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US 12,391,081 B2Granted
Height sensor and vehicle comprising same
AssigneeContinental Automotive Technologies GmbH
InventorGuozhen Cai
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Abstract
A height sensor including a sensor body, a swing arm and a connecting rod. A first end of the swing arm is movably connected to the sensor body, and a second end of the swing arm is movably connected to the connecting rod. The swing arm is configured as a structure with an adjustable working length suitable for, and can be matched to, different chassis suspension structures, being highly versatile, with a low development cost and high development efficiency.
Claims11
A height sensor, comprising:
- a sensor body;
- a swing arm comprising a main arm and an auxiliary arm rotatably coupled to the main arm;
- and
- a connecting rod,
- wherein a first end of the main arm is movably connected to the sensor body,
- wherein an end of auxiliary arm is movably connected to the connecting rod, and
- wherein the auxiliary arm comprises a structure configured to rotatably couple the auxiliary arm to the main arm and provide an adjustable working length of the swing arm by rotatably adjusting a second end of the auxiliary arm relative to the first end of the main arm,
- a limiting protrusion disposed at the second end of the auxiliary arm, the limiting protrusion configured to engage with multiple limiting slots to set a position of rotation of the auxiliary arm relative to the main arm.
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A height sensor, comprising:
- a sensor body;
- a swing arm;
- and
- a connecting rod,
- wherein a first end of the swing arm is movably connected to the sensor body,
- wherein a second end of the swing arm is movably connected to the connecting rod,
- wherein the swing arm comprises a structure with an adjustable working length,
- wherein the swing arm further comprises:
- a main arm;
- an auxiliary arm;
- and
- a cooperative connection relationship between the main arm and the auxiliary arm configured to adjust the working length of the swing arm,
- wherein a first end of the main arm is connected to the auxiliary arm, a second end of the main arm is connected to the sensor body,
- wherein the auxiliary arm is movably connected to the connecting rod,
- wherein the cooperative connection relationship comprises a relative assembly angle or assembly position between the main arm and the auxiliary arm,
- wherein the first end of the main arm connected to the auxiliary arm is provided with a mounting hole,
- wherein the main arm comprises multiple limiting slots provided around the mounting hole wherein the first end of the main arm connected to the auxiliary arm is provided with a mounting hole,
- wherein the main arm comprises multiple limiting slots provided around the mounting hole,
- wherein the multiple limiting slots are arranged to surround the mounting hole,
- wherein the auxiliary arm comprises:
- a fixing shaft;
- and
- a limiting protrusion,
- wherein the fixing shaft is connected to the mounting hole in the main arm in a cooperative manner,
- wherein the limiting protrusion is connected to one of the multiple limiting slots on the main arm by engagement, and
- wherein the working length of the swing arm is adjustable by adjusting an angle of rotation of the auxiliary arm relative to the main arm about the fixing shaft.
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A height sensor, comprising:
- a sensor body;
- a swing arm, the swing arm comprising:
- a main arm, the main arm comprising:
- a first end of the main arm rotatably connected to the sensor body;
- and
- a second end of the main arm, the second end of the main arm comprising:
- a mounting hole disposed within a central portion of the second end of the main arm;
- and
- a plurality of limiting slots disposed around a periphery of the second end of the main arm surrounding the mounting hole;
- and
- an auxiliary arm, the auxiliary arm comprising:
- a fixing shaft disposed at a first end of the auxiliary arm, the fixing shaft extending perpendicularly away from the auxiliary arm and through the mounting hole;
- and
- a limiting protrusion disposed at the first end of the auxiliary arm, the limiting protrusion configured to engage with the plurality of limiting slots to set a position of rotation of the auxiliary arm around a rotation axis of the fixing shaft;
- and
- a connecting rod rotatably connected to a second end of the auxiliary arm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.