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US 9,038,446 B1Granted
System and method for an automotive engine torque sensor
OwnerLarry D. Sinclairinventor
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus of measuring torque. The method and apparatus entails measuring the torque generated by an automobile engine using a torque sensor replacing the driver side engine mount. A spring component of the torque sensor tares the weight of the engine and a hydraulic pressure gauge measures the lifting forces acting on a pressure receiver of the torque sensor.
Claims20
An automotive engine torque sensor system comprising;
- a mounting plate adapted to attach to an automotive engine;
- a mounting bracket coupled at one end to the mounting plate and attached at an opposite end to a chassis of an automobile;
- a spring between the mounting bracket and mounting plate, the spring adapted to tare the weight of the engine;
- a torque gauge including a pressure receiver coupled to the mounting plate for measuring lifting forces acting on the pressure receiver.
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A method of measuring automotive engine torque, comprising:
- replacing a driver side engine mount with an engine torque sensor system, including a spring and a hydraulic pressure receiver connected to a pressure gauge;
- suspending the weight of the engine with the spring to tare the weight of the engine;
- measuring lifting forces exerted on the hydraulic pressure receiver by engine torque reaction.
An automotive engine torque sensor system comprising;
- an engine torque sensor further comprising
- a first mount for attaching a first end of the engine torque sensor to an engine;
- a second mount for attaching a second end, opposite the first end, of the engine torque sensor to a chassis of an automobile;
- a spring between the first and second mounts, the spring adapted to tare the weight of the engine;
- a hydraulic pressure receiver coupled to the second mount adapted to measure lifting forces acting on the hydraulic pressure receiver;
- an oil filled line connected at a first end to the hydraulic pressure receiver;
- a hydraulic pressure gauge connected at a second end of the oil filled line, the hydraulic pressure gauge including a display for displaying net forces acting on the hydraulic pressure receiver.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.