Dual wheel axle assembly
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1. A dual wheel axle assembly comprising:
- an axle;
a hub coupled to the axle;
a rotor coupled to the hub;
a surface of the axle assembly located axially inboard of the hub; and
an adapter including a mounting portion that couples the adapter to the hub or the rotor and an encoder rig portion that is axially spaced apart from the mounting portion, the encoder ring portion being positioned at a first distance from the surface, wherein the first distance is substantially equal to a second distance from a corresponding surface of a single wheel axle assembly to an encoder ring portion of the single wheel axle assembly without the adapter.
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Abstract
A dual wheel axle assembly includes an axle, a hub coupled to the axle, a rotor coupled to the hub, a surface of the axle assembly inboard of the hub, and an adapter. The adapter is coupled to the rotor or the hub. The adapter has an encoder ring portion positioned at a first distance from the surface of the axle assembly, wherein the first distance is substantially equal to a second distance from a corresponding surface of a single wheel axle assembly to an encoder ring portion of the single wheel axle assembly without the adapter.
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1. A dual wheel axle assembly comprising:
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an axle; a hub coupled to the axle; a rotor coupled to the hub; a surface of the axle assembly located axially inboard of the hub; and an adapter including a mounting portion that couples the adapter to the hub or the rotor and an encoder rig portion that is axially spaced apart from the mounting portion, the encoder ring portion being positioned at a first distance from the surface, wherein the first distance is substantially equal to a second distance from a corresponding surface of a single wheel axle assembly to an encoder ring portion of the single wheel axle assembly without the adapter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An axle assembly comprising:
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an axle having a rotating component and a non-rotating component; a hub fixed to the rotating component axle; a rotor fixed to the hub; an adapter attached to the hub or the rotor, the adapter having a first end mounted to the hub or the rotor and a second end opposite the first end, the second end having an encoder ring, the first end and the second end connected by an extension portion that extends axially relative to an axis of the axle and away from the hub in a first direction; and a sensor mounted to a surface of the non-rotating component of the axle, located axially inboard from the hub, the sensor extends axially back toward the encoder ring in a second direction opposite the first direction for detecting a rotational characteristic of the encoder ring. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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