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Rear suspension controller

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6739218

A rear suspension controller is described for a vehicle having a suspension between a body and a rear wheel of the vehicle comprising: front vehicle height detection means (e) for detecting a distance between a front wheel and the body of the vehicle and for generating a front vehicle height signal; a height data calculation means (f) for generating a plurality of height data from the front vehicle height signal; a judgment means (g) for comparing each of the height data with a reference value that is predetermined corresponding to each height datum and for generating a judgment result signal depending on the results of the comparisons; and a rear suspension characteristic alteration means (h) for altering the characteristic of the rear suspensions in receiving the judgment result signal.

Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi
Patent Number(s):
US 4647068
OSTI ID:
6739218
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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