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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2021
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Valeo North America, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Segundo Baldovino, Novi, MI (US);
Ashwin Arunmozhi, Canton, MI (US);
Venkatesh Krishnan, Canton, MI (US);
Charles Prain, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Michael Whitney, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
William S. Smith, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Theophile Jullien, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Denis Thebault, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Jean Baptiste Lahilaire, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Valeo North America, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
An assembly includes an inlet tube. The assembly includes a first outlet tube. The assembly includes a solenoid assembly having a plunger movable between an open position in which fluid is permitted to flow from the inlet tube to the outlet tube and a closed position in which fluid is inhibited from flowing from the inlet tube to the outlet tube. The solenoid assembly has a spring urging the plunger to the closed position. The solenoid assembly has a strain gage fixed to the spring. A strain detected by the strain gage indicates whether the plunger is at the closed position.