Suspension device and recording medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020171906-A1
Application number	US-202016782629-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 5, 2020
Priority date	Oct 19, 2017
Publication date	Jun 4, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

A suspension device includes: a damping device that damps a force generated between a vehicle body and a wheel of a vehicle; a determination unit that determines whether the vehicle is jumping, using an acceleration of the vehicle in a front-rear direction, an acceleration of the vehicle in a left-right direction, and an acceleration of the vehicle in a vertical direction; and a damping force control unit that increases a damping force of the damping device so as to be greater than the damping force generated when the determination unit does not determine that the vehicle is jumping, when the determination unit determines that the vehicle is jumping.

First claim

1 . A suspension device comprising:
a damping device that damps a force generated between a vehicle body and a wheel of a vehicle; a determination unit that determines whether the vehicle is jumping, using an acceleration of the vehicle in a front-rear direction, an acceleration of the vehicle in a left-right direction, and an acceleration of the vehicle in a vertical direction; and a damping force control unit that increases a damping force of the damping device during the vehicle is jumping so as to be greater than the damping force generated when the determination unit does not determine that the vehicle is jumping, when the determination unit determines that the vehicle is jumping.

2 . The suspension device according to claim 1 , wherein
the determination unit determines that the vehicle is jumping when a square value Gx 2 +Gy 2 +Gz 2 of a resultant acceleration for which the acceleration Gx in the front-rear direction, the acceleration Gy in the left-right direction, and the acceleration Gz in the vertical direction are combined is less than a predetermined value, or when a period of the square value Gx 2 +Gy 2 +Gz 2 of the resultant acceleration being less than the predetermined value continues for a predetermined period.

3 . The suspension device of claim 1 , wherein
the determination unit determines whether the vehicle is jumping further considering a length between the vehicle body and the wheel.

4 . The suspension device of claim 1 , wherein
at a time of jumping when the determination unit determines that the vehicle is jumping, the damping force control unit increases the damping force in a compression direction such that a relative displacement between the vehicle body and the wheel is less than the relative displacement at a time of normal traveling when the determination unit does not determine that the vehicle is jumping.

5 . The suspension device according to claim 4 , wherein
until a predetermined reference period elapses after landing from a jump of the vehicle, the damping force control unit increases the damping force in an extension direction in which the relative displacement between the vehicle body and the wheel is greater than the relative displacement at the time of the normal traveling.

6 . The suspension device of claim 1 , wherein
the damping force control unit varies a magnitude of the damping force of the damping device according to a height of the jump.

7 . The suspension device of claim 1 , wherein
the damping force control unit stops increasing the damping force of the damping device when a predetermined reference period elapses after landing from a jump of the vehicle.

8 . The suspension device according to claim 1 , wherein
at a time of jumping when the determination unit determines that the vehicle is jumping, the damping force control unit increases the damping force of the damping device on a front wheel side and the damping device on a rear wheel side such that the damping force of the damping device on the front wheel side is greater than the damping force of the damping device on the rear wheel side.

9 . The suspension device according to claim 2 , wherein
the determination unit determines whether the vehicle is jumping further considering a length between the vehicle body and the wheel.

10 . The suspension device according to claim 2 , wherein
at a time of jumping when the determination unit determines that the vehicle is jumping, the damping force control unit increases the damping force in a compression direction such that a relative displacement between the vehicle body and the wheel is less than the relative displacement at a time of normal traveling when the determination unit does not determine that the vehicle is jumping.

11 . The suspension device according to claim 10 , wherein
until a predetermined reference period elapses after landing from a jump of the vehicle, the damping force control unit increases the damping force in an extension direction in which the relative displacement between the vehicle body and the wheel is greater than the relative displacement at the time of the normal traveling.

12 . The suspension device according to claim 2 , wherein
the damping force control unit varies a magnitude of the damping force of the damping device according to a height of the jump.

13 . The suspension device according to claim 2 , wherein
the damping force control unit stops increasing the damping force of the damping device when a predetermined reference period elapses after landing from a jump of the vehicle.

14 . The suspension device according to claim 2 , wherein
at a time of jumping when the determination unit determines that the vehicle is jumping, the damping force control unit increases the damping force of the damping device on a front wheel side and the damping device on a rear wheel side such that the damping force of the damping device on the front wheel side is greater than the damping force of the damping device on the rear wheel side.

15 . The suspension device according to claim 3 , wherein
at a time of jumping when the determination unit determines that the vehicle is jumping, the damping force control unit increases the damping force in a compression direction such that a relative displacement between the vehicle body and the wheel is less than the relative displacement at a time of normal traveling when the determination unit does not determine that the vehicle is jumping.

16 . The suspension device according to claim 15 , wherein
until a predetermined reference period elapses after landing from a jump of the vehicle, the damping force control unit increases the damping force in an extension direction in which the relative displacement between the vehicle body and the wheel is greater than the relative displacement at the time of the normal traveling.

17 . The suspension device according to claim 3 , wherein
the damping force control unit varies a magnitude of the damping force of the damping device according to a height of the jump.

18 . The suspension device according to claim 3 , wherein
the damping force control unit stops increasing the damping force of the damping device when a predetermined reference period elapses after landing from a jump of the vehicle.

19 . The suspension device according to claim 3 , wherein
at a time of jumping when the determination unit determines that the vehicle is jumping, the damping force control unit increases the damping force of the damping device on a front wheel side and the damping device on a rear wheel side such that the damping force of the damping device on the front wheel side is greater than the damping force of the damping device on the rear wheel side.

20 . A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing a program that causes a computer to implement:
a function of determining whether a vehicle is jumping, using an acceleration of the vehicle in a front-rear direction, an acceleration of the vehicle in a left-right direction, and an acceleration of the vehicle in a vertical direction; and a function of increasing a damping force of a damping device that damps a force generated between a vehicle body and a wheel of the vehicle during the vehicle is jumping so as to be greater than the damping force generated when it is not determined that the vehicle is jumping, when it is determined that the vehicle is jumping.

Assignees

• Showa Corp

Inventors

• Murakami Yosuke

Classifications

• B60G2500/10

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• B60G2400/10

  Acceleration; Deceleration · CPC title

• B60G17/0165 Primary

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• B62J45/20

  Cycle computers as cycle accessories · CPC title

• B62K25/04

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