公开(公告)号：US20210061030A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-04

申请号：US17097507

申请日：2020-11-13

申请人： Methode Electronics, Inc.

发明人： Chad Reed ,  Julius Beck ,  Florian Burghardt ,  Johannes Gießibl ,  Chris Liston

IPC分类号： B60D1/24 ,  B60D1/01 ,  B60D1/64 ,  G01L1/12 ,  G01L1/26

摘要： A magneto-elastically-based active force sensor, used with a tow coupling between a towed and a towing vehicle or a coupling between a vehicle body and a suspension of the vehicle, which outputs a signal useful for determining forces acting on the coupling. The outputted force information may be provided by processor-enabled embedded software algorithms that take inputs from the force sensor and other sensors, may be used by one or more vehicle systems during operating of the vehicle, such as engine, braking, stability, safety, and informational systems. The force sensor includes directionally-sensitive magnetic field sensing elements inside the sensor, and shielding may be used around the sensors to reduce the influence of external magnetic fields on the sensing elements. The force sensor may be used with different tow and vehicle weight sensing coupling devices installed on different types of automobile cars and trucks.

公开(公告)号：US20200041362A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-06

申请号：US16582093

申请日：2019-09-25

申请人： Methode Electronics Inc.

发明人： Chad Reed ,  Julius Beck ,  Florian Burghardt ,  Johannes Gießibl ,  Chris Liston

IPC分类号： G01L1/12 ,  B60D1/24 ,  B60Q9/00

摘要： A magneto-elastically-based active force sensor, used with a tow coupling between a towed and a towing vehicle or a coupling between a vehicle body and a suspension of the vehicle, which outputs a signal useful for determining forces acting on the coupling. The outputted force information may be provided by processor-enabled embedded software algorithms that take inputs from the force sensor and other sensors, may be used by one or more vehicle systems during operating of the vehicle, such as engine, braking, stability, safety, and informational systems. The force sensor includes directionally-sensitive magnetic field sensing elements inside the sensor, and shielding may be used around the sensors to reduce the influence of external magnetic fields on the sensing elements. The force sensor may be used with different tow and vehicle weight sensing coupling devices installed on different types of automobile cars and trucks.

公开(公告)号：US11491832B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-08

申请号：US17097507

申请日：2020-11-13

申请人： Methode Electronics, Inc.

发明人： Chad Reed ,  Julius Beck ,  Florian Burghardt ,  Johannes Gießibl ,  Chris Liston

IPC分类号： G01L1/26 ,  B60D1/24 ,  B60D1/01 ,  G01L1/12 ,  B60D1/64

摘要： A magneto-elastically-based active force sensor, used with a tow coupling between a towed and a towing vehicle or a coupling between a vehicle body and a suspension of the vehicle, which outputs a signal useful for determining forces acting on the coupling. The outputted force information may be provided by processor-enabled embedded software algorithms that take inputs from the force sensor and other sensors, may be used by one or more vehicle systems during operating of the vehicle, such as engine, braking, stability, safety, and informational systems. The force sensor includes directionally-sensitive magnetic field sensing elements inside the sensor, and shielding may be used around the sensors to reduce the influence of external magnetic fields on the sensing elements. The force sensor may be used with different tow and vehicle weight sensing coupling devices installed on different types of automobile cars and trucks.

公开(公告)号：US11221262B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-11

申请号：US16582093

申请日：2019-09-25

申请人： Methode Electronics Inc.

发明人： Chad Reed ,  Julius Beck ,  Florian Burghardt ,  Johannes Gießibl ,  Chris Liston

IPC分类号： G01L1/12 ,  B60Q9/00 ,  B60D1/24 ,  G01G3/15 ,  G01G7/00 ,  G01G19/12 ,  G01G19/02

摘要： A magneto-elastically-based active force sensor, used with a tow coupling between a towed and a towing vehicle or a coupling between a vehicle body and a suspension of the vehicle, which outputs a signal useful for determining forces acting on the coupling. The outputted force information may be provided by processor-enabled embedded software algorithms that take inputs from the force sensor and other sensors, may be used by one or more vehicle systems during operating of the vehicle, such as engine, braking, stability, safety, and informational systems. The force sensor includes directionally-sensitive magnetic field sensing elements inside the sensor, and shielding may be used around the sensors to reduce the influence of external magnetic fields on the sensing elements. The force sensor may be used with different tow and vehicle weight sensing coupling devices installed on different types of automobile cars and trucks.

公开(公告)号：US11135882B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-05

申请号：US16789735

申请日：2020-02-13

申请人： Methode Electronics Inc.

发明人： Chad Reed ,  Julius Beck ,  Florian Burghardt ,  Johannes Gießibl ,  Chris Liston

IPC分类号： G01L1/12 ,  B60D1/46 ,  B60D1/06

摘要： A magneto-elastically-based active force sensor, used with a tow coupling between a towed and a towing vehicle or a coupling between a vehicle body and a suspension of the vehicle, which outputs a signal useful for determining forces acting on the coupling. The outputted force information may be provided by processor-enabled embedded software algorithms that take inputs from the force sensor and other sensors, may be used by one or more vehicle systems during operating of the vehicle, such as engine, braking, stability, safety, and informational systems. The force sensor includes directionally-sensitive magnetic field sensing elements inside the sensor, and shielding may be used around the sensors to reduce the influence of external magnetic fields on the sensing elements. The force sensor may be used with different tow and vehicle weight sensing coupling devices installed on different types of automobile cars and trucks.

公开(公告)号：US11084342B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-10

申请号：US16778917

申请日：2020-01-31

申请人： Methode Electronics Inc.

发明人： Chad Reed ,  Julius Beck ,  Florian Burghardt ,  Johannes Gießibl ,  Chris Liston

IPC分类号： G01L1/12 ,  B60D1/24 ,  B60D1/155

摘要： A magneto-elastically-based active force sensor, used with a tow coupling between a towed and a towing vehicle or a coupling between a vehicle body and a suspension of the vehicle, which outputs a signal useful for determining forces acting on the coupling. The outputted force information may be provided by processor-enabled embedded software algorithms that take inputs from the force sensor and other sensors, may be used by one or more vehicle systems during operating of the vehicle, such as engine, braking, stability, safety, and informational systems. The force sensor includes directionally-sensitive magnetic field sensing elements inside the sensor, and shielding may be used around the sensors to reduce the influence of external magnetic fields on the sensing elements. The force sensor may be used with different tow and vehicle weight sensing coupling devices installed on different types of automobile cars and trucks.