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US 12,270,062 B2Granted
Electronically controlled sway bar damping link
AssigneeFox Factory, Inc.
InventorsPhilip Tsiaras, Rick Strickland
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Abstract
A 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 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 coupled a second location of the vehicle.
Claims19
A sway bar system comprising:
- a sway bar having a first end and a second end;
- a first electronically controlled damper link coupled to said first end of said sway bar and said first electronically controlled damper link configured to be coupled to a first location of a vehicle, said first electronically controlled damper link comprising:
- a damper having a remotely controllable valve for adjusting damping characteristics of said damper, said remotely controllable valve controllable based upon received sensor input, wherein said damper further comprises:
- an internal floating piston disposed on a rebound side of said damper;
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- a check valve, wherein when said check valve is in an open position, said internal floating piston and said check valve reduce a damping force of said first electronically controlled damper link to mitigate an occurrence of cavitation;
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- a second electronically controlled damper link coupled to said second end of said sway bar and said second electronically controlled damper link configured to be coupled to a second location of said vehicle.
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