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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2015
Applicant:
Actuant Corporation, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Inventor:
Frantz D. Stanford, Monona, WI (US);
Assignee:
Actuant Corporation, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/14 (2006.01); G01L 1/16 (2006.01); F15B 15/14 (2006.01); F15B 15/02 (2006.01); F15B 20/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B 15/14 (2013.01); F15B 15/02 (2013.01); F15B 15/1433 (2013.01); F15B 20/00 (2013.01); G01L 1/14 (2013.01); G01L 1/16 (2013.01); F15B 2211/7053 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hydraulic cylinder assembly, a sensor assembly for a cylinder assembly and methods of assembling and operating a cylinder assembly. The cylinder assembly may include a housing; a ram slidably mounted in the housing; and a sensor assembly mounted between the housing and the ram and operable to sense a side load. The sensor assembly may be incorporated into a bearing. In some constructions, the sensor assembly may include a capacitive sensor. In some constructions, the sensor assembly may include a piezoelectric sensor.