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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 1997
Filed:
May. 01, 1996
Hajime Kamimae, Okazaki, JP;
Hideo Inoue, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;
Ichisei Kamimura, Okazaki, JP;
Satoru Ohsaku, Toyota, JP;
Mitsunobu Hattori, Toyota, JP;
Yasuhiko Mishio, Gotenba, JP;
Hiroyoshi Kojima, Nishio, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A suspension system of an automotive vehicle including a spring disposed between an unsprung mass and a sprung mass for resiliently supporting thereon the sprung mass and a damping force generating mechanism arranged in parallel with the spring for absorbing vibration of the sprung mass relative to the unsprung mass, wherein the suspension system is provided with a spring element disposed in series with the damping force generating mechanism between the unsprung and sprung masses and an electrically operated control mechanism for controlling a spring coefficient of the spring element.