US20200018376A1 - Remotely operated bypass for a suspension damper - Google Patents
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- This application claims priority to and is a continuation of the co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/158,502 filed on May 18, 2016, entitled “REMOTELY OPERATED BYPASS FOR A SUSPENSION DAMPER” by John Marking, assigned to the assignee of the present application, having Attorney Docket No. FOX-0043US.CON2, and is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- The application with application Ser. No. 15/158,502 claims priority to and is a continuation of the U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/038,507 filed on Sep. 26, 2013, now U.S Issued U.S. Pat. No. 9,353,818, entitled “REMOTELY OPERATED BYPASS FOR A SUSPENSION DAMPER” by John Marking, assigned to the assignee of the present application, having Attorney Docket No. FOX-0043US.CON, and is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- The application with application Ser. No. 14/038,507 claims to and is a continuation of the U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/010,697 filed on Jan. 20, 2011, now U.S. Issued U.S. Pat. No. 8,857,580, entitled “REMOTELY OPERATED BYPASS FOR A SUSPENSION DAMPER” by John Marking, assigned to the assignee of the present application, having Attorney Docket No. FOXF/0043USP1, and is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- The application with application Ser. No. 13/010,697 claims priority to the then co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/296,826, having Attorney Docket No. FOXF/0043USL, entitled “BYPASS LOCK-OUT VALVE FOR A SUSPENSION DAMPER” with the filing date of Jan. 20, 2010, by John Marking, and assigned to the assignee of the present application.
- Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a damper assembly for a vehicle. More specifically, certain embodiments relate to a remotely operated bypass device used in conjunction with a vehicle damper.
- Vehicle suspension systems typically include a spring component or components and a dampening component or components. Typically, mechanical springs, like helical springs are used with some type of viscous fluid-based dampening mechanism and the two are mounted functionally in parallel. In some instances features of the damper or spring are user-adjustable. What is needed is an improved method and apparatus for adjusting dampening characteristics, including remote adjustment.
- The present invention may be used with a damper assembly having a bypass. In one aspect, the assembly comprises a cylinder with a piston and piston rod for limiting the flow rate of damping fluid as it passes from a first to a second portion of said cylinder. A bypass provides fluid pathway between the first and second portions of the cylinder and may be independent of, or in conjunction with, the aforementioned flow rate limitation. In one aspect, the bypass is remotely controllable from a passenger compartment of the vehicle. In another aspect, the bypass is remotely controllable based upon one or more variable parameters associated with the vehicle.
- So that the manner in which the above recited features can be understood in detail, a more particular description may be had by reference to embodiments, some of which are illustrated in the appended drawings. It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only typical embodiments of this invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope, for the invention may admit to other equally effective embodiments.
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FIG. 1 is a section view showing a suspension damping unit with a remotely operable bypass. -
FIG. 2 is an enlarged section view showing the remotely operable valve of the bypass in the open position. -
FIG. 3 is a section view showing the valve ofFIG. 2 in a closed position. -
FIG. 4 is a section view showing the valve ofFIG. 2 in a locked-out position. -
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a control arrangement for a remotely operated bypass. -
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing another control arrangement for a remotely operated bypass. -
FIG. 7 is a graph showing some operational characteristics of the arrangement ofFIG. 4 . - As used herein, the terms “down” “up” “downward” “upward” “lower” “upper” and other directional references are relative and are used for reference only.
FIG. 1 is a section view of asuspension damping unit 100. The damper includes acylinder portion 102 with arod 107 and apiston 105. Typically, the fluid meters from one side of thepiston 105 to the other side by passing throughflow paths piston 105. In the embodiment shown,shims flow paths shims piston 105 can be increased or decreased and dampening rates can be different between the compression and rebound strokes of thepiston 105. For example,shims 115 are configured to meter rebound flow from therebound portion 103 of thecylinder 102 to thecompression portion 104 of thecylinder 102.Shims 116, on the other hand, are configured to meter compression flow from the compression portion of the cylinder to the rebound portion. In one embodiment,shims 116 are not included on the rebound portion side, nor is there a compression flow path such aspath 112, leaving the piston essentially “locked out” in the compression stroke without some means of flow bypass. Note that piston apertures (not shown) may be included in planes other than those shown (e.g. other than apertures used bypaths 110 and 112) and further that such apertures may, or may not, be subject to theshims shims - A
reservoir 125 is in fluid communication with thedamper cylinder 102 for receiving and supplying damping fluid as thepiston rod 107 moves in and out of thecylinder 102. The reservoir includes acylinder portion 128 in fluid communication with arebound portion 103 of thedamper cylinder 102 viafluid conduit 129. The reservoir also includes afloating piston 130 with a volume of gas on a backside 131 (“blind end” side) of it, the gas being compressible as thereservoir cylinder 128, on the “frontside” 132 fills with damping fluid due to movement of thedamper rod 107 andpiston 105 into thedamper cylinder 102. Certain features of reservoir type dampers are shown and described in U.S. Pat. No. 7,374,028, which is incorporated herein, in its entirety, by reference. The upper portion of therod 107 is supplied with abushing set 109 for connecting to a portion of a vehicle wheel suspension linkage. In another embodiment, not shown, the upper portion of the rod 107 (opposite the piston) may be supplied with an eyelet to be mounted to one part of the vehicle, while the lower part of the housing shown with aneyelet 108 is attached to another portion of the vehicle, such as the frame, that moves independently of the first part. A spring member (not shown) is usually mounted to act between the same portions of the vehicle as the damper. As therod 107 andpiston 105 move into cylinder 102 (during compression), the damping fluid slows the movement of the two portions of the vehicle relative to each other due to the incompressible fluid moving through the shimmed paths 112 (past shims 116) provided in thepiston 105 and/or through ametered bypass 150, as will be described herein. As therod 107 andpiston 105 move out of the cylinder 102 (during extension or “rebound”) fluid meters again through shimmedpaths 110 and the flow rate and corresponding rebound rate is controlled by theshims 115. - In
FIG. 1 , the piston is shown at full extension and moving downward in a compression stroke, the movement shown byarrow 157. Abypass 150 includes a tubular body 155 that communicates with thedamper cylinder 102 throughentry 160 and exit 165 pathways. Thebypass assembly 150 permits damping fluid to travel from a first side of thepiston 105 to the other side without traversing shimmedflow paths FIG. 1 , thebypass 150 is shown in an “open” position with the flow of fluid through the bypass shown byarrows 156 from a compression side to a rebound side of thepiston 105. In the embodiment ofFIG. 1 , the bypass includes a remotely controllable, needle-type check valve/throttle valve 200, located proximate anexit pathway 165 allowing flow indirection 156 and checking flow in opposite direction. - The
entry pathway 160 to thebypass 150 in the embodiment shown inFIG. 1 , is located towards a lower end of thedamper cylinder 102. In one embodiment, as selected by design, the bypass will not operate after thepiston 105 passes theentry pathway 160 near the end of a compression stroke. This “position sensitive” feature ensures increased dampening will be in effect near the end of the compression stoke to help prevent the piston from approaching a “bottomed out” position (e.g. impact) in thecylinder 102. In some instances, multiple bypasses are used with a single damper and the entry pathways for each may be staggered axially along the length of the damper cylinder in order to provide an ever-increasing amount of dampening (and less bypass) as the piston moves through its compression stroke and towards the bottom of the damping cylinder. Each bypass may include some or all of the features described herein. Certain bypass damper features are described and shown in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,296,092 and 6,415,895, each of which are incorporated herein, in its entirety, by reference. Additionally, the bypass and valve of the present embodiments can be used in any combination with the bypass valves shown and described in co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/684,072. -
FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 are enlarged views showing the remotelyoperable needle valve 200 in various positions. InFIG. 2 , the valve is in a damping-open position (fluid path shown by arrow 201) permitting the bypass to operate in a compression stroke of thedamper 100. The valve includes avalve body 204 housing amovable piston 205 which is sealed within the body. Three fluid communication points are provided in the body including aninlet 202 andoutlet 203 for fluid passing through thevalve 200 as well as aninlet 225 for control fluid as will be described herein. Extending from a first end of thepiston 205 is ashaft 210 having a cone-shaped member 212 (other shapes such as spherical or flat, with corresponding seats, will also work suitably well) disposed on an end thereof. The cone-shapedmember 212 is telescopically mounted relative to, and movable on, theshaft 210 and is biased in an extended position (FIG. 3 ) due to aspring 215 coaxially mounted on theshaft 210 between themember 212 and thepiston 205. Due to the spring biasing, the cone-shapedmember 212 normally seats itself against aseat 217 formed in an interior of thebody 204. In the damping open position shown however, fluid flow through the bypass has provided adequate force on themember 212 to urge it backwards, at least partially loading thespring 215 and creatingfluid path 201 from the bypass into a rebound area of the damper cylinder as shown inFIG. 1 . The characteristics of thespring 215 are typically chosen to permit the valve 200 (e.g. member 212) to open at a predetermined bypass pressure, with a predetermined amount of control pressure applied toinlet 225, during a compression stroke of thedamper 100. For a givenspring 215, higher control pressure atinlet 225 will result in higher bypass pressure required to open thevalve 200 and correspondingly higher damping resistance in the bypass 150 (more compression damping due to that bypass). In one embodiment, the valve is open in both directions when thevalve member 205 is “topped out” againstvalve body 204. In another embodiment however, when thevalve piston 205 is abutted or “topped out” againstvalve body 204 the spring and relative dimensions of thevalve 200 still allow for the cone member to engage the valve seat thereby closing the valve. In such embodiment backflow from the rebound side of thecylinder 102 to the compression side is always substantially closed and cracking pressure from flow alongpath 156 is determined by the pre-compression in the spring. In such embodiment, additional fluid pressure may be added to the inlet throughport 225 to increase the cracking pressure for flow alongpath 156 and thereby increase compression damping through the bypass over that value provided by the spring compression “topped out.” It is generally noteworthy that while the descriptions herein often relate to compression damping bypass and rebound shut off, some or all of the bypass channels (or channel) on a given suspension unit may be configured to allow rebound damping bypass and shut off or impede compression damping bypass. -
FIG. 3 shows thevalve 200 in a closed position (which it assumes during a rebound stroke of the damper). As shown, the cone shapedmember 212 is seated againstseat 217 due to the force of thespring 215 and absent an opposite force from fluid entering the valve alongpath 156 from the bypass. Asmember 212 telescopes out, agap 220 is formed between the end of theshaft 210 and an interior ofmember 212. Avent 221 is provided to relieve any pressure formed in the gap. With thefluid path 201 closed, fluid communication is substantially shut off from the rebound side of the cylinder into the valve body (and hence through the bypass back to the compression side is closed) and its “dead-end” path is shown byarrow 219. -
Inlet 225 is formed in thevalve body 204 for operation of the valve. In oneembodiment inlet 225 may be pressurized to shift the valve to a third or “locked-out” position. InFIG. 4 , thevalve 200 is shown in the locked-out position, thereby preventing fluid flow through the bypass in either direction regardless of compression or rebound stroke. In the embodiment shown, thecontrol inlet 225 provides afluid path 230 to apiston surface 227 formed on an end of thepiston 205, opposite the cone-shapedmember 212. Specifically, activating pressure is introduced viainlet 225 to move thepiston 205 and with it,member 212 towardseat 217. Sufficient activating pressure fully compresses the spring 215 (substantial stack out) and/or closes thegap 220 thereby closing thecone 212 against the seat, sealing the bypass to both compression flow and rebound flow. In the embodiment shown, thevalve 200 can be shifted to the third, locked-out position from either the first, open position or the second, closed position. Note that, when in the “locked out” position, the valve as shown will open to compression flow alongpath 156 when the compression flow pressure acting over the surface area of the seatedvalve cone 212 exceeds theinlet 225 pressure acting over the surface area of thepiston 205.Such inlet 225 pressure may be selected to correspond therefore to a desired compression overpressure relief value or “blow off” value thereby allowing compression bypass under “extreme” conditions even when the bypass is “locked out”. - In the embodiment illustrated, the
valve 200 is intended to be shifted to the locked-out position with control fluid acting uponpiston 205. In one embodiment, the activating pressure viainlet 225 is adjusted so that thevalve 200 is closed to rebound fluid (with the cone-shapedmember 212 in seat 217) but with thespring 215 not fully compressed or stacked out. In such a position, a high enough compression force (e.g. compression flow) will still open thevalve 200 and allow fluid to pass through the valve in a compression stroke. In one arrangement, the activating pressure, controlled remotely, may be adjusted between levels where the lock-out is not energized and levels where the lock-out is fully energized. The activating pressure may also be adjusted at intermediate levels to create more or less damping resistance through the bypass. The activating pressure may be created by hydraulic or pneumatic input or any other suitable pressure source. - In one example, the
valve 200 is moved to a locked-out position and the bypass feature disabled by remote control from a simple operator-actuated switch located in the passenger compartment of the vehicle. In one embodiment, fluid pressure for controlling (e.g. locking-out) thevalve 200 is provided by the vehicle's on-board source of pressurized hydraulic fluid created by, for example, the vehicle power steering system. In one embodiment, pneumatic pressure is used to control (e.g. close) thevalve 200 where the pneumatic pressure is generated by an on-board compressor and accumulator system and conducted to the valve via a fluid conduit. In one embodiment, a linear electric motor (e.g. solenoid), or other suitable electric actuator, is used, in lieu of theaforementioned inlet 225 pressure, to move the “piston” axially within valve body. A shaft of the electric actuator (not shown) may be fixed to the piston such that axial movement of the shaft causes axial movement of the piston which in turn causes movement of the cone 212 (and compression of the spring as appropriate). In one embodiment, the electric actuator is configured to “push” the piston towards a closed position and to “pull” the piston away from the closed position depending on the direction of the current switched through the actuator. -
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating asample circuit 400 used to provide remote control of a bypass valve using a vehicle's power steering fluid (although any suitable fluid pressure source may be substituted forreservoir 410 as could be an electrical current source in the case of an electrically actuated valve 200). As illustrated, afluid pathway 405 having a switch-operated valve (and/or pressure regulator) 402 therein runs from a fluid (or current)reservoir 410 that is kept pressurized by, in one embodiment, a power steering pump (not shown) to abypass valve 200 that is operable, for example, by a user selectabledash board switch 415. Thevalve 402 permits fluid to travel to thebypass valve 200, thereby urging it to a closed position. When theswitch 415 is in the “off” position, working pressure within the damper, and/or a biasing member such as a spring or annular atmospheric chamber (not shown), returns the bypass to its normally-open position (with or without residual spring compression as designed). Hydraulically actuated valving for use with additional components is shown and described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,073,536 and that patent is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. - While
FIG. 5 is simplified and involves control of a single bypass valve, it will be understood that thevalve 402 could be plumbed to simultaneously or selectively (e.g. multi-position valve) provide a signal to two or more (e.g. four) bypass valves operable with two or more vehicle dampers and/or with a single damper having multiple bypass channels and multiple corresponding valves (e.g. 200) (or multiple dampers having multiple bypass channels). Additional switches could permit individual operation of separate damper bypass valves in individual bypass channels, whether on separate dampers or on the same multiple bypass damper, depending upon an operator's needs. While the example ofFIG. 5 uses fluid power for operating the bypass valve, a variety of means are available for remotely controlling a valve. For instance, a source of electrical power from a 12 volt battery could be used to operate a solenoid member, thereby shifting a piston inbypass valve 200 between open and closed positions. The valve or solenoid operating signal can be either via a physical conductor or an RF signal (or other wireless such as Bluetooth, WiFi, ANT) from a transmitter operated by theswitch 415 to a receiver operable on the bypass valve 200 (which would derive power from the vehicle power system such as 12 volt). - A remotely operable bypass like the one described above is particularly useful with an on/off road vehicle. These vehicles can have as much as 20″ of shock absorber travel to permit them to negotiate rough, uneven terrain at speed with usable shock absorbing function. In off-road applications, compliant dampening is necessary as the vehicle relies on its long travel suspension when encountering often large off-road obstacles. Operating a vehicle with very compliant, long travel suspension on a smooth road at higher speeds can be problematic due to the springiness/sponginess of the suspension and corresponding vehicle handling problems associated with that (e.g. turning roll, braking pitch). Such compliance can cause reduced handling characteristics and even loss of control. Such control issues can be pronounced when cornering at high speed as a compliant, long travel vehicle may tend to roll excessively. Similarly, such a vehicle may pitch and yaw excessively during braking and acceleration. With the remotely operated bypass dampening and “lock out” described herein, dampening characteristics of a shock absorber can be completely changed from a compliantly dampened “springy” arrangement to a highly dampened and “stiffer” (or fully locked out) system ideal for higher speeds on a smooth road. In one embodiment where compression flow through the piston is completely blocked, closure of the
bypass 150 results in substantial “lock out” of the suspension (the suspension is rendered essentially rigid). In one embodiment where some compression flow is allowed through the piston (e.g. port 112 and shims 116), closure of the bypass 150 (closure of valve 200) results in a stiffer but still functional compression damper. In one embodiment, theshims 116 are sized, to optimize damping when thebypass 150 is open and whenbypass 150 is closed based on total anticipated driving conditions. In one embodiment thebypass valve 200 is closed but may be opened at a predetermined compression flow pressure resulting in fairly stiff handling but maintaining an ability for the vehicle to absorb relatively large bumps. In one embodiment a bypass channel having anopening 160 located axially toward an upward (or “rebound” end) end ofcylinder 102 remains wide open while other bypass channels having correspondingopenings 160 located axially more toward the compression end ofcylinder 102 are closed or highly restricted. Such would result in a suspension that would readily absorb small amplitude compressions (smooth highway ride) but would resist large compression deflections of low force magnitude (as during heavy cornering or braking) and would absorb large deflections of high force magnitude. A vehicle so configured would ride well on pavement (smooth surface), would absorb large unexpected bumps and would generally not wallow when cornering or braking. - In addition to, or in lieu of, the simple, switch operated remote arrangement of
FIG. 5 , the remote bypass can be operated automatically based upon one or more driving conditions.FIG. 6 shows a schematic diagram of aremote control system 500 based upon any or all of vehicle speed, damper rod speed, and damper rod position. One embodiment ofFIG. 6 is designed to automatically increase dampening in a shock absorber in the event a damper rod reaches a certain velocity in its travel towards the bottom end of a damper at a predetermined speed of the vehicle. In one embodiment the system adds dampening (and control) in the event of rapid operation (e.g. high rod velocity) of the damper to avoid a bottoming out of the damper rod as well as a loss of control that can accompany rapid compression of a shock absorber with a relative long amount of travel. In one embodiment the system adds dampening (e.g. closes or throttles down the bypass) in the event that the rod velocity in compression is relatively low, but the rod progresses past a certain point in the travel. Such configuration aids in stabilizing the vehicle against excessive low rate suspension movement events such as cornering roll, braking and acceleration yaw and pitch and “g-out.” -
FIG. 6 illustrates, for example, a system including three variables: rod speed, rod position and vehicle speed. Any or all of the variables shown may be considered byprocessor 502 in controlling thevalve 200. Any other suitable vehicle operation variable may be used in addition to or in lieu of thevariables embodiment piston 105 position withincylinder 102 is determined using an accelerometer to sense modal resonance ofcylinder 102. Such resonance will change depending on the position of thepiston 105 and an on-board processor (computer) is calibrated to correlate resonance with axial position. In one embodiment, a suitable proximity sensor or linear coil transducer or other electro-magnetic transducer is incorporated in the dampening cylinder to provide a sensor to monitor the position and/or speed of the piston (and suitable magnetic tag) with respect to the cylinder. In one embodiment, the magnetic transducer includes a waveguide and a magnet, such as a doughnut (toroidal) magnet that is joined to the cylinder and oriented such that the magnetic field generated by the magnet passes through the piston rod and the waveguide. Electric pulses are applied to the waveguide from a pulse generator that provides a stream of electric pulses, each of which is also provided to a signal processing circuit for timing purposes. When the electric pulse is applied to the waveguide a magnetic field is formed surrounding the waveguide. Interaction of this field with the magnetic field from the magnet causes a torsional strain wave pulse to be launched in the waveguide in both directions away from the magnet. A coil assembly and sensing tape is joined to the waveguide. The strain wave causes a dynamic effect in the permeability of the sensing tape which is biased with a permanent magnetic field by the magnet. The dynamic effect in the magnetic field of the coil assembly due to the strain wave pulse, results in an output signal from the coil assembly that is provided to the signal processing circuit along signal lines. By comparing the time of application of a particular electric pulse and a time of return of a sonic torsional strain wave pulse back along the waveguide, the signal processing circuit can calculate a distance of the magnet from the coil assembly or the relative velocity between the waveguide and the magnet. The signal processing circuit provides an output signal, either digital, or analog, proportional to the calculated distance and/or velocity. A transducer-operated arrangement for measuring rod speed and velocity is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,952,823 and that patent is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. - While a transducer assembly located at the damper measures rod speed and location, a separate wheel speed transducer for sensing the rotational speed of a wheel about an axle includes housing fixed to the axle and containing therein, for example, two permanent magnets. In one embodiment the magnets are arranged such that an elongated pole piece commonly abuts first surfaces of each of the magnets, such surfaces being of like polarity. Two inductive coils having flux-conductive cores axially passing therethrough abut each of the magnets on second surfaces thereof, the second surfaces of the magnets again being of like polarity with respect to each other and of opposite polarity with respect to the first surfaces. Wheel speed transducers are described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,986,118 which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- In one embodiment, as illustrated in
FIG. 6 , alogic unit 502 with user-definable settings receives inputs from therod speed 510 andlocation 505 transducers as well as thewheel speed transducer 515. The logic unit is user-programmable and depending on the needs of the operator, the unit records the variables and then if certain criteria are met, the logic circuit sends its own signal to the bypass to either close or open (or optionally throttle) thebypass valve 200. Thereafter, the condition of the bypass valve is relayed back to thelogic unit 502. -
FIG. 7 is a graph that illustrates a possible operation of one embodiment of thebypass assembly 500 ofFIG. 6 . The graph assumes a constant vehicle speed. For a given vehicle speed, rod position is shown on a y axis and rod velocity is shown on an x axis. The graph illustrates the possible on/off conditions of the bypass at combinations of relative rod position and relative rod velocity. For example, it may be desired that the bypass is operable (bypass “on”) unless the rod is near its compressed position and/or the rod velocity is relatively high (such as is exemplified inFIG. 7 ). The on/off configurations ofFIG. 7 are by way of example only and any other suitable on/off logic based on the variable shown or other suitable variables may be used. In one embodiment it is desirable that the damper become relatively stiff at relatively low rod velocities and low rod compressive strain (corresponding for example to vehicle roll, pitch or yaw) but remains compliant in other positions. In one embodiment thepiston rod 107 includes a “blow off” (overpressure relief valve typically allowing overpressure flow from the compression side to the rebound side) valve positioned in a channel coaxially disposed though therod 107 and communicating one side of the piston (and cylinder) with the other side of the piston (and cylinder) independently of theapertures bypass 150. - In one embodiment, the logic shown in
FIG. 6 assumes a single damper but the logic circuit is usable with any number of dampers or groups of dampers. For instance, the dampers on one side of the vehicle can be acted upon while the vehicles other dampers remain unaffected. - While the examples illustrated relate to manual operation and automated operation based upon specific parameters, the remotely operated bypass can be used in a variety of ways with many different driving and road variables. In one example, the bypass is controlled based upon vehicle speed in conjunction with the angular location of the vehicle's steering wheel. In this manner, by sensing the steering wheel turn severity (angle of rotation), additional dampening can be applied to one damper or one set of dampers on one side of the vehicle (suitable for example to mitigate cornering roll) in the event of a sharp turn at a relatively high speed. In another example, a transducer, such as an accelerometer measures other aspects of the vehicle's suspension system, like axle force and/or moments applied to various parts of the vehicle, like steering tie rods, and directs change to the bypass valve positioning in response thereto. In another example, the bypass can be controlled at least in part by a pressure transducer measuring pressure in a vehicle tire and adding dampening characteristics to some or all of the wheels in the event of, for example, an increased or decreased pressure reading. In one embodiment the damper bypass or bypasses are controlled in response to braking pressure (as measured for example by a brake pedal sensor or brake fluid pressure sensor or accelerometer) In still another example, a parameter might include a gyroscopic mechanism that monitors vehicle trajectory and identifies a “spin-out” or other loss of control condition and adds and/or reduces dampening to some or all of the vehicle's dampers in the event of a loss of control to help the operator of the vehicle to regain control.
- While the foregoing is directed to embodiments of the present invention, other and further embodiments of the invention may be devised without departing from the basic scope thereof, and the scope thereof is determined by the claims that follow.
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