Suspension control system for a motor vehicle
US4978848A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 7, 1989 |
| Grant date | Dec 18, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60G2800/914
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for adjusting height of a vehicle includes an incremental-type rotary encoder operated as a sensor for sensing the height of the vehicle. The incremental-type rotary encoder comprises a rotary disc having two sets of slits positioned at circumferential portions having different radii each other and different phase of 90.degree. in a rotating direction of the rotary disc. The incremental-type rotary encoder is further provided with a slit having a semi-circular shape disposed along a circumferential periphery thereof. A neutral position of an operation range of the rotary disc is determined as a boundary of the location of the semi-circular slit. The semi-circular slit is detected to discriminate whether height of the vehicle is above or below the neutral position of the rotary disc. A height adjusting mechanism is displaced in a vertical direction according to data from a detector. The apparatus controls the rotating direction and the amount of the rotation of the rotary disc.
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