US 12,459,323 B2
Shock mounted linear suspension height sensor with accelerometer
Jason Wallace Michener, Novi, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 1, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/593,404.
Prior Publication US 2025/0276551 A1, Sep. 4, 2025
Int. Cl. B60G 17/015 (2006.01); B60G 17/019 (2006.01)
CPC B60G 17/0155 (2013.01) [B60G 17/01908 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sensor assembly for a suspension assembly of a vehicle, the sensor assembly comprising,
a sensor for detecting displacement data of a target magnet; and
a sensor casing operably coupled to an external body of a shock absorber of the suspension assembly and the sensor;
wherein the sensor comprises a linear flexible printed circuit disposed along a longitudinal axis of the shock absorber to measure displacement data of the target magnet relative to the shock absorber to determine a suspension assembly position,
wherein the sensor assembly further comprises a single axis accelerometer measuring rate of change of suspension velocity data in a direction along the longitudinal axis of the shock absorber, and
wherein the target magnet operably coupled to the suspension assembly via a suspension assembly component other than the external body of the shock absorber.