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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Firestone Industrial Products Company, Llc, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventor:
Anthony E. Gambrall, Noblesville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Firestone Industrial Products Company, LLC, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/08 (2006.01); B60G 17/016 (2006.01); B60G 17/015 (2006.01); B60G 17/018 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/08 (2013.01); B60G 2500/30 (2013.01); B60G 2600/187 (2013.01); B60G 2400/252 (2013.01); B60G 2401/176 (2013.01); B60G 17/0155 (2013.01); B60G 2600/02 (2013.01); B60G 2600/186 (2013.01); B60G 17/018 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure, and the exemplary embodiments described herein, provides vehicle suspension systems and methods including a plurality of gas springs and an associated height control system. The height control system includes height sensors associated with the gas springs, a valve arrangement, a pressurized gas service and a control circuit which includes a variable hysteresis circuit to dynamically control the response of the suspension.