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US 11,820,193 B1Granted
Shock-linked vehicle suspension
AssigneeKolltek, LLC
InventorAlex Kollitz
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Abstract
A multi-section shock-linked vehicle suspension system is disclosed that transfers force from one point to another point in a system of interrelated shock absorbers. Force can be transmitted from one shock absorber to another using hydraulics or a gas such as air or nitrogen in a space-efficient form factor, without the use of levers and mechanical force transfer rods. The hydraulic or gas force can be tuned using valves to provide different suspension characteristics. The multi-section shock-linked system provides the ability to share wheel loads across the vehicle by using shock absorbers that are shared in addition to the individual shock absorber associated with each wheel.
Claims17
A multi-section shock-linked system, comprising:
- one or more transfer tubes;
- a first multi-section shock absorber including a first section having at least one of a coil spring or a damping substance that is only associated with the first section, and a second section including a transfer receptacle having at least one of a hydraulic fluid or gas that is transferable via the one or more transfer tubes, wherein the transfer receptacle of the second section of the first multi-section shock absorber includes a piston;
- a second multi-section shock absorber including a first section having at least one of a coil spring or a damping substance that is only associated with the first section, and a second section including a transfer receptacle having at least one of the hydraulic fluid or gas that is transferable via the one or more transfer tubes, wherein the transfer receptacle of the second section of the second multi-section shock absorber includes a piston;
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- a third multi-section shock absorber including a first section having at least one of a coil spring or a damping substance that is only associated with the first section, and a second section including a transfer receptacle having at least one of the hydraulic fluid or gas that is transferable via the one or more transfer tubes, wherein the transfer receptacle of the second section of the third multi-section shock absorber includes a piston;
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- wherein:
- the one or more transfer tubes includes a first transfer tube, a second transfer tube, and a third transfer tube;
- the first transfer tube connects a first section of the transfer receptacle of the second section of the second multi-section shock absorber to a first section of the transfer receptacle of the second section of the third multi-section shock absorber;
- the second transfer tube connects a first section of the transfer receptacle of the second section of the first multi-section shock absorber to a second section of the transfer receptacle of the second section of the second multi-section shock absorber;
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- the third transfer tube connects a second section of the transfer receptacle of the second section of the first multi-section shock absorber to a second section of the transfer receptacle of the second section of the third multi-section shock absorber.
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A multi-section shock-linked system, comprising:
- one or more transfer tubes;
- a first multi-section shock absorber including a first section having at least one of a coil spring or a damping substance that is only associated with the first section, and a second section including a transfer receptacle having at least one of a hydraulic fluid or gas that is transferable via the one or more transfer tubes, wherein the transfer receptacle of the second section of the first multi-section shock absorber includes a piston;
- a second multi-section shock absorber including a first section having at least one of a coil spring or a damping substance that is only associated with the first section, and a second section including a transfer receptacle having at least one of the hydraulic fluid or gas that is transferable via the one or more transfer tubes, wherein the transfer receptacle of the second section of the second multi-section shock absorber includes a piston;
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- a third multi-section shock absorber including a first section having at least one of a coil spring or a damping substance that is only associated with the first section, and a second section including a transfer receptacle having at least one of the hydraulic fluid or gas that is transferable via the one or more transfer tubes, wherein the transfer receptacle of the second section of the third multi-section shock absorber includes a piston, wherein:
- a first end of the first multi-section shock absorber is fixed to a frame of a vehicle;
- a second end opposite the first end of the first multi-section shock absorber is fixed to the frame of the vehicle;
- a first end of the second multi-section shock absorber is fixed to the frame of the vehicle;
- a second end opposite the first end of the second multi-section shock absorber is fixed to the frame of the vehicle;
- a first end of the third multi-section shock absorber is fixed to the frame of the vehicle;
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- a second end opposite the first end of the third multi-section shock absorber is fixed to the frame of the vehicle.
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A multi-section shock-linked system, comprising:
- a first multi-section shock absorber including:
- a first section configured to hold at least one of a coil spring or a damping substance that is only associated with the first section;
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- a second section including a transfer receptacle configured to hold at least one of a first hydraulic fluid or a first gas;
- a second multi-section shock absorber including:
- a first section configured to hold at least one of a coil spring or a damping substance that is only associated with the first section;
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- a second section including a transfer receptacle configured to hold the at least one of the first hydraulic fluid or the first gas;
- a third multi-section shock absorber including:
- a first section configured to hold at least one of a coil spring or a damping substance that is only associated with the first section;
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- a second section including a transfer receptacle configured to hold at least one of a second hydraulic fluid or a second gas;
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- a fourth multi-section shock absorber including:
- a first section configured to hold at least one of a coil spring or a damping substance that is only associated with the first section;
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- a second section including a transfer receptacle configured to hold the at least one of the second hydraulic fluid or the second gas,
- wherein the transfer receptacle of the first multi-section shock absorber and the transfer receptacle of the second multi-section shock absorber are configured to transfer, together as a first group, the at least one of the first hydraulic fluid or the first gas independent of a second group including i) the transfer receptacle of the third multi-section shock absorber, ii) the transfer receptacle of the fourth multi-section shock absorber, and iii) the at least one of the second hydraulic fluid or the second gas.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.