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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:
Jun. 04, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1994
Akira Kashiwagi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Takao Kohara, Tokyo, JP;
Tokico, Ltd., Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Abstract
A suspension control system has a relative displacement sensor for detecting a relative velocity between a vehicle body and a wheel, and a controller which sets a relatively large value as a damping coefficient for the extension stroke of a hydraulic shock absorber, which is provided between the vehicle body and the wheel, when the magnitude of the relative velocity in the direction of the extension stroke exceeds a preset reference value, with priority to control based on the absolute velocity of the vehicle body. When the magnitude of the relative velocity between the vehicle body and the wheel in the direction of the extension stroke exceeds the reference value during running of the vehicle, for example, due to falling of the wheel into a depression, the damping coefficient for the extension stroke is set at a relatively large value with priority to the control based on the absolute velocity. Accordingly, when the wheel falls into a depression, occurrence of full bounce is prevented. Thus, the ride quality is improved.
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