AIR SPRING DISTANCE INDICATING SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A distance indicating system for an associated vehicle suspension system that includes an associated air spring assembly with first and second end members and an elastomeric wall disposed therebetween, said distance indicating system comprising:
- a transmitter supported adjacent the first end member for broadcasting a first electromagnetic wave;
a transceiver supported adjacent said second end member at a distance from said transmitter, said transceiver operative to receive said first electromagnetic wave and to transmit a second electromagnetic wave, said transceiver operative to modulate said second electromagnetic wave in relation to said distance; and
,a receiver supported in spaced relation to said transceiver and operative to receive said modulated second electromagnetic wave.
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Abstract
A distance indicating system includes a transmitting portion, a transceiver spaced a distance from the transmitting portion, and a receiving portion supported in spaced relation to the transceiver. The transmitting portion broadcasting a first electromagnetic wave. The transceiver receiving the first electromagnetic wave and transmitting a second electromagnetic wave to the receiving portion. The transceiver is operative to modulate the second electromagnetic wave in relation to an input to communicate a signal, data or information, such as the distance between the transmitting portion and the transceiver, an acceleration input, a pressure level or a temperature reading.
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21 Claims
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1. A distance indicating system for an associated vehicle suspension system that includes an associated air spring assembly with first and second end members and an elastomeric wall disposed therebetween, said distance indicating system comprising:
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a transmitter supported adjacent the first end member for broadcasting a first electromagnetic wave; a transceiver supported adjacent said second end member at a distance from said transmitter, said transceiver operative to receive said first electromagnetic wave and to transmit a second electromagnetic wave, said transceiver operative to modulate said second electromagnetic wave in relation to said distance; and
,a receiver supported in spaced relation to said transceiver and operative to receive said modulated second electromagnetic wave. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An air spring assembly comprising:
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a first end member; a second end member spaced from said first end member; a flexible spring wall supported between said first and second end members and at least partially forming a fluid chamber therebetween; a first transceiver supported on said first end member, said first transceiver including a first antenna operative to transmit a first electromagnetic wave and a second antenna operative to receive a second electromagnetic wave; and
,a second transceiver supported on said second end member at a distance from said first transceiver, said second transceiver including a first antenna operative to receive said first electromagnetic wave, a second antenna operative to transmit said second electromagnetic wave, and a processing device in electrical communication between said first and second antennae, said processing device receiving an electrical signal having a relation to said distance from said first antenna of said second transceiver and modulating a characteristic of said second electromagnetic wave in relation to said electrical signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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