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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8016299 | Apparatus for shifting the center of gravity of a vehicle having three wheels or more An apparatus for shifting the center of gravity of a vehicle having three wheels or more is provided. The apparatus includes: a movable frame having a certain shape and movably fixed, at one side, to a vehicle body in such a manner that a portion or all of the frame... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7959164 | Roll control devices An example roll control device uses differential pressure values, for example, that are conveyed by a motor driven pump to a first actuator associated with a first stabilizer. The differential pressure values are also conveyed from the motor driven pump to a second ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7954826 | Damper actuated active roll control A roll control system is provided that includes first and second dampers each having fluid. A pump fluidly interconnects the first and second dampers. A motor is connected to the pump. A controller is in communication with the motor. The controller is configured to ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7938410 | Suspension system for vehicle In a suspension system for a vehicle, a suspension spring, an absorber for controllably changing the damping coefficient becoming the reference of amount of its own generating damping force, a displacement force generator for controllably generating a displacement f... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7926820 | Stabilizer control apparatus A stabilizer control apparatus includes a stabilizer bar including both ends supported by right and left wheels of a vehicle, respectively, and an intermediate portion supported to a vehicle body by first and second supporting members, and a switching device arrange... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7871082 | Hydraulic anti-roll system Anti-roll system especially for a vehicle, comprising system control means, a tank (4) and a pump (3) for a hydraulic fluid, and two or more stabilizers, each stabilizer comprising an actuator (5, 6) which is arranged to control the relevant sta... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7717438 | Chassis system for a motor vehicle and method for driving dynamics regulation A chassis system for a motor vehicle has a device for roll stabilization and a device for wheel camber adjustment. The device for roll stabilization and the device for wheel camber adjustment have one or more hydraulic actuating devices. The device for roll stabiliz... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7717437 | Actuator for disconnectable stabilizer bar system A vehicle stabilizer bar assembly having a pair of stabilizer bar members that are selectively uncoupled via a clutch. The clutch includes a plurality of engagement pins that can be selectively moved via an actuator to effect the uncoupling of the stabilizer bar mem... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7665742 | Vehicle hydraulic system A hydraulic system incorporated into a vehicle is provided. The system includes a plurality of actuators for providing a desired configuration of a vehicle. A valve system is operatively coupled to the plurality of actuators for controlling a flow of pressurized flu... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7494132 | Roll control actuator with piston assembly A roll control actuator for a stabilizer bar includes an outer housing that is fixed to a first bar portion and a shaft that is fixed to a second bar portion. The shaft is helically connected to a piston that is received within an interior chamber formed inside the ... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7407166 | Vehicle stabilizer system A stabilizer system provides leveling for a towed harvester vehicle. The harvester includes a hitch having a gimbal mounting to the tractor. The subframe is utilized to accommodate the gimbal and provides for utilizing the mass of the tractor to react to the stabili... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7407173 | Vehicle suspension system A motor vehicle chassis structure which includes an independent suspension system including left and right suspension components for left and right wheels (4, 8) respectively for gripping and travelling along a road surface, each of which suspension component... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7384054 | Passive ride control for a vehicle suspension system A roll control system for a vehicle suspension system and a method for controlling said control system, the suspension system including support means, the roll control system including: wheel cylinders each including first and second chambers; and first and second f... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7357400 | Suspension device for vehicle wheels A vehicle suspension device includes a camber mechanism which imparts to the wheels a degree of freedom of the camber independently of vehicle rolls. The wheels are linked to the suspension elements so that the camber movement of each wheel permits, around a mean po... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354048 | Stabilizer control unit A stabilizer control apparatus operating to contort stabilizer bars ensures the stability of a vehicle, even in the event that one of the front and rear stabilizer bars of the vehicle is stuck in a contorted state. The stabilizer control apparatus includes fr... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354051 | Independent suspension system for a wheeled vehicle An independent suspension system for a wheeled vehicle includes a modified shock absorber, a leaf spring, and a wheel carrier. The shock absorber includes a cylinder, and a rod passing through the cylinder. The shock absorber is vertically mounted in a condition whe... | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7311315 | Apparatus for controlling stiffness of anti-roll bar for vehicle An apparatus for controlling stiffness of an anti-roll bar for a vehicle includes an anti-roll bar provided with piezoelectric ceramics, the anti-roll bar interconnecting both lower arms of a vehicle suspension system, a power converter connected to a power supply t... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309074 | Stabilizer control device A stabilizer control device comprises a pair of a first stabilizer bar and a second stabilizer bar, an actuator the actuator including a first member and a second member, the first member including a bearing portion to which the first stabilizer bar is connected, th... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7302331 | Wheel lift identification for an automotive vehicle A roll control system (16) for an automotive vehicle (10) is used to detect if one of the plurality of wheels (12) is lifted. The system generates a pressure request to determine if the wheel has lifted. A roll control pressure request may also ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293780 | Vehicle roll control system A vehicle roll control system for a vehicle has a hydraulic actuator attached to a torsion bar. The system includes first and second pressure control valves fluidly connected in series between a pressure source and a reservoir, and a directional valve fluidly connec... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290772 | Stabilizer control device for vehicle A stabilizer control device for vehicle includes a pair of stabilizer bars (31, 32) provided between a left wheel and a right wheel of a vehicle, and an actuator including a reduction mechanism (RD) connecting between said pair of stabilizer bars (31, 32 | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287760 | Vehicle suspension system and method A control system is operatively associated with a suspension system of a vehicle. The associated suspension system includes an associated fluid spring operating at an associated fluid pressure and an associated variable-rate damper having an associated electronicall... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7277787 | 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... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7263436 | Method and device for ascertaining the center-of-gravity height of a vehicle A method and the associated device for ascertaining the center-of-gravity height of a motor vehicle, in which a variable representing the rolling motion of the vehicle about its roll axis oriented in the vehicle longitudinal direct... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7234707 | Integrated control unit for an active roll control system for a vehicle suspension system An Active Roll Control System for a motor vehicle that utilizes small valves to control large flows. Flow is supplied by a hydraulic pump which is powered in some fashion by the motor vehicle. Flow is directed to the actuators by a three-position-four-way valve that... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7222863 | Wheel support device with three pivots, suspension device and vehicle comprising said support device A wheel support system (3, 5, 6) designed to connect a wheel to suspension elements (4) of a vehicle. The wheel support system includes a curved slide (6) or two levers (54, 55) which confer upon the wheel carrier (3) a degree of c... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219779 | Hydro-pneumatic suspension system A hydro-pneumatic suspension system includes one or more hydraulic suspension cylinders mounted between the vehicle body and the axle. Each cylinder includes a piston chamber and rod chamber, each of which are connected to an accumulator and which can be connected t... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7204478 | Height control valve with universal mounting for a suspension system A height control valve for use in a vehicle suspension system for controlling the ride height of the trailer, the height control valve provided with a universal mounting for allowing greater flexibility in the mounting of the height control valve to a vehicle frame,... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7192032 | Electronic control of vehicle air suspension A system is provided for use on large vehicles of the type wherein the vehicle frame (12) is supported on vehicle axle assemblies (14, 20, 22) through air bags (26, 30, 32), and each air bag has a lower end coupled to the lower end of an arm suc... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7152867 | Wheel support device, suspension device and vehicle comprising one such support device A support device connects a wheel to suspension elements of a vehicle, the wheel having a radius R′. The support device includes rods articulated at their lower ends to the suspension elements and at their upper ends to the wheel carrier so as to confer on the whe... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7137473 | Four-wheel industrial truck with a swing axle A four-wheel industrial truck with a swing axle for the rear wheels, a drive, and a control device for said drive that generates an actuating signal for the drive in response to a transducer signal. A stop is provided on the bodywork of the industrial truck that coo... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7083172 | Method for controlling anti-roll/anti-yaw of vehicles A method for controlling roll/yaw motions of a vehicle includes the steps of deciding whether an anti-roll control is required or not by comparing a roll rate of the vehicle with a predetermined threshold roll rate, executing the anti-roll control if the roll rate i... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080843 | Decoupled anti-roll system A decoupled anti-roll system comprising a left anti-roll bar fastened at one end to a left suspension arm, a right anti-roll bar fastened at one end to a right suspension arm, a clutch mounted to connect or separate the left and right anti-roll bars, oil pressure ge... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7079928 | System and method for determining a wheel departure angle for a rollover control system with respect to road roll rate and loading misalignment A control system (18) and method for an automotive vehicle includes a roll rate sensor (34) generating a roll rate signal, a lateral acceleration sensor (32) generating a lateral acceleration signal, a pitch rate sensor (37) generating a ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7063334 | Vehicle stability system using active tilting mechanism The present invention is a vehicle stability system that affords safe turn with higher speed as well as maximum brake performance and resists rollover by using one or more electrical and mechanical modes to shift the center of gravity of the vehicle into a more stab... | 06/20/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7055269 | Wheeled vehicle provided with an axle oscillating about a longitudinal axis A wheeled vehicle includes a bottom chassis; a top chassis, which is coupled to the bottom chassis so that it is able to turn about a vertical axis; an operating arm coupled to the top chassis; an axle, which is coupled to the bottom chassis so that it can oscillate... | 06/06/2006 |
