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US 11,634,003 B2Granted
Automated control system for an electronically controlled sway bar link
AssigneeFox Factory, Inc.
InventorsNobuhiko Negishi, Rick Strickland, Philip Tsiaras, Andrew Peterson
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Abstract
A sway bar system is described. The sway bar system includes a sway bar having a first end and a second end. An electronically controlled connector to provide a remotely controllable physical connection and disconnection capability between a first location on a vehicle and the first end of the sway bar; and the second end of the sway bar coupled to a second location on the vehicle.
Claims16
A sway bar system comprising:
- a sway bar having a first end and a second end;
- an electronically controlled connector to provide a remotely controllable physical connection and disconnection capability between a first location on a vehicle and said first end of said sway bar;
- said second end of said sway bar coupled to a second location on said vehicle;
- a graphical user interface (GUI) communicatively coupled with said vehicle;
- said GUI to present configuration information about said electronically controlled connector in a user interactive format;
- said GUI configured to receive a user input, said user input to change said electronically controlled connector from a present connected or disconnected configuration to the other of said connected or disconnected configuration;
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- a control system to receive said user input from said GUI and automatically connect or disconnect said electronically controlled connector based on said user input.
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A vehicle sway bar system comprising:
- a sway bar having a first end and a second end;
- a first electronically controlled connector to provide a remotely controllable physical connection and disconnection capability between a first location on a vehicle and said first end of said sway bar;
- a second electronically controlled connector, said second electronically controlled connector to provide a remotely controllable physical connection and disconnection capability between said second end of said sway bar and a second location on said vehicle;
- a graphical user interface (GUI) communicatively coupled with said vehicle;
- said GUI to present configuration information about one or both of said first electronically controlled connector and said second electronically controlled connector in a user interactive format;
- said GUI configured to receive a user input, said user input to change one or both of said first electronically controlled connector and said second electronically controlled connector from a present connected or disconnected configuration to the other of said connected or disconnected configuration;
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- a control system to receive said user input from said GUI and automatically connect or disconnect one or both of said first electronically controlled connector and said second electronically controlled connector based on said user input.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.