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US 11,926,189 B2Granted
Electronically controlled sway bar damping link
AssigneeFox Factory, Inc.
InventorsPhilip Tsiaras, Rick Strickland
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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. The sway bar system further includes a first electronically controlled damper link which is coupled to the first end of the sway bar. The first electronically controlled damper link is configured to be coupled a first location of a vehicle. The sway bar system also has a second link which is coupled to the second end of the sway bar. The second link is configured to be coupled a second location of the vehicle.
Claims7
A sway bar system comprising:
- a sway bar having a first end and a second end;
- a first link coupled to said first end of said sway bar and said first link configured to be coupled to a first location of a vehicle, said first link comprising:
- a damper having a valve for adjusting damping characteristics of said damper, said valve controllable based upon received sensor input;
- a second link coupled to said second end of said sway bar and said second link configured to be coupled to a second location of said vehicle;
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- an attitude and heading reference system (AHRS), said AHRS providing three-dimensional (3D) orientation information to said sway bar system.
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