摘要 |
A roller bearing assembly (100), such as for use in supporting a vehicle wheel assembly, incorporates a set of rollers (104) disposed between an outer supporting race (102) and an inner supporting race (106). The set of rollers (104) is maintained between the outer and inner supporting races (102, 106) by an annular rib ring (108), which is configured to transfer forces and loads received from the rollers (104) to one or more sensors (110A) disposed between the annular rib ring (108) and an annular outer shell (114) encapsulating the roller bearing assembly (100). Responsive output signals from the sensors (110A), which are representative of the forces and loads exerted by the rollers (104), are communicated to an external system to provide a representation of the roller bearing assembly (100) operating condition.
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