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US 12,533,920 B2Granted
Leaf spring device, leaf spring, and shock absorber assembly
AssigneeRheinmetall Invent GmbH
InventorIngo Roth
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Abstract
A leaf spring device for a motor vehicle, comprising a leaf spring unit made of a fiber composite plastic, and a piezo element arrangement which is attached to the leaf spring unit, wherein the piezo element arrangement is configured to generate an electric voltage in response to a deformation of the leaf spring unit.
Claims13
A leaf spring device for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a leaf spring unit made of a fiber composite plastic;
- a piezo element arrangement which is attached to the leaf spring unit;
- and
- a bearing unit;
- wherein the piezo element arrangement is configured to generate an electric voltage in response to a deformation of the leaf spring unit;
- wherein the piezo element arrangement is attached to an end section of the leaf spring unit provided at an end of the leaf spring unit;
- wherein the bearing unit comprises a receiving pocket;
- wherein the end section is received within the receiving pocket;
- and
- wherein the piezo element arrangement is sandwiched between the end section and a wall of the receiving pocket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.