Electronic modal base valve
AssigneeFox Factory, Inc.
InventorConnor Randall
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Abstract
An electronic modal base valve is disclosed. The electronic modal base valve includes a motive component, a controller communicatively coupled with the motive component, and a control valve coupled with the motive component. The controller is configured to control an operation of the motive component, wherein a movement of the motive component is configured to cause the control valve to adjust a flow rate for a flow path through the electronic modal base valve.
Claims18
An electronic modal base valve for a shock assembly comprising:
- a motive component;
- a controller communicatively coupled with said motive component;
- and
- a control valve coupled with said motive component, wherein said controller is configured to control an operation of said motive component, wherein a movement of said motive component is configured to cause said control valve to adjust a flow rate for a flow path through said electronic modal base valve, wherein said control valve is a rotary spool valve, and wherein said motive component is rotary based such that all of the motion of said motive component is rotary and said electronic modal base valve does not require a conversion between rotary movement and linear movement.
An electronic valve for a shock assembly comprising:
- a low-speed compression adjuster;
- a high-speed compression adjuster;
- and
- a manual command lockout, wherein said manual command lockout comprises:
- a motive component;
- and
- a control valve coupled with said motive component, wherein said motive component causes said control valve to open or close a flow path through said electronic valve, wherein said control valve is a rotary spool valve, and wherein said motive component is rotary based such that all motion of said motive component is rotary and said electronic valve does not require a conversion between rotary movement and linear movement.
An electronic modal dual-speed compression (DSC) base valve for a shock assembly comprising:
- a motive component;
- a controller to control said motive component;
- a low-speed compression adjuster coupled with said motive component, wherein said motive component is configured to cause a compression adjustment to be performed by said low-speed compression adjuster;
- a high-speed compression adjuster coupled with said motive component, wherein said motive component is configured to cause a compression adjustment to be performed by said high-speed compression adjuster;
- a manual command lockout, wherein said manual command lockout comprises:
- a control valve coupled with said motive component, wherein said motive component is configured to cause said control valve to open or lockout a flow path through said electronic modal DSC base valve;
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- wherein said control valve is a rotary spool valve, and wherein said motive component is rotary based such that all of the motion of said motive component is rotary and said modal dual-speed compression (DSC) base valve does not require a conversion between rotary movement and linear movement.
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