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Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021

Filed:

Jul. 25, 2018
Applicant:

Fox Factory, Inc., Duluth, GA (US);

Inventors:

Everet Owen Ericksen, Woodland, CA (US);

Robert C. Fox, Los Gatos, CA (US);

John Marking, El Cajon, CA (US);

Assignee:

Fox Factory, Inc., Duluth, GA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/512 (2006.01); F16F 9/32 (2006.01); F16F 9/46 (2006.01); B62K 25/08 (2006.01); B62J 45/40 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/5126 (2013.01); B62K 25/08 (2013.01); F16F 9/3292 (2013.01); F16F 9/464 (2013.01); B62J 45/40 (2020.02);
Abstract

A system for controlling vehicle motion is described. The system includes: a first set of sensors coupled with a vehicle, the first set of sensors configured for sensing the vehicle motion; and a vehicle suspension damper coupled with the first set of sensors, the vehicle suspension damper configured for adjusting a damping force therein, the vehicle suspension damper comprising: a primary valve; a pilot valve assembly coupled with the primary valve, the pilot valve assembly configured for metering a flow of fluid to the primary valve, in response to at least the sensing; and an orifice block coupled with the primary valve and comprising a control orifice there through, the control orifice configured for operating cooperatively with the pilot valve assembly in the metering the flow of fluid to the primary valve.


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