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Suspension control apparatus

US5924703A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 8, 1997
Grant dateJul 20, 1999
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Expiry dateDec 8, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60G2600/187
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a suspension control apparatus including dither amplitude setting device which is adapted to set the amplitude of the dithering current to be superimposed on the command current is set to a small value in a region in which a damping force generated by the shock absorber changes at a high rate relative to changes in intensity of the current applied to the solenoid. The present invention also provides a suspension control apparatus including dither frequency setting device which is adapted to set the frequency of the dithering current to a high frequency in a region in which a damping force generated by the shock absorber changes at a high rate relative to changes in intensity of the current applied to the solenoid and set the frequency of the dithering current to a low frequency in a region other than the above-mentioned region. The suspension control apparatus of the present invention prevents generation of undesirable noise and vibration while suppressing an increase in hysteresis with respect to a damping force.

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