Air spring distance indicating system and method
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1. An air spring assembly comprising:
- 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 configured to transmit a first electromagnetic wave and 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 configured to receive said first electromagnetic wave and transmit said second electromagnetic wave, a processing device configured to receive an electrical signal having a relation to said distance and modulating a characteristic of said second electromagnetic wave in relation to said electrical signal, and a sensor in electrical communication with said processing device, said sensor operative to output a sensor signal to said processing device indicative of an input acting on one of said second transceiver and said second end member.
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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. 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 configured to transmit a first electromagnetic wave and 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 configured to receive said first electromagnetic wave and transmit said second electromagnetic wave, a processing device configured to receive an electrical signal having a relation to said distance and modulating a characteristic of said second electromagnetic wave in relation to said electrical signal, and a sensor in electrical communication with said processing device, said sensor operative to output a sensor signal to said processing device indicative of an input acting on one of said second transceiver and said second end member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. 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 configured to transmit a first electromagnetic wave and 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 operative to receive said first electromagnetic wave and operative to transmit said second electromagnetic wave, said second transceiver including a processing device configured to receive an electrical signal having a relation to said distance and modulating a characteristic of said second electromagnetic wave in relation to said electrical signal, and an accelerometer in electrical communication with said processing device, said accelerometer operative to output a signal to said processing device indicative of an input acting on one of said second transceiver and said second end member. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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