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Patent No.:

US 11001118 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021

Filed:

Jun. 28, 2018

User selected settings for vehicle with pneumatic suspension and tire inflation system

Applicant:

Hendrickson Usa, L.l.c., Itasca, IL (US);

Inventors:

Christopher J. Batsch, Naperville, IL (US);

Christopher E. Cantagallo, Chicago, IL (US);

Bradley S. Ketchel, Naperville, IL (US);

Assignee:

Hendrickson USA, L.L.C., Schaumburg, IL (US);

Attorney:

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Primary Examiner:

Keith J Frisby

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/015 (2006.01); B60G 17/052 (2006.01); B60G 17/033 (2006.01); B60G 11/27 (2006.01); B60W 40/13 (2012.01); B60G 17/0195 (2006.01); B60G 17/019 (2006.01); B60C 23/00 (2006.01); B60W 10/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/0195 (2013.01); B60C 23/003 (2013.01); B60G 11/27 (2013.01); B60G 17/019 (2013.01); B60G 17/0155 (2013.01); B60G 17/033 (2013.01); B60G 17/052 (2013.01); B60W 40/13 (2013.01); B60G 17/0523 (2013.01); B60G 2202/152 (2013.01); B60G 2206/0116 (2013.01); B60G 2400/252 (2013.01); B60G 2400/512 (2013.01); B60G 2400/51222 (2013.01); B60G 2400/60 (2013.01); B60G 2500/30 (2013.01); B60G 2600/20 (2013.01); B60G 2600/21 (2013.01); B60G 2800/87 (2013.01); B60G 2800/914 (2013.01); B60G 2800/984 (2013.01); B60W 10/22 (2013.01); B60W 2040/1307 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of setting the rides height of the air springs and air pressures of the tires, including receiving a user selected setting or preprogrammed ride height settings; sensing a ride height of, and air pressure within, each of the air springs; determining the weight of the vehicle based on the sensed ride height and air pressure within each of the air springs; providing specified ride heights for the left and right front and rear air springs; determining specified air pressures for the left and right front and rear tire inflators, based upon the determined weight of the vehicle and selected setting; inflating the left and right front and rear air springs to the specified ride heights; and inflating the left and right front and rear tires to the specified air pressures.

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