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Class 280/5.511 - Applied to sway or torsion bar


Subclass of Class 280 - Land vehicles
Definition: Subject matter wherein the regulatable elastic means includes
No. of patents: 107
Last issue date: 05/01/2012


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NumberTitleIssue Date
8167319Stabilizer apparatus for vehicle
A stabilizer apparatus including: (a) torsion bars; (b) a cylinder device including a movable piston and cooperating with the piston to define a fluid chamber accommodating therein a working fluid; and (c) a mechanism configured to hold the piston in a movement end ...
05/01/2012
8118314Switchable stabilizer device
The invention relates to a switchable stabilizer device for the axle of a motor vehicle. Herein, the actuating device comprises a roll stabilizer and an actuatorically switchable coupling device (6) with two clutch devices (7, 8) and a locking sleeve (...
02/21/2012
8109522Apparatus and method for coupling a disconnectable stabilizer bar
A stabilizer bar system that includes a first stabilizer bar, a second stabilizer bar and a clutch having a clutch housing and a plurality of coupling members housed in the clutch housing. The first stabilizer bar is received in the clutch housing for rotation relat...
02/07/2012
8070169Actuator for active roll control system
An actuator for an active roll control system that connects a stabilizer bar with a lower arm may include a screw housing having a space, a power transmitter slidably mounted in an upper interior circumference of the screw housing, and having an upper end portion co...
12/06/2011
7931281Variable stiffness stabilizer device
A variable stiffness stabilizer device (1) has a stabilizer bar (2) and actuators (3). The stabilizer bar (2) has a torsion bar (4) extending in the lateral direction (X1) of a vehicle and arms (6) connected through b...
04/26/2011
7926821Chassis arrangement with stabilizing system for controlling a driving stability of a motor vehicle
A chassis arrangement includes a stabilizer having a single-piece center part with opposite ends, a first stabilizer arm connected to one of the opposite ends of the center part, and a second stabilizer arm connected to the other one of the opposite ends of the cent...
04/19/2011
7909339Apparatus for coupling a disconnectable stabilizer bar
A vehicle stabilizer bar assembly having a pair of stabilizer bar members that are selectively uncoupled via a clutch. The clutch includes a moving element that can be selectively moved via an actuator to effect the uncoupling of the stabilizer bar members. The actu...
03/22/2011
7905499Vehicle stabilizer system
A stabilizer system for a vehicle includes a stabilizer bar and an actuator and that executes a control actively changing stiffness of the stabilizer bar in accordance with roll moment acting on a body of the vehicle. Each of a situation in which the vehicle is runn...
03/15/2011
7896359Method of producing divided tube stabilizers having a swivel motor
The invention relates to a method of producing a divided tube stabilizer having a swivel motor (2) mutually coupling two tube stabilizer halves (3, 4), a first tube stabilizer half (3) being non-rotatably connected with a first connection part (...
03/01/2011
7896360Vehicle stabilizer system
A vehicle stabilizer system including: (a) a stabilizer bar (28) including (a-1) a torsion bar portion (90), and (a-2) an arm portion (92) that extends from the torsion bar portion in a direction not parallel to the torsion bar portion; (b) an a...
03/01/2011
7871083Stabilizer system of vehicle
A stabilizer system, for use in a vehicle, exhibiting an appropriate rolling-restraining effect to restrain rolling of a body of the vehicle. An electronic control unit includes a control-start-timing reference-relative-rotation-position determining portion that det...
01/18/2011
7841602Active, divided motor vehicle stabilizer having installed electric pivot motor
The present invention relates to an active, divided stabilizer for of motor vehicle having an installed electric pivot motor for roll regulation, which comprises at least one actuating drive made of electric motor and pivot motor transmission and a housing, at least...
11/30/2010
7837202Stabilizer control device
A stabilizer control device for a vehicle includes a first and second stabilizer bars, a housing fixed to an end portion of the second stabilizer bar so as to arrange an end portion of the first stabilizer bar adjacent to the end portion of the second stabilizer bar...
11/23/2010
7832739Apparatus and method for coupling a disconnectable stabilizer bar
A vehicle stabilizer bar assembly having a pair of stabilizer bar members that are selectively uncoupled via a clutch. The clutch includes a moving element that can be selectively moved via an actuator to effect the uncoupling of the stabilizer bar members. The actu...
11/16/2010
7819406Split stabilizer with optimized spring rate
An improve spring rate of a stabilizer is provided with an extended spring length. An inner rotary part (4) of an oscillating motor (2) and a second stabilizer part (1) are connected to one another with a non-positive connection (force transmitt...
10/26/2010
7798498Vehicle stabilizer system
A stabilizer system for a vehicle, including: (a) a stabilizer bar (28) including (a-1) a torsion bar portion (90), and (a-2) an arm portion (92) that extends from the torsion bar portion toward a wheel (12) of the vehicle; and (b) an act...
09/21/2010
7766344Device for changing distance between wheel and vehicle body, and system including the device
An adjuster device includes (a) a shaft held by a vehicle body; (b) an arm extending from the shaft in a direction intersecting an axial direction of the shaft; (c) an actuator causing one of rotation of the shaft and axial movement of the shaft in the axial directi...
08/03/2010
7744098Vehicle stabilizer system
A stabilizer system for a vehicle including: a stabilizer apparatus which includes: a stabilizer bar connected at opposite ends thereof to respective wheel holding members which respectively hold left and right wheels of the vehicle; and an actuator which changes ri...
06/29/2010
7731202Stabilizer for a motor vehicle
A stabilizer is provided for a motor vehicle with two shafts (2, 3), which extend in the transverse direction of the vehicle, can be coupled with one another via a mechanical coupling (40) and are in functional connection with wheels of the motor vehic...
06/08/2010
7726666Actuator for a divided stabilizer of a motor vehicle
An actuator is provided for a two-part stabilizer, which builds up a spring rate in its opened position. A hydraulic absorbing unit (9) is arranged on the axle of the switchable coupling unit (8). The absorbing unit is connected to one stabilizer part ...
06/01/2010
7552929Active roll stabilization apparatus
Apparatus for the active stabilization of the rolling of a vehicle that has at least two axles that each have at least two wheels. The axles are each equipped with a transverse stabilizer that is hydraulically actuated by a directional control valve. The transverse ...
06/30/2009
7413196Stabilizer assembly unit
A stabilizer assembly unit having a first stabilizer and a sun gearwheel connected non-rotatably to one end of the stabilizer includes at least one rotary drive acting on a planetary gearwheel which meshes with the sun gearwheel. For a vehicle axle having at least t...
08/19/2008
7396024Fluid pressure control apparatus for stabilizers
A hydraulic pressure control apparatus for stabilizers controls hydraulic fluid in a hydraulic communication path hydraulically connecting cylinders each operatively connected to each stabilizer of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a spool valve provided in the hydr...
07/08/2008
7360771Roll control actuator with rotary mechanism
A roll control actuator for a stabilizer bar includes an outer housing that is fixed to a first bar portion and a paddle member that is fixed to a second bar portion. The roll control actuator includes multiple fluid chambers with different fluid volumes. A control ...
04/22/2008
7354048Stabilizer 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
7344142Stabilizer control apparatus
To provide a small-sized stabilizer control apparatus for actively restraining a roll of a vehicle body within an output range of an electric motor, and certainly providing a torsion spring characteristic inherently owned by a stabilizer bar, if the output exceeds t...
03/18/2008
7322591Suspension apparatus for a vehicle and vehicle including same
In a vehicle suspension system, suspension arms are attached to the right and left sides of a vehicle body frame, a knuckle is attached to the ends of the suspension arms, a front shock absorber is provided between the vehicle body frame and the suspension arm on ea...
01/29/2008
7322589Stabilizer 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
7322580Stabilizer 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
7311315Apparatus 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
7311316Stabilizer control apparatus
In a stabilizer control apparatus for a vehicle, a stabilizer includes a pair of stabilizer bars disposed between a right wheel and a left wheel of the vehicle, and an actuator having an electric motor and a speed reducing mechanism disposed between the stabilizer b...
12/25/2007
7309074Stabilizer 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
7301295Stabilizer control device
A stabilizer control device includes a stabilizer having torsion bars and a brushless motor having an exciting coil, a rotating direction switching device switching a rotating direction of the brushless motor, an excitation control device for controlling power suppl...
11/27/2007
7293780Vehicle 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
7290772Stabilizer 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
7287759Stabilizer device
The piston 10 is constituted so as to rotate relative to the first cylinder 8 while moving relative to the first cylinder 8 in the axial direction when fluid is supplied to and discharged from the interior of the first cylinder 8, and the...
10/30/2007
7275750Roll control system, device and method for controlling vehicle stability
A roll control system for a vehicle is disclosed. The roll control system includes front and rear stabilizer bars, first and second magnetorheological actuators, and an electronic control system. The first magnetorheological actuator is disposed between the front st...
10/02/2007
7270336Adjustable stabilizer bar assembly
An adjustable stabilizer bar assembly is disclosed. An adjustable stabilizer bar assembly includes a cylindrical housing, a first primary half bar, a splined cylindrical housing, a second primary half bar, a splined torsion bar and a slidable assembly. The primary a...
09/18/2007
7237785Roll stabilizer for the chassis of a motor vehicle
A vehicle roll stabilizer for the chassis of a motor vehicle is provided, with its actuator (3, 38) being energized with independent energy, as necessary, for counteracting a roll. The actuator (3, 38) is provided with at least one additional energy ac...
07/03/2007
7234707Integrated 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
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