Methods and apparatus for suspension lock out and signal generation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8925933-B2
Application number	US-201414180206-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 13, 2014
Priority date	Aug 25, 2008
Publication date	Jan 6, 2015
Grant date	Jan 6, 2015

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for regulating the function of a suspension system are disclosed herein. Suspension characteristics often contribute to the efficiency of a suspended system. Depending on the desired operating parameters of the suspended system, it may be desirable to alter the functional characteristics of the suspension from time to time in order to maintain or increase efficiency. The suspension hereof may be selectively locked into a substantially rigid configuration, and the damping fluid may be phase separated and/or cooled to increase damping rate during use (or offset rate degradation). The suspension hereof may generate power usable to achieve any or all of the foregoing or to be stored for use elsewhere in the suspended system or beyond.

First claim

What we claim is:

1. A vehicle suspension comprising:
a first support member;
a second support member, said first support member and said second support member being movable relative to one another along a substantially common axis, wherein a damper having a damping fluid is disposed between said first support member and said second support member; and
a valve assembly configured for one of opening and closing in response to an electric current, said valve assembly comprising:…

Assignees

• Fox Factory Inc

Inventors

• Haugen David

Classifications

• B60G2300/60

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60G2204/4604

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60G2204/61

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• H02K7/18 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• B60G2400/7162

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic