Mounting apparatus and method for cylinder position sensor
First Claim
1. A cylinder assembly comprising:
- a cylinder body having a longitudinally arranged cylinder chamber therein, and having a cylinder aperture in the cylinder body, the cylinder aperture intersecting the cylinder chamber; and
a gland member having a rod opening therein, the gland member being disposed within the cylinder chamber of the cylinder body, the gland member having a gland aperture therein, the gland aperture intersecting the rod opening, and the gland aperture being arranged in substantial alignment with the cylinder aperture;
a rod member movably arranged within the cylinder chamber and the rod opening; and
a position sensor disposed within at least one of the cylinder aperture and the gland aperture.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for detecting the position of a rod member of a cylinder assembly are provided. The cylinder assembly may have a cylinder body with a cylinder chamber therein, a gland member disposed within the cylinder chamber, and a rod member movably arranged within the cylinder chamber and a rod opening of the gland member. The method may include moving the gland member within the cylinder chamber to substantially align a gland aperture of the gland member with a cylinder aperture of the cylinder body; substantially fixing the gland member relative the cylinder body; positioning a position sensor within at least one of the cylinder aperture and the gland aperture; moving the rod member within the rod opening of the gland member and the cylinder chamber of the cylinder body; and operating the position sensor to detect the position of the rod member.
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20 Claims
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1. A cylinder assembly comprising:
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a cylinder body having a longitudinally arranged cylinder chamber therein, and having a cylinder aperture in the cylinder body, the cylinder aperture intersecting the cylinder chamber; and a gland member having a rod opening therein, the gland member being disposed within the cylinder chamber of the cylinder body, the gland member having a gland aperture therein, the gland aperture intersecting the rod opening, and the gland aperture being arranged in substantial alignment with the cylinder aperture; a rod member movably arranged within the cylinder chamber and the rod opening; and a position sensor disposed within at least one of the cylinder aperture and the gland aperture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for detecting the position of a rod member of a cylinder assembly having (i) a cylinder body with a longitudinally arranged cylinder chamber in the cylinder body and a cylinder aperture in the cylinder body, the cylinder aperture intersecting the cylinder chamber, (ii) a gland member disposed within the cylinder chamber and including a rod opening in the gland member and a gland aperture in the gland member, the gland aperture intersecting the rod opening, and (iii) a rod member movably arranged within the cylinder chamber of the cylinder body and the rod opening of the gland member, the method comprising:
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moving the gland member within the cylinder chamber of the cylinder body to substantially align the gland aperture of the gland member with the cylinder aperture of the cylinder body; substantially fixing the gland member relative the cylinder body; positioning a position sensor within at least one of the cylinder aperture and the gland aperture; moving the rod member within the rod opening of the gland member and the cylinder chamber of the cylinder body; and operating the position sensor to detect the position of the rod member. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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