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US 2024/0300638 A1Published application
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.
Claims15
A shock absorber for a vehicle, comprising:
- a cylinder;
- a piston, a portion of the piston being slidably disposed with the cylinder;
- a magnetic target fixedly positioned relative to the piston;
- and
- a sensor fixedly positioned relative to the cylinder, wherein the sensor generates a signal according to the position of the magnet target relative to the sensor.
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