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Control system for motor vehicle suspension unit

US4809179A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 20, 1987
Grant dateFeb 28, 1989
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Expiry dateJan 20, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60G2202/42
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An operating system for an adjustable suspension unit having adjustable damping capability includes a suspension control unit which modulates the force imposed upon the body of the motor vehicle by adjusting the force developed by the suspension unit according to the particular stroke of the cycle in which the suspension unit is operating so that the suspension unit will exert a net force upon the body in a desired direction.

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