NON-CONTACT POWER SUPPLY FOR HEIGHT SENSOR WITH SINGLE CABLE
First Claim
1. A distance sensor comprising:
- a signal receiving unit,an electromagnetic wave transmitting unit, anda magnetic signal transmitting unit;
wherein the signal transmitting unit is adapted to transmit to the signal receiving unit a sensed distance between the signal receiving unit and the magnetic signal transmitting unit,wherein the magnetic signal transmitting unit further comprises an electromagnetic wave receiving unit and an electromagnetic wave-to-electric power converter, andwherein the electromagnetic wave receiving unit receives electromagnetic waves transmitted from the electromagnetic wave transmitting unit to operate the magnetic signal transmitting unit.
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Abstract
The present invention reveals a distance sensor comprising: a signal receiving unit, an electromagnetic wave transmitting unit, and a magnetic signal transmitting unit; wherein the signal transmitting unit is adapted to transmit to the signal receiving unit a sensed distance between the signal receiving unit and the magnetic signal transmitting unit, wherein the magnetic signal transmitting unit further comprises an electromagnetic wave receiving unit and an electromagnetic wave-to-electric power converter, and wherein the electromagnetic wave receiving unit receives electromagnetic waves transmitted from the electromagnetic wave transmitting unit to operate the magnetic signal transmitting unit.
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1. A distance sensor comprising:
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a signal receiving unit, an electromagnetic wave transmitting unit, and a magnetic signal transmitting unit; wherein the signal transmitting unit is adapted to transmit to the signal receiving unit a sensed distance between the signal receiving unit and the magnetic signal transmitting unit, wherein the magnetic signal transmitting unit further comprises an electromagnetic wave receiving unit and an electromagnetic wave-to-electric power converter, and wherein the electromagnetic wave receiving unit receives electromagnetic waves transmitted from the electromagnetic wave transmitting unit to operate the magnetic signal transmitting unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An air spring comprising:
- a first mounting plate being adapted to be mounted to a chassis of a vehicle, a second mounting plate being adapted to be mounted to a wheel suspension, a top plate, a bottom plate, a flexible member, and a distance sensor comprising;
a magnetic signal receiving unit, an electromagnetic wave transmitting unit, and a magnetic signal transmitting unit;
wherein the signal transmitting unit is adapted to transmit to the signal receiving unit a sensed distance between the signal receiving unit and the magnetic signal transmitting unit, wherein the magnetic signal transmitting unit further comprises an electromagnetic wave receiving unit and an electromagnetic wave-to-electric power converter, and wherein the electromagnetic wave receiving unit receives electromagnetic waves transmitted from the electromagnetic wave transmitting unit to operate the magnetic signal transmitting unit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- a first mounting plate being adapted to be mounted to a chassis of a vehicle, a second mounting plate being adapted to be mounted to a wheel suspension, a top plate, a bottom plate, a flexible member, and a distance sensor comprising;
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20. An air spring comprising a piston, a top plate, a flexible member, and a distance sensor, wherein the flexible member is affixed to the piston and the top plate, wherein the piston, the top plate and the flexible member define a pressurizable chamber, wherein the distance sensor comprises a signal receiving unit, an electromagnetic wave transmitting unit, and a magnetic signal transmitting unit;
- wherein the signal transmitting unit is adapted to transmit to the signal receiving unit a sensed distance between the signal receiving unit and the magnetic signal transmitting unit, wherein the magnetic signal transmitting unit comprises an electromagnetic wave receiving unit and an electromagnetic wave-to-electric power converter, wherein the electromagnetic wave receiving unit receives electromagnetic waves transmitted from the electromagnetic wave transmitting unit to operate the magnetic signal transmitting unit, and wherein the signal receiving unit, the electromagnetic wave transmitting unit, and the magnetic signal transmitting unit are situated within the pressurizable chamber.
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