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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2007
Applicant:
Joseph Cubalchini, Jr., St. Charles, IL (US);
Inventor:
Joseph Cubalchini, Jr., St. Charles, IL (US);
Assignee:
Arvin Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 15/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A shock absorber includes a dust tube that surrounds a shock body. The shock body is movable relative to the dust tube in response to road load inputs. A plurality of magnets is mounted to one of the dust tube and shock body, and a module is mounted to the other of the dust tube and shock body. The module interacts with the plurality of magnets to determine a position of the dust tube relative to a position of the shock body. This position information can be used to adjust suspension ride height as needed.