biasing force that urges the enlarged bead in an axial direction against the lip.

19. The wheel end assembly of claim 16 wherein the mounting feature has an enlarged bead that has a radius that is greater than a radius of the socket.

20. The wheel end assembly of claim 16 wherein the brake rotor and the tone ring have interfacing alignment features that inhibit rotational movement of the tone ring with respect to the brake rotor.

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 4, 2022
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: ARVINMERITOR, INC.; MERITOR TRANSMISSION CORPORATION; ARVIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; GABRIEL RIDE CONTROL PRODUCTS, INC.; EUCLID INDUSTRIES, LLC; MAREMOUNT CORPORATION; ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC; MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS, LLC; ARVINMERITOR OE, LLC; MOTOR HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS, LLC; MERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC; AXLETECH INTERNATIONAL IP HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 061521/0550 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 15, 2019
From: ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 050066/0008 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 21, 2018
From: GONSKA, DAVID
To: ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC.
Reel/Frame 045860/0882 →
Continuity (1)
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