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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7418331 | Method for indicating a faulty strut and vehicle using same Operating a vehicle with a faulty strut can cause serious consequences. The present disclosure includes a method of detecting a fault within a strut during operation of a vehicle. Pressure within the strut is sensed, and a magnitude of asymmetry within a plurality o... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7412314 | Soil trip vehicle rollover detection method Impending rollover events are detected by recognizing a plow phase increase in lateral acceleration, coupled with a significant trip phase roll rate. The plow phase increase is recognized by modeling a typical soil trip lateral acceleration characteristic and comput... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7376501 | Vehicle height adjustment system In order to prevent a vehicle from running with an inappropriate vehicle height, a vehicle height restoring speed controller determines whether the vehicle is starting or not. When the vehicle is starting, the vehicle height restoring speed controller switches a res... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7357395 | Device for controlling suspension performance of a vehicle having variable axle loads A device for controlling suspension performance in a vehicle having variable loads on an axle, a level control system, and a hydropneumatic suspension apparatus between unsprung and sprung masses. The device includes at least one double-acting hydraulic cylinder hav... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7322589 | Stabilizer assembly for a motor vehicle A stabilizer assembly for a motor vehicle, including a first stabilizer and a second stabilizer, which are rotatable relative to each other, is characterized in that each stabilizer is engaged by one linear actuator each. ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322580 | Stabilizer control device A stabilizer control device includes a pair of stabilizer bar positioned between right, left wheels of a vehicle, an electric motor, an actuator positioned between said pair of the stabilizer bar, the actuator comprising the electric motor, and a control means for c... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318594 | Active roll stabilization system An active roll stabilization system of a vehicle having an axle with at least two wheels, wherein the axle is provided with a roll stabilizer that is actuated by means of a hydraulic device. The hydraulic device is actuated and controlled by at least one pressure co... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7311314 | Vehicular suspension system A vehicular suspension system having a fluid circuit including two fluid cylinders provided on respective front-wheel and rear-wheel sides, and two fluid passage systems one of which connects one of two fluid chambers of the fluid cylinder on the front-wheel side to... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7267331 | System and method for determining appropriate conditions for leveling a vehicle having an air suspension system A method of determining appropriate conditions for leveling a vehicle having a height adjustable air suspension system. The method includes the steps of providing an acceleration-determining device adapted to output a signal associated with an acceleration of the ve... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7197388 | Roll stability control system for an automotive vehicle using an external environmental sensing system A roll stability control system (18) for an automotive vehicle (10) includes an external environment sensing system, such as a camera-based vision system, or a radar, lidar or sonar-based sensing system (43) that generates image, radar, lidar, a... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7100926 | Roll stabilizer with failsafe device for the chassis of a motor vehicle Roll stabilizer for the chassis of a motor vehicle having an actuator (3) arranged between stabilizer halves (1, 2) and rotating them relative to one another around a rotational axis, when necessary. The actuator (3) is provided with a failsafe device (34), which co... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7063333 | Method and device for ride height control of a motor vehicle In a method and a device of a motor vehicle, including regulating units for adjusting the level position of a motor vehicle, at least one control unit for activating the regulating units, at least one sensor mechanism for recording the actual level position of the m... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7029014 | Vehicle stability control system A vehicle stability control system is provided, which includes a movable tongue member and a ratchet mechanism. The movable tongue member is adapted to move between a first tongue position and a second tongue position. The ratchet mechanism is adapted to be mechanic... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7012513 | Method and device for dynamic setting of a vehicle component In a method for dynamically adjusting a vehicle component, a characteristic variable which influences the behavior of the vehicle component can be varied automatically or manually while traveling. A state variable which characterizes the behavior of the driver is fi... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7007774 | Active horizontal vibration reducing device for elevator An elevator vibration reducing device in which horizontal vibrations of a cage are detected by a vibration sensor. The cage is displaced horizontally by an actuator. A control portion for controlling the actuator has a computing portion for computing a vibration red... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6994357 | Failsafe actuator A failsafe actuator for returning an actuator driven element to a failsafe position in case of a failure condition is provided. The failsafe actuator may include mechanical or electrical means to provide a failsafe function. Such a failsafe actuator may be used in a... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6988577 | Safety arrangement for a motor vehicle A safety arrangement in a motor vehicle includes a sensor (10) and a component (17) of the suspension of the vehicle of adjustable length between a front wheel (16) and a fixed part (14) of the vehicle. The component of adjustable length ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6923453 | Suspension leveling system In the operation of work machines of the type required to carry heavy loads over uneven ground conditions, it is oftentimes desirable to provide the work machine with a way to automatically maintain the chassis in a substantially horizontal condition. The present in... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6907970 | Abnormality detecting device for vehicular hydraulic pressure control circuit In an abnormality detecting device and method for a vehicular hydraulic pressure control circuit, which determines an abnormality that has occurred in a hydraulic pressure control circuit including an electromagnetic control valve which generates hydraulic pressure ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6898501 | Apparatus for facilitating reduction of vibration in a work vehicle having an active CAB suspension system An apparatus and method for determining when a component of a work vehicle experiences vibration above a predetermined threshold, and responding to the vibration so that the vibration is reduced below the predetermined threshold. The apparatus, which is in a work ve... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6830250 | Direction/distance sensing vehicle function control system A system for automatically and simultaneously controlling one or more vehicle functions by detecting the direction of movement of and the distance traveled by the vehicle. The control system includes an electronic sensor mounted on a selected one of the vehicle axle... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6697726 | Rolling control apparatus and method of vehicle A rolling control apparatus and method for controlling rolling of a vehicle controls braking force applied to at least one wheel of the vehicle. The apparatus and method set a target roll angle of the vehicle based on a rolling state of the vehicle, calcu... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6634445 | Skid steer vehicle having suspensions that are locked based on vehicle speed A skid steer vehicle includes a chassis mounted on four sprung suspensions that are controlled by an electronic controller. The controller monitors the speed of the vehicle and locks the suspensions when the vehicle falls below a predetermined speed.... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6418360 | Sensor structure for measuring vehicle suspension related information A vehicle-mountable, suspension monitoring system produces suspension-analysis information which can be used to determine adjustments to a vehicle suspension. Sensor structure located adjacent the vehicle suspension is connected to a control/processing/di... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6356075 | Position sensor system including voltage transfer function A position sensing device including two spaced conductive coils constituting a primary and secondary winding of a transformer. A coupling member is mounted to a moveable object. This movement adjusts or alters the transformer coupling between the primary ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6311110 | Adaptive off-state control method An Adaptive Off-state (AO) control method (55) for use in conjunction with a suspension system (10) including a controllable damper (22) interconnecting relatively moveable members (12, 14) to reduce the transmission of vibrational forces therebetween. Su... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6240348 | Vehicle height adjust control apparatus and method A vehicle height adjust control apparatus and method prevents interference between a vehicle and a road surface due to a vehicle height reduction caused by an occupant or load added during a stop of the vehicle and minimizes unnecessary or ineffective ope... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6212451 | Pneumatic suspension leveling system for vehicles It is proposed that a pneumatic suspension leveling system for vehicles with a compressor which can be turned on and off by a control device in function of demand, which compressor only needs to operate intermittently, with predetermined on-time duration,... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6116618 | Vehicular slope determination apparatus and vehicle height adjust control apparatus and vehicle height adjust control apparatus and method using the same A vehicle height adjust control apparatus, incorporating a slope determination apparatus, has a vehicle speed sensor, a vehicle height detector that detects a rear vehicle height of a rear portion of a vehicle body and front vehicle heights at the right a... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5968102 | Suspension control apparatus The present invention provides a suspension control apparatus which can perform good suspension control regardless of change in temperature. The suspension control apparatus comprises a transistor capable of being turned ON/OFF in response to a level of a... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5735540 | Dual-circuit hydraulic system for an active vehicle suspension control system A dual-circuit hydraulic system for an active vehicle suspension control system to eliminate a rolling movement of a motor vehicle by using an adjustable stabilizer on a motor vehicle front axle and an adjustable stabilizer on a motor vehicle rear axle. T... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5534848 | Automotive fault tolerant serial communication A fault tolerant automotive serial communication network includes a central communication node directly connected to a plurality of automotive electronic devices through corresponding interface circuitry including fault tolerant circuitry for detecting a ... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5441298 | Apparatus for stabilizing an electric active suspension system upon interruption of the power supply An apparatus for stabilizing an active suspension system of an automotive vehicle is provided having a power source and a motor with a plurality of stator wires connected to the suspension unit for controlling the movement of the suspension. A controller ... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5438514 | Apparatus for controlling damping coefficient for vehicular shock absorber In an apparatus for controlling a variable damping coefficient for at least one vehicular shock absorber, the shock absorber being interposed between a vehicle body and a tire wheel, an adjuster of the shock absorber which is so constructed as to change i... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5342023 | Hydraulic control device for active suspension system A hydraulic control device for an active suspension system employing a linear hydraulic cylinder including a piston connected in parallel with a spring between a wheel and a vehicle body, the piston having two pressure receiving surfaces of different area... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5323319 | Damping force controller There is disclosed a damping force controller for controlling a damping force characteristic of a damper disposed between an unsprung mass and a sprung mass of a vehicle. A control unit repeatedly compares an output signal of a load sensor with a predeter... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5296785 | Fail-safe vehicle suspension system including switched reluctance motor The oscillatory spring movements of each wheel of a motor vehicle suspension system are damped by a switched reluctance machine which is actively controlled during standard suspension operation to define damping characteristics of the suspension or passiv... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5265913 | Leveling system for vehicles A leveling system for vehicles has at least one pressure-fluid-actuated work cylinder disposed between the vehicle body and the wheel suspension, a pressure fluid source and a pressure fluid sink for supplying pressure fluid to the actuator, and a proport... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5267161 | System for the generation of signals for control or regulation of an undercarriage controllable or regulable in its sequences of motion A system for inferring actual wheel load fluctuation based on signals representing the relative movements between the wheel units and the vehicle body. Possible changes of the actual wheel load fluctuation are precalculated as a function of a possible cha... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5261691 | Leveling system for vehicles A leveling system for motor vehicles, having two work actuators each assigned to one vehicle axle, between a respective wheel suspension in the vehicle body and having a proportional pressure control valve associated with each actuator. The pressure contr... | 11/16/1993 |
