The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Dec. 06, 1988
Filed:
Nov. 14, 1986
Shuuichi Buma, Toyota, JP;
Toshio Onuma, Susono, JP;
Kaoru Ohashi, Okazaki, JP;
Masami Itou, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a suspension controller which has a plurality of control sections in a control mechanism and which has the order of priority among the suspension controls when two or more different suspension controls are simultaneously instructed from the control sections, so as to optimally control the suspension characteristic according to both the road condition and the running condition of the vehicle. The suspension controller of the invention includes a preference mechanism or logic for preferentially altering the suspension characteristic to a harder state in order to reduce the vibration of the vehicle body and to prevent an abrupt change of the vehicle attitude, thus providing good control, high stability and riding comfort.