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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 1992
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1991
W Trent Yopp, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A sensor for determining the operational position of an automotive suspension including two suspension members relatively removable with respect to another includes an assembly with a first component movable with respect to a second component, with the first and second components being relatively movable with respect to each other as a result of the movement of the vehicle suspension. A sensor according to this invention will further include, without limitation, a force generation device associated with the sensor components for generating a force with a magnitude which is related to the position of the suspension members with respect to one another and a transducer device associated with the force generation device for producing a signal which is related to the magnitude of the force, and hence, to the position of the suspension members with respect to one another.