Detection Device, Cylinder Barrel Unit, and Method for Detecting a Position of a Piston in a Cylinder Barrel
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsJohannes Schwacke, Nicolas Englert
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Abstract
A detection device is for detecting a position of a piston in a cylinder barrel and/or for detecting a strain on the cylinder barrel. The cylinder barrel includes a strain gauge. The detection device includes a reading interface configured to read a strain gauge signal from the strain gauge and an evaluation unit configured to evaluate the position of the piston and/or the strain on the cylinder barrel using the strain gauge signal.
Claims13
A detection device for detecting a position of a piston in a cylinder barrel and/or for detecting a strain on the cylinder barrel, the cylinder barrel comprises a strain gauge, the detection device comprising:
- a reading interface configured to read a strain gauge signal from the strain gauge;
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- an evaluation unit configured to evaluate the position of the piston and/or the strain on the cylinder barrel using the strain gauge signal.
A cylinder barrel unit comprising:
- a cylinder barrel;
- a piston located in the cylinder barrel;
- at least one strain gauge operably connected to the cylinder barrel;
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- a detection device operably connected to the at least one strain gauge, the detection device configured to detect a position of the piston in the cylinder barrel and/or to detect a strain on the cylinder barrel, the detection device comprising (i) a reading interface configured to read a strain gauge signal from the at least one strain gauge, and (ii) an evaluation unit configured to evaluate the position of the piston and/or the strain on the cylinder barrel using the strain gauge signal.
A method for detecting a position of a piston in a cylinder barrel and/or for detecting a strain on the cylinder barrel, the cylinder barrel comprising a strain gauge, the method comprising:
- reading a strain gauge signal from the strain gauge;
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- evaluating the position of the piston and/or the strain on the cylinder barrel using the strain gauge signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.