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US 12,612,156 B2Granted
Magnetic weight on wheels detection
AssigneesSafran Landing Systems, Safran Landing Systems Canada Inc.
InventorsAndrew Michael Ellis, Keyur Mistry, Graeme Peter Arthur Klim, Duy-Minh Nguyen
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Abstract
A shock absorber for a vehicle includes a cylinder and a piston, a portion of which slidably disposed with the cylinder. A magnetic target is fixedly positioned relative to the piston, and a sensor is fixedly positioned relative to the cylinder. The sensor generates a signal according to the position of the magnet target relative to the sensor.
Claims3
A shock absorber for a vehicle, comprising:
- a cylinder;
- a piston, a portion of the piston being slidably disposed with the cylinder;
- a sensor fixedly positioned relative to the cylinder;
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- an elongate magnetic target fixedly positioned relative to the piston and extending along the piston in a longitudinal direction, the magnetic target being configured to cause a constant target sensor reading throughout movement of the shock absorber from a partially compressed state to a fully compressed state and back to the partially compressed state.
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