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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 1987
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Junsuke Kuroki, Yokohama, JP;
Fukashi Sugasawa, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G / ; G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364426 ; 280703 ; 280707 ; 188299 ;
Abstract
An automotive vehicle suspension having a damper with variable damping characteristics, specifically, an adjustable damping force. A controller responds to an application and release of the vehicle brakes by increasing the damping force, to suppress nose-dive of the vehicle at the beginning of braking and to suppress pitching motion of the vehicle at the end of braking.