Electronically controlled vehicle suspension system and method of manufacture
First Claim
1. An air suspension control system, comprising:
- a manifold, defining;
a first and second port, wherein the first and second ports are arranged in a common plane,a first and second solenoid valve, each solenoid valve coaxially arranged with the first and second ports, respectively and an electronics module arranged parallel the common plane, the electronics module and the manifold cooperatively enclosing the first solenoid valve and the second solenoid valve therebetween, the electronics module comprising a displacement sensor;
a displacement indicator coupled to a vehicle member by a bracket, the displacement indicator detectable by the displacement sensor, wherein the electronics module is configured to actuate at least one of the first and second solenoid valves in response to an output of the displacement sensor generated based on detection of the displacement indicator.
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Abstract
An air suspension system, comprising a manifold, defining a first and second port, each port defining a receiving region at the second end, wherein the first and second ports are arranged in a common plane, a channel intersecting the first and second port, a cavity intersecting each port, and a pressure sensor port, positioned between the first and second port, defining a sensor insertion axis normal to the common plane, the pressure sensor port separated from the first port, the second port, and the channel by a thickness; a first and second solenoid valve, each solenoid valve arranged within the cavity and coaxially arranged with the first and second ports, each solenoid valve comprising a connector; a pressure sensor arranged within the pressure sensor port, the pressure sensor comprising a connector; and an electronics module arranged parallel the common plane, the electronics module configured to electrically couple to the connectors.
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17 Claims
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1. An air suspension control system, comprising:
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a manifold, defining; a first and second port, wherein the first and second ports are arranged in a common plane, a first and second solenoid valve, each solenoid valve coaxially arranged with the first and second ports, respectively and an electronics module arranged parallel the common plane, the electronics module and the manifold cooperatively enclosing the first solenoid valve and the second solenoid valve therebetween, the electronics module comprising a displacement sensor; a displacement indicator coupled to a vehicle member by a bracket, the displacement indicator detectable by the displacement sensor, wherein the electronics module is configured to actuate at least one of the first and second solenoid valves in response to an output of the displacement sensor generated based on detection of the displacement indicator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electronically controlled air suspension system, comprising:
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an electronic control unit, comprising; a manifold, defining a cavity; an actuator arranged within the cavity; and an electronics module comprising a displacement sensor, the electronics module electrically coupled to the actuator; an air spring fluidly connected to the manifold and configured to be expanded and contracted upon actuation of the actuator; and a displacement indicator coupled to a support of the air spring by a bracket that extends between the support and the electronics control unit, the displacement indicator detectable by the displacement sensor, wherein the actuator is actuated in response to detection of the displacement indicator by the displacement sensor. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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