Vehicle suspension apparatus

Patent · Tue Dec 02 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:7010020

Suzumura, M; Tatemoto, M; Kumagai, N; Abe, H; Tanaka, T; Chikamori, S; Harara, M; Takeuchi, S; Taniguchi, Y

This patent describes a suspension apparatus comprising: suspension units mounted on respective wheels and having fluid spring chambers; fluid supply means for supplying a fluid to the fluid spring chambers of the suspension units through control valves; fluid exhaust means for exhausting the fluid from the fluid spring chambers through exhaust valves; acceleration detecting means for detecting acceleration acting on a vehicle body in a longitudinal direction thereof; and nose dive preventing means, for preventing a nose dive, in which front wheel fluid supply solenoid valves are opened for a control time T to supply the fluid to corresponding fluid spring chambers. Also, rear wheel fluid exhaust solenoid valves are opened for the control time T to exhaust the fluid from corresponding fluid spring chambers when a negative acceleration detected by the acceleration detecting means exceeds a reference negative acceleration.

• Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo
• Patent Number(s): US 4625992
• OSTI ID: 7010020
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330601* -- Vehicle Design Factors-- Body & Chassis
ACCELERATION
ACCELEROMETERS
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
ELECTRIC COILS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
FLOW REGULATORS
FLUID FLOW
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
SOLENOIDS
SUPPORTS
VALVES
VEHICLES
VELOCIMETERS
WHEELS