Zf Friedrichshafen Ag

Zf Friedshafen Ag

Christoph Werries

Michael Klank

Andre Stieglitz

Ingolf Müller

Julian Stratmann

Sören Knopp

Dennis Pape

Jörg Heemann

Farina Brenk

Philipp Wilhelm Kruse

Frank Jung

A joint component includes a ball joint with a joint housing that defines a stud opening and a measurement port opposite the stud opening in an axial direction. A ball stud includes a joint ball movably fitted in the joint housing, where the joint ball faces toward the measurement port and the ball stud extends out of the housing through the stud opening. A component body includes a joint-holding housing that defines a joint opening and has a base opposite the joint opening in the axial direction. The joint housing is inserted into the component body with its measurement port facing toward the base. An angle measurement device has an angle sensor to capture a signal that characterizes an angular position of the ball stud relative to the joint housing. The angle measurement device can hold the angle sensor in a sensor holder between the base and the joint housing.

Joint component

Disclosed is a load detection device and method using the same. In one example, the device includes a height-level measuring unit configured to determine a height level of a vehicle and to generate at least one height-level signal that characterizes the height level. A position-measuring unit is configured to determine the position of the vehicle relative to the mid-point of the earth and to generate at least one position signal that characterizes the vehicle position. An evaluation unit is coupled to the height-level measuring unit and to the position-measuring unit. The evaluation unit is configured to determine a mass of a load of the vehicle, taking into account the height-level signal(s) and the position signal(s). The device can be used to determine the mass of the load, which may include a number of persons.

Load detection device

A central joint device for chassis components (), particularly three-point link, is suggested. The central joint device comprises at least one housing unit (), at least one joint pin unit () which is movably supported at least partially inside of the housing unit (), and at least one sensor unit (), particularly a magnetic sensor unit, which is provided for contactless detection of roll motions and pitch motions of the housing unit () and of the joint pin unit () relative to one another. The sensor unit () comprises at least one encoder element () and at least one sensor element (). The encoder element () and the sensor element () are arranged to be spaced apart from one another and movable relative to one another.

Central joint device for chassis components

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Bissendorf, Germany

Christoph Werries