Hydraulic mount and control method
AssigneeDelphi Technologies, Inc.
InventorsThomas A. Baudendistel, Sanjiv G. Tewani, Mark W. Long, James E. Dingle
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Abstract
A hydraulic mount control system for a vehicle including at least one hydraulic mount, each mount including a hollow body defining a fluid-filled chamber. A pressure sensor is positioned to sense the fluid pressure in the chamber and generate a pressure signal. A control unit is electrically connected to the pressure sensor. The control unit is adapted to generate an electric control signal in response to the pressure signal from the pressure sensor and a control device is responsive to the electric control signal for controlling the hydraulic mount.
Claims22
A hydraulic mount control system for a vehicle comprising:
- at least one hydraulic mount, each mount including a hollow body defining a fluid-filled chamber;
- a pressure sensor positioned to sense the fluid pressure in the chamber and generate a pressure signal;
- a control unit electrically connected to the pressure sensor, the control unit adapted to generate an electric control signal in response to the pressure signal from the pressure sensor;
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- a control device responsive to the electric control signal for controlling the hydraulic mount.
A method of controlling a fluid-containing mount comprising:
- sensing a pressure of the mount fluid;
- generating a pressure signal corresponding to the sensed pressure;
- generating an electric control signal corresponding to the pressure signal;
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- controlling the flow of mount fluid in the mount responsive to the electric control signal.
A hydraulic mount control system for a vehicle comprising:
- means for sensing a pressure of a mount fluid;
- means for generating a pressure signal corresponding to the sensed pressure;
- means for generating an electric control signal corresponding to the pressure signal;
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- means for controlling the flow of the mount fluid in the mount responsive to the electric control signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.