TRANSMISSION GASKET WITH SENSORS
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1. A measuring apparatus for a motor vehicle transmission comprising:
- a plate mountable to a component of the transmission; and
at least one sensor connected to the plate, wherein the sensor measures one or more performance characteristics associated with the transmission.
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Abstract
A gasket, spacer plate or separator plate for a motor vehicle transmission includes one or more integrated sensors. Such sensors can measure the pressure, flow rate, temperature, as well as any other desire performance characteristic, of the hydraulic fluid in the transmission. The sensors may be mounted on ports in the gasket, spacer plate or separator plate and/or the sensors can be microelectromechanical sensors (MEMS).
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21 Claims
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1. A measuring apparatus for a motor vehicle transmission comprising:
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a plate mountable to a component of the transmission; and at least one sensor connected to the plate, wherein the sensor measures one or more performance characteristics associated with the transmission. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A measuring apparatus for a motor vehicle transmission comprising:
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a valve body; and a plate mounted to the valve body, the plate including at least one sensor that measures one or more performance characteristics associated with the transmission. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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