Motor vehicle shock absorber has an optical arrangement for measuring displacement of the piston damper element, with the output signal of an optical sensor connected to an evaluation unit

• Main Author: BARON, JOACHIM
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; German
• Published: 15.07.2004
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVEREDIN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; BLASTING; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; LIGHTING; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION; MEASURING; MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; SPRINGS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; TESTING; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

Shock absorber has an optical arrangement for measuring the damper stroke. The optical arrangement comprises a light source and receiver attached to a first element of the shock absorber, whereby the measurement light (7) is reflected from a further moving element of the shock absorber and detected...