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Sensor module for a master cylinder

US9266517B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims

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Assignee

LUCAS AUTOMOTIVE GMBH · DE

Inventors

Josef Knechtges · Mayen, DE
Niko Naether · Nastätten, DE
Thomas Baron · Midlothian, US
Karl-Heinz Schaust · Fachbach, DE
Klaus Ullmer · Koblenz, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 15, 2011
Grant date	Feb 23, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 17, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01L5/28
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A sensor assembly for use with a master cylinder is described. The master cylinder comprises an input-side activation element to which a signal transmitter element is coupled. The sensor module comprises a travel sensor for sensing travel carried out by the activation element, and a position sensor for sensing when a predefined position of the activation element is reached.

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