In-wheel working device and automobile including the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12046965-B2
Application number	US-202117314622-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 7, 2021
Priority date	May 8, 2020
Publication date	Jul 23, 2024
Grant date	Jul 23, 2024

Abstract

Disclosed are an in-wheel working device and an automobile including the in-wheel working device. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, provided is an in-wheel working device including a rotation detection sensor coupled to a wheel bearing. The rotation detection sensor includes: a sensor stator coupled to an outer race of the wheel bearing; and a sensor rotor coupled to a hub of the wheel bearing. The sensor stator includes a printed circuit board (PCB) substrate having a surface on which a coil pattern made of a metal material is formed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An in-wheel working device comprising:
a wheel bearing comprising a hub that constitutes a body; and
a rotation detection sensor coupled to the wheel bearing,
wherein the wheel bearing comprises:
an inner race coupled to an outer circumferential surface of the hub in a radial direction (R);
an outer race spaced outward from the inner race in the radial direction (R); and
a rolling body provided between the inner race and the outer race or between the hub and the outer race,
wherein the rotation detection sensor comprises:
a sensor stator coupled to the outer race; and
a sensor rotor coupled to the hub,
wherein the sensor stator comprises
a printed circuit board (PCB) substrate having a surface on which a coil pattern made of a metal material is formed, and
wherein the sensor stator and the sensor rotor are spaced apart from each other in an axial direction (A) of the hub.

2. An in-wheel working device comprising:
a wheel bearing comprising a hub that constitutes a body; and
a rotation detection sensor coupled to the wheel bearing,
wherein the wheel bearing comprises:
an inner race coupled to an outer circumferential surface of the hub in a radial direction (R);
an outer race spaced outward from the inner race in the radial direction (R); and
a rolling body provided between the inner race and the outer race or between the hub and the outer race,
wherein the rotation detection sensor comprises:
a sensor stator coupled to the outer race; and
a sensor rotor coupled to the hub,
wherein the sensor stator comprises
a printed circuit board (PCB) substrate having a surface on which a coil pattern made of a metal material is formed, and
wherein the coil pattern comprises a plurality of line segment patterns extending in a radial direction of the PCB substrate.

3. The in-wheel working device of claim 1 , wherein the coil pattern comprises a pattern repeated in a circumferential direction of the PCB substrate.

4. The in-wheel working device of claim 1 , wherein the sensor stator further comprises a stator housing configured to accommodate the PCB substrate of the sensor stator.

5. The in-wheel working device of claim 4 , wherein a recess portion having a concavely recessed shape is formed in a surface of the stator housing on the opposite side from a surface of the stator housing facing the sensor rotor among two opposing surfaces of the stator housing in an axial direction (A) of the hub, and
the PCB substrate provided in the sensor stator is accommodated in the recess portion.

6. An in-wheel working device comprising:
a wheel bearing comprising a hub that constitutes a body; and
a rotation detection sensor coupled to the wheel bearing,
wherein the wheel bearing comprises:
an inner race coupled to an outer circumferential surface of the hub in a radial direction (R);
an outer race spaced outward from the inner race in the radial direction (R); and
a rolling body provided between the inner race and the outer race or between the hub and the outer race,
wherein the rotation detection sensor comprises:
a sensor stator coupled to the outer race; and
a sensor rotor coupled to the hub,
wherein the sensor stator comprises
a printed circuit board (PCB) substrate having a surface on which a coil pattern made of a metal material is formed, and
wherein the sensor rotor comprises:
a PCB substrate; and
a metal layer which is attached to a surface of the PCB substrate, which faces the sensor stator, among both surfaces of the PCB substrate provided in the sensor rotor.

7. The in-wheel working device of claim 6 , wherein the metal layer is attached to a portion of the surface of the PCB substrate, which faces the sensor stator, among both the surfaces of the PCB substrate provided in the sensor rotor.

8. The in-wheel working device of claim 6 , wherein the sensor rotor further comprises a rotor housing configured to accommodate the PCB substrate provided in the sensor rotor.

9. The in-wheel working device of claim 8 , wherein a recess portion having a concavely recessed shape is formed in a surface of the rotor housing facing the sensor stator among two opposing surfaces of the rotor housing in an axial direction (A) of the hub, and
the PCB substrate provided in the sensor rotor is accommodated in the recess portion.

10. The in-wheel working device of claim 1 , wherein the sensor rotor comprises a metal plate, and
protrusion areas protruding in a radial direction of the metal plate and recess areas concavely recessed in the radial direction of the metal plate are alternately provided in an outer circumferential surface of the metal plate in the radial direction.

11. The in-wheel working device of claim 10 , wherein the metal plate is made of an electrical steel sheet or aluminum.

12. An automobile comprising the in-wheel working device of claim 1 .

Assignees

• Hyundai Mobis Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yang Hae Jun

Classifications

• G01P3/443

  mounted in bearings (bearings F16C) · CPC title

• F16C41/007

  Encoders, e.g. parts with a plurality of alternating magnetic poles · CPC title

• F16C19/186

  with three raceways provided integrally on parts other than race rings, e.g. third generation hubs · CPC title

• B60B27/0015

  for driven wheels · CPC title

• B60B27/0094

  one or more of the bearing races are formed by the hub · CPC title