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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2019
Applicant:
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Inventor:
Brian Kunkel, Grass Lake, MI (US);
Assignee:
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 5/28 (2006.01); G01K 5/32 (2006.01); G01L 19/10 (2006.01); G01L 19/12 (2006.01); B66C 1/40 (2006.01); B01D 29/15 (2006.01); H01H 9/16 (2006.01); F16F 9/32 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/3264 (2013.01); G07C 5/006 (2013.01); B60G 2600/042 (2013.01);
Abstract
A replacement indicator for a shock absorber includes a pressure sensor which monitors pressure of operating fluid inside the shock absorber. The replacement indicator includes an indicative mechanism operatively coupled with the pressure sensor. The indicative mechanism includes an indicator component coupled to the shock absorber. The indicator component gets displaced relative to an outer surface of the shock absorber when the pressure of the operating fluid drops below a threshold pressure.