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US 11,878,678 B2Granted
Vehicle having adjustable suspension
AssigneePolaris Industries Inc.
InventorsBrian D. Krosschell, Jonathon P. Graus, Elaine M. Scott, Joseph Paul Nuxoll, Keijiro Ikebe
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Abstract
A damping control system for a vehicle having a suspension located between a plurality of ground engaging members and a vehicle frame includes at least one adjustable shock absorber having an adjustable damping profile.
Claims14
A recreational vehicle for operation by an operator, comprising:
- a plurality of ground engaging members;
- a frame supported by the plurality of ground engaging members;
- at least one suspension coupling the plurality of ground engaging members to the frame, the at least one suspension including at least one adjustable shock absorber having at least one adjustable damping profile;
- a plurality of vehicle condition sensors supported by the plurality of ground engaging members;
- at least one controller operatively coupled to the at least one adjustable shock absorber and the plurality of vehicle condition sensors, the at least one controller receiving a plurality of inputs from the plurality of vehicle condition sensors;
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- a user interface system supported by the frame, the user interface system including a display, the display being configurable with the at least one controller to display a screen layout, the screen layout including at least one reactive graphical representation of the at least one damping characteristic of the at least one adjustable shock absorber.
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A recreational vehicle for operation by an operator, comprising:
- a plurality of ground engaging members;
- a frame supported by the plurality of ground engaging members;
- at least one suspension coupling the plurality of ground engaging members to the frame, the at least one suspension including at least one adjustable shock absorber having at least one adjustable damping profile;
- a plurality of vehicle condition sensors supported by the plurality of ground engaging members;
- at least one controller operatively coupled to the at least one adjustable shock absorber and the plurality of vehicle condition sensors, the at least one controller receiving a plurality of inputs from the plurality of vehicle condition sensors;
- a user interface system supported by the frame, the user interface system including a display, the display being configurable with the at least one controller to display a screen layout, the screen layout including at least one of (i) at least one numerical indication of at least one damping characteristic of the at least one adjustable shock absorber and (ii) at least one graphical representation of the at least one damping characteristic of the at least one adjustable shock absorber, the screen layout further including at least one of (i) a notification of an active vehicle condition modifier which alters the at least one damping characteristic of the at least one adjustable shock absorber and (ii) a vehicle steering angle indicator;
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- the screen layout further a graphical representation of the vehicle, the at least one adjustable shock absorber includes a first shock absorber associated with a first suspension of the at least one suspension and a second shock absorber associated with a second suspension of the at least one suspension, the first shock absorber being positioned on a first side of a vertical longitudinal vehicle centerline plane and the second shock absorber being positioned on a second side of the vertical longitudinal vehicle centerline plane, the second side being opposite the first side, and a first graphical indication of the at least one graphical indication is associated with the first shock absorber and is positioned on a first side of the graphical representation of the vehicle and a second graphical indication of the at least one graphical indication is associated with the second shock absorber and is positioned on a second side of the graphical representation of the vehicle, the second side of the graphical representation of the vehicle is opposite the first side of the graphical representation of the vehicle.
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A recreational vehicle for operation by an operator, comprising:
- a plurality of ground engaging members;
- a frame supported by the plurality of ground engaging members;
- at least one suspension coupling the plurality of ground engaging members to the frame, the at least one suspension including at least one adjustable shock absorber having at least one adjustable damping profile;
- a plurality of vehicle condition sensors supported by the plurality of ground engaging members;
- at least one controller operatively coupled to the at least one adjustable shock absorber and the plurality of vehicle condition sensors, the at least one controller receiving a plurality of inputs from the plurality of vehicle condition sensors;
- a user interface system supported by the frame, the user interface system including a display, the display being configurable with the at least one controller to display a screen layout, the screen layout including at least one of (i) at least one numerical indication of at least one damping characteristic of the at least one adjustable shock absorber and (ii) at least one graphical representation of the at least one damping characteristic of the at least one adjustable shock absorber, the screen layout further including at least one of (i) a notification of an active vehicle condition modifier which alters the at least one damping characteristic of the at least one adjustable shock absorber and (ii) a vehicle steering angle indicator;
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- the screen layout further a graphical representation of the vehicle, the at least one adjustable shock absorber includes a first shock absorber associated with a first suspension of the at least one suspension and a second shock absorber associated with a second suspension of the at least one suspension, the first suspension being a front suspension of the vehicle and the second suspension being a rear suspension of the vehicle, and a first graphical indication of the at least one graphical indication is associated with the first shock absorber and is positioned proximate a front portion of the graphical representation of the vehicle and a second graphical indication of the at least one graphical indication is associated with the second shock absorber and is positioned proximate a rear portion of the graphical representation of the vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.