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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7871081 | Air-cushion type shock absorbing system that is operated in a wireless controlling manner A shock absorbing system includes an air container, a power source to supply a high-pressure air into the air container, a plurality of shock absorbers each provided with at least one air spring, a central controller including a plurality of control units each conne... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7533890 | Damping adjusting/controlling system for wireless adjustment of shock-absorbers for vehicle A damping adjusting/controlling system is provided for a vehicle having two front shock-absorbers and two rear shock-absorbers. Each shock-absorber includes a piston rod having a central rod mounted therein. The damping adjusting/controlling system includes two fron... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7416189 | Vehicle ride control system A ride control suspension control system having suspension control units with a damper and a single pressure regulator that controls dampening in both the compression and rebound chambers of the damper. The fluid control circuit may include a plurality of check valv... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7406372 | Method for controlling variable damper in vehicle The present invention relates to a method of controlling a variable damper in a vehicle wherein a rear-wheel variable damper can be controlled by estimating a vertical acceleration value of a rear wheel based on the fact that there is a certain time delay in a wheel... | 07/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7258355 | Vehicular rear suspension system A vehicular rear suspension system includes an upper arm, a lower arm, and a control arm, each of which is connected to a knuckle. A straight line passing through a ball joint and a rubber bushing joint intersects the road surface at an intersection point that is po... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7083199 | Chassis part consisting of fiber-reinforced plastics, equipped with an integrated sensor The present invention pertains to a chassis part for connection and force transmission between a vehicle chassis of at least one wheel, consisting of fiber-reinforced plastics or plastic composite systems, preferably for a passenger car or utility vehicle. Th... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7055831 | Hydropneumatic, level-regulated axle suspension on vehicles, in particular for full-suspension vehicles A hydropneumatic, level-regulated axle suspension for the front wheel axle and rear wheel axle on vehicles, in particular vehicles whose large axle load spread is large, having two double-acting hydraulic suspension cylinders, whose cylinder spaces are each connecte... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055832 | Vehicle roll control system A roll control system for a motor vehicle comprising a torsion bar (16); a first hydraulic actuator (12) connected to one end (20) of the torsion bar and connectable to an axle (34) of the vehicle; a second hydraulic actuator (14) ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051851 | Locking suspension system A method and apparatus for controlling frame rise on a heavy duty truck having a frame, a drive axle connected to the frame, and a selectively lockable suspension component disposed therebetween for maintaining the relative position therebetween. Signals indicative ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6993422 | Pre-crash nose dipping system A system for adjusting a height of a first road vehicle with respect to the ground prior to impacting a second road vehicle is disclosed. The system includes a predictive crash sensor mounted to the first vehicle for sensing the second road vehicle, a control unit, ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6961648 | System and method for desensitizing the activation criteria of a rollover control system A method of densensitizing includes determining a relative roll angle, determining when the vehicle is in a transitional maneuver, and when the vehicle is in a transitional maneuver, setting a roll signal for control to the relative roll angle, reducing control effo... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6840279 | Pneumatic switching valve for systems for lifting and lowering the body of vehicles including air suspension A pneumatic switching valve (1) for systems for lifting and lowering the body of a vehicle including air suspension includes a mechanical actuation element (33) for adjusting a lifting position, a lowering position, a driving position and a stop positi... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6832143 | Drive train vibration control system A control system that senses misalignment of components in a vehicle drive train system and adjusts the vehicle ride height to realign the components. A control unit monitors vibration, torque or other operating parameters of a vehicle's drive train or other vehicle... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6701236 | Intelligent mechatronic control suspension system based on soft computing A control system for optimizing a shock absorber having a non-linear kinetic characteristic is described. The control system uses a fitness (performance) function that is based on the physical laws of minimum entropy and biologically inspired constraints ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6604035 | Device and method for stabilizing a vehicle A device for stabilizing a vehicle is described. For this purpose, the device includes first determination device with which at least two vehicle motion quantities describing the vehicle motion, in particular in the direction transverse to the vehicle, ar... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6523625 | 6×2 suspension control for automatic traction control A system and method for improving the traction of a vehicle uses weight distribution control to improve wheel to driving surface friction. A driven axle and a non-driven axle support a vehicle load through adjustable suspension members. The suspension mem... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6496761 | Optimization control method for shock absorber A control system for optimizing the performance of a vehicle suspension system by controlling the damping factor of one or more shock absorbers is described. The control system uses a fitness (performance) function that is based on the physical laws of mi... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6438473 | Method and system for control of a variable force damper A method and system for controlling a vehicle suspension system comprise determining a relative velocity between a wheel and a corresponding corner of the vehicle, and determining responsive to the relative velocity a raw wheel demand force. The method an... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6352142 | Active suspension system An active suspension system for an automotive vehicle includes a mono-tube shock absorber for passively absorbing impact from a wheel, an actuator formed around the mono-tube shock absorber, the actuator acting as a cylinder for a mono-tube shock absorber... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6338014 | Control method for vehicle suspension system A method of controlling a vehicle suspension system for a vehicle body supported by a plurality of spaced apart wheels arranged in at least generally diagonally opposite pairs, the vehicle suspension system including an adjustment system for adjusting the... | 01/08/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6223108 | Tire contact load control system An active actuator is interposed between the unsprung mass and the sprung mass of a vehicle, and a controller selectively extends and retracts the actuator at a prescribed acceleration so as to selectively apply an additional contact load to the wheel by ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6076837 | Method and apparatus for improving quality of actuator motion in a vehicle active tilt control system A method and apparatus is provided for improving quality of actuator motion in a vehicle active tilt control system having front and rear stabilizer bars torsionally adjusted by front and rear actuators, respectively. The actuators are movable between fir... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076027 | Method of controlling a vehicle active tilt control system A method of controlling a vehicle active tilt control system is provided for increasing the operating efficiency and improving operator/passenger comfort associated with the operation of a motor vehicle having an active tilt control system. The tilt contr... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6053509 | Tire contact load control system An active actuator is interposed between the unsprung mass and the sprung mass of a vehicle, and extended and retracted in a cyclic manner so as to apply a prescribed reaction to the unsprung mass during an extending stroke of the actuator. Thus, the addi... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6036199 | Tire contact load control system An active actuator is interposed between the unsprung mass and the sprung mass of a vehicle, and a controller selectively extends and retracts the actuator at a prescribed acceleration so as to selectively apply an additional contact load to the wheel by ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6015155 | Motor vehicle suspension system A motor vehicle suspension system includes rear suspension units to adjust ride height between sprung and unsprung parts of the vehicle, control means for monitoring and maintaining ride height at a particular setting and wheel speed monitoring means for ... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5915701 | Vehicle suspension system A vehicle having a load support body, and a pair of front ground engaging wheels and a pair of rear ground engaging wheels connected to the body to support the body is shown, with each wheel being displaceable relative to the body in a generally vertical ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5893041 | Suspension apparatus for changing characteristics of a vehicle suspension by controlling hydraulic cylinders A suspension apparatus for vehicles capable of changing the characteristic of the suspension by controlling supply/release of fluid into/from hydraulic cylinders which are respectively provided between a vehicle body and-at least two wheels provided on th... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5794924 | Pneumatic or hydropneumatic spring system A pneumatic or hydropneumatic spring system, especially for motor vehicles, has a plurality of separate spring units among which a valve-controlled pneumatic or hydraulic pipeline system is disposed. Thereby, the spring units can be connected to or discon... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5682980 | Active suspension system In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a hydraulic actuator is described which is operable to generate forces. The hydraulic actuator includes a pressure cylinder as well as a piston disposed within a pressure cylinder and being operab... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5657840 | Method and apparatus for absorbing mechanical shock A method and apparatus for absorbing mechanical shock is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a pressure cylinder forming a working chamber having first and second portions operable to store damping fluid. The apparatus further comprises the first valve for... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5627751 | Land vehicle suspension system having a failure detector for detecting failure of a sensor of the system The present invention relates to a land vehicle suspension in which a plurality of wheel and hub assemblies (10,11,12,13) are each connected to the body of the vehicle by one of a plurality of actuators (26,27,28,29). The operation of each actuator (26,27... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5598337 | Suspension apparatus with driving state feedback for vehicles A suspension control system for feedback-controlling the sprung mass acceleration signal ym and a method for introducing the unsprung mass acceleration signal yL into a tuning circuit to tune gain of an FIR filter. In this system, tu... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5579229 | Temperature responsive suspension system control A suspension system control method comprising the steps of: measuring an ambient temperature outside a vehicle; measuring a relative velocity of a suspension system damper; responsive to the relative velocity and the ambient temperature, estimating a damp... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5572425 | Powered active suspension system responsive to anticipated power demand An active suspension system for a vehicle employing fluid powered force exertion units between the wheels and the vehicle body. The vehicle's engine operates a pump which provides pressurized fluid to operate the force exertion units under the control of ... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5570289 | Vehicle suspension control with wheel and body demand force phase determination A suspension system control according to the steps of: measuring a set of parameters indicative of motion of a body of the vehicle and of motion of wheels of the vehicle; determining a body demand force responsive to the measured parameters; determining a... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5570288 | Vehicle suspension control using a scaled wheel demand force A method of controlling a vehicle suspension system comprising the steps of: determining a relative velocity between a wheel and the corner of a vehicle body; determining responsive to the relative velocity, according to a non-linear passive function, a r... | 10/29/1996 |
