Vehicle suspension system
First Claim
1. A vehicle comprising:
- (a) a chassis member;
(b) a ground engaging member mounted on said chassis member for supporting the same as the vehicle traverses a road surface;
(c) a load supporting member such as a seat;
(d) mounting means for mounting the load supporting member on the chassis member;
(e) operable means interposed between two of the members for controlling the point in time, the magnitude, and the rate of deflection therebetween; and
(f) anticipating means for monitoring the condition of the road surface in advance of the point at which the ground engaging member engages the road surface;
(g) said operable means being responsive to said anticipating means for stabilizing said load supporting member.
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Abstract
A vehicle comprises a chassis member, a ground engaging member mounted on the chassis member for supporting the same as the vehicle traverses a road surface, a load supporting member such as a seat mounted on the chassis mount, and an resilient component interposed between two of the members. An anticipating device monitors the condition of the road surface in advance of the point at which the ground engaging member engages the road surface; and the resilient component has an adjustment which is responsive to the anticipating device for dynamically controlling the spring constant of the resilient member as the ground engaging member engages the mounted point for the purpose of providing a controlled ride within the vehicle.
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11 Claims
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1. A vehicle comprising:
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(a) a chassis member; (b) a ground engaging member mounted on said chassis member for supporting the same as the vehicle traverses a road surface; (c) a load supporting member such as a seat; (d) mounting means for mounting the load supporting member on the chassis member; (e) operable means interposed between two of the members for controlling the point in time, the magnitude, and the rate of deflection therebetween; and (f) anticipating means for monitoring the condition of the road surface in advance of the point at which the ground engaging member engages the road surface; (g) said operable means being responsive to said anticipating means for stabilizing said load supporting member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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