AIR SPRING HEIGHT MEASUREMENT ARRANGEMENT
    1.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170248403A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-31

    申请号:US15594034

    申请日:2017-05-12

    发明人: Lutz May

    IPC分类号: G01B7/06 B60G11/27

    摘要: The subject invention relates to an air spring height measurement arrangement comprising a magnetic field transmitting arrangement (110) and a magnetic field receiving arrangement (120). The magnetic field transmitting arrangement is adapted to adopt a first state and a second state with regard to the magnetic field receiving arrangement. One of the magnetic field transmitting arrangement (110) and the magnetic field receiving arrangement (120) comprises a first coil (141) and a second coil and the other comprises a third coil (143). A first central axis (161) of the first coil and a second central axis (162) of the second coil enclose a first angle (171) and, in the first state, a third central axis (163) of the third coil (143) and the first central axis enclose a second angle (172), which first and second angle cannot be 0°.

    DISTANCE MEASUREMENT SENSOR BASED ON MAGNETIC SIGNAL TRIANGULATION

    公开(公告)号:US20170160071A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-08

    申请号:US15382875

    申请日:2016-12-19

    发明人: Lutz May

    摘要: The subject invention reveals a distance measuring device comprising: a sensing module, a target module, and an evaluating module, wherein the sensing module and the target module are mountable so as to execute a movement with respect to each other along a movement trajectory, wherein the target module comprises a magnetic field generating element having a magnetic pole axis, wherein the sensing module comprises a first magnetic field sensing array being arranged distant to the movement trajectory. The sensing module and the target module can advantageously be situated within the pressurizable chamber of an air spring which is defined by (contained within) a first mounting plate, a second mounting plate, and a flexible member of the air spring.

    Energy transforming unit for distance measurement sensor

    公开(公告)号:US09634543B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-25

    申请号:US14098866

    申请日:2013-12-06

    发明人: Lutz May

    摘要: The subject invention relates to an air spring (1) with a distance measurement sensor (100), an energy transforming unit (200), a first mounting element (10) being adapted for being mounted to a first vehicle portion (2) and a second mounting element (20) being adapted for being mounted to a second vehicle portion (3). An air volume (50) is arranged between the first mounting element and the second mounting element. The energy transforming unit is adapted to transform a transition of the air spring from a first state (s1) of the air spring to a second state (s2) of the air spring into electrical energy and to provide the generated electrical energy to the distance measurement sensor. The energy transforming unit is arranged in the air volume (50) of the air spring.

    Measuring range shift for smart air springs

    公开(公告)号:US09631694B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-25

    申请号:US14085298

    申请日:2013-11-20

    发明人: Lutz May

    摘要: An air spring height sensor (100) is provided which comprises a receiver (101) for receiving a height signal and an evaluation unit (200). The receiver is adapted for being mounted to an air spring so as to sense a height signal with respect to said air spring. The evaluation unit comprises an input terminal (201), a multiplexer (240), a first signal branch (210) starting from the input terminal and terminating at a first multiplexer input (241), and a second signal branch (220) starting from the input terminal and terminating at a second multiplexer input (242). The first signal branch includes a first amplitude limiter (211) being adapted to cut off the amplitude above a predetermined first threshold value. The multiplexer is adapted to select a measurement signal from one of the inputs of the multiplexer.

    FREQUENCY HOPPING FOR SMART AIR SPRINGS
    5.
    发明申请
    FREQUENCY HOPPING FOR SMART AIR SPRINGS 审中-公开
    智能空气弹簧的频率偏差

    公开(公告)号:US20160312849A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-27

    申请号:US15140112

    申请日:2016-04-27

    发明人: Lutz May

    摘要: The subject invention relates to an air spring height sensor comprising a transmitter unit (102) for transmitting a height measuring signal, a receiver unit (101) for sensing a height signal, a carrier frequency switching unit (103), and an evaluation unit (200). The receiver unit and the transmitter unit are adapted for being mounted to opposing mounting elements (10, 20) of an air spring (1). The transmitter unit is switchable between different carrier frequencies (121, 122) of a height measuring signal. The evaluation unit comprises a frequency filter (213) being switchable between different carrier frequencies, wherein the carrier frequency switching unit is adapted for switching the carrier frequency of the frequency filter at a predetermined first point of time and the corresponding carrier frequency of the transmitter unit at a predetermined second point of time, wherein the first point of time is prior to the second point of time.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种空气弹簧高度传感器,其包括用于传输高度测量信号的发射器单元(102),用于感测高度信号的接收器单元(101),载波频率切换单元(103)和评估单元 200)。 接收器单元和发射器单元适于安装到空气弹簧(1)的相对的安装元件(10,20)上。 发射机单元可在高度测量信号的不同载波频率(121,122)之间切换。 评估单元包括可在不同载波频率之间切换的频率滤波器(213),其中载波频率切换单元适于在预定的第一时间点切换频率滤波器的载波频率以及发射机单元的相应载波频率 在预定的第二时间点,其中第一时间点在第二时间点之前。

    Distance measurement sensor based on magnetic signal triangulation
    6.
    发明授权
    Distance measurement sensor based on magnetic signal triangulation 有权
    基于磁信号三角测量的距离测量传感器

    公开(公告)号:US09562758B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-07

    申请号:US14248703

    申请日:2014-04-09

    发明人: Lutz May

    IPC分类号: G01B7/14 G01B7/02

    摘要: The subject invention reveals a distance measuring device comprising: a sensing module, a target module, and an evaluating module, wherein the sensing module and the target module are mountable so as to execute a movement with respect to each other along a movement trajectory, wherein the target module comprises a magnetic field generating element having a magnetic pole axis, wherein the sensing module comprises a first magnetic field sensing array being arranged distant to the movement trajectory. The sensing module and the target module can advantageously be situated within the pressurizable chamber of an air spring which is defined by (contained within) a first mounting plate, a second mounting plate, and a flexible member of the air spring.

    摘要翻译: 本发明揭示了一种距离测量装置,包括:感测模块,目标模块和评估模块,其中感测模块和目标模块可安装成沿着运动轨迹相对于彼此执行运动,其中, 目标模块包括具有磁极轴的磁场产生元件,其中感测模块包括远离移动轨迹的第一磁场感测阵列。 感测模块​​和目标模块可以有利地位于由第一安装板,第二安装板和空气弹簧的柔性构件(容纳在其内)中限定的空气弹簧的可加压室内。

    AIR SPRING HEIGHT MEASUREMENT ARRANGEMENT
    7.
    发明申请
    AIR SPRING HEIGHT MEASUREMENT ARRANGEMENT 有权
    空气弹簧高度测量装置

    公开(公告)号:US20160187162A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-30

    申请号:US14857478

    申请日:2015-09-17

    发明人: Lutz May

    IPC分类号: G01D5/20

    摘要: The subject invention relates to an air spring height measurement arrangement comprising a magnetic field transmitting arrangement (110) and a magnetic field receiving arrangement (120). The magnetic field transmitting arrangement is adapted to adopt a first state and a second state with regard to the magnetic field receiving arrangement. One of the magnetic field transmitting arrangement (110) and the magnetic field receiving arrangement (120) comprises a first coil (141) and a second coil and the other comprises a third coil (143). A first central axis (161) of the first coil and a second central axis (162) of the second coil enclose a first angle (171) and, in the first state, a third central axis (163) of the third coil (143) and the first central axis enclose a second angle (172), which first and second angle cannot be 0°.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种包括磁场传输装置(110)和磁场接收装置(120)的空气弹簧高度测量装置。 磁场传输装置适于采用关于磁场接收装置的第一状态和第二状态。 磁场传输装置(110)和磁场接收装置(120)中的一个包括第一线圈(141)和第二线圈,另一个包括第三线圈(143)。 第一线圈的第一中心轴线(161)和第二线圈的第二中心轴线(162)包围第一角度(171),并且在第一状态下,第三线圈(143)的第三中心轴线(163) )并且第一中心轴线包围第二角度(172),该第一和第二角度不能为0°。

    AIR SPRING WITH A SENSOR ARRANGEMENT
    9.
    发明申请
    AIR SPRING WITH A SENSOR ARRANGEMENT 审中-公开
    具有传感器布置的空气弹簧

    公开(公告)号:US20170018124A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-19

    申请号:US15140033

    申请日:2016-04-27

    发明人: Lutz May

    IPC分类号: G07C5/08 H02J50/10 B60G11/27

    摘要: An air spring (100) for a vehicle is provided. The air spring comprises a first mounting element (110) for being fixed to a vehicle's chassis (210), a second mounting element (120) for being fixed to a movable part (220) of a vehicle being movable with respect to the chassis, a bellow (130) extending from the first mounting element to the second mounting element and including an air volume (140), and a sensor arrangement (150) being arranged within the air volume. The sensor arrangement is adapted for sensing at least one of a road condition, a vehicle condition and a pay load condition.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种用于车辆的空气弹簧(100)。 空气弹簧包括用于固定到车辆底盘(210)的第一安装元件(110),用于固定到相对于底盘可移动的车辆的可移动部分(220)的第二安装元件(120) 从第一安装元件延伸到第二安装元件并包括空气容积(140)的波纹管(130),以及布置在空气容积内的传感器装置(150)。 该传感器装置适用于感测道路状态,车辆状态和工资负荷条件中的至少一个。

    AIR SPRING WITH STEPPER MOTOR DRIVEN PNEUMATIC VALVE
    10.
    发明申请
    AIR SPRING WITH STEPPER MOTOR DRIVEN PNEUMATIC VALVE 审中-公开
    空气弹簧与步进电机驱动气动阀

    公开(公告)号:US20160185179A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-30

    申请号:US14951141

    申请日:2015-11-24

    发明人: Lutz May

    摘要: The subject invention reveals an air spring arrangement comprising: a first mounting member, a second mounting member, an air spring volume, a height sensor, a controllable valve, a position controllable drive, wherein the first mounting member and the second mounting member are arranged so as to mount the air spring volume to corresponding vehicle members, wherein the height sensor is arranged so as to sense a distance between the first mounting member and the second mounting member, wherein the controllable valve is arranged so as to connect the inside of the air spring volume with the outside of the air spring volume, wherein the position controllable drive is arranged so as to drive the controllable valve with respect to an opening grade of the controllable valve, and wherein the position controllable drive is controlled based on the sensed distance between the first mounting member and the second mounting member.

    摘要翻译: 本发明公开了一种空气弹簧装置,包括:第一安装构件,第二安装构件,空气弹簧体积,高度传感器,可控阀,位置可控驱动器,其中第一安装构件和第二安装构件布置 以将空气弹簧体积安装到相应的车辆构件上,其中高度传感器布置成感测第一安装构件和第二安装构件之间的距离,其中可控阀被布置成将 空气弹簧体积与空气弹簧体积的外侧,其中位置可控驱动器被布置成相对于可控阀的开度等级驱动可控阀,并且其中基于感测到的距离来控制位置可控驱动 在第一安装构件和第二安装构件之间。