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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 1986
Filed:
Aug. 15, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignees:
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Kayaba Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B / ; B60G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
318611 ; 280703 ; 280707 ; 280709 ;
Abstract
When an unusual condition of a wheeled vehicle such as nose-diving caused by braking, squatting caused by an abrupt start or rolling caused by a turn is sensed, the damping force or the spring constant of each suspension unit, which serves as a shock absorbing unit, is temporarily increased to correct the position of the vehicle. The increased damping force or spring constant is maintained a predetermined period of time even after the unusual vehicle condition is settled, thereby preventing the vehicle body from tossing back due to the force of inertia.