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US 12,691,721 B2Granted
Suspension damping for a vehicle
AssigneeADS Performance Group LLC
InventorTyler M. Jameson
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Abstract
Present embodiments relate to suspension damping for a vehicle. More specifically, but without limitation, present embodiments relate to bypass valve assemblies which provide for adjustment of fluid bypass within the suspension damper to tune the suspension system of the vehicle.
Claims12
A suspension damper, comprising:
- an external cylinder and a piston movable within said external cylinder;
- said piston having a piston rod;
- an internal sleeve, positioned within said external cylinder, said internal sleeve having one or more thru holes for transfer of fluid from within said internal sleeve to between said internal sleeve and said external cylinder, and a plurality of detents disposed on said internal sleeve;
- a fluid reservoir which houses a damping fluid, said fluid reservoir in fluid communication with said external cylinder by connection with first and second fluid conduits;
- two or more bypass valve assemblies disposed between said internal sleeve and said external cylinder, each of said bypass valve assemblies comprising:
- a fixed valve seat positioned on an exterior of said internal sleeve;
- a floating valve ring;
- and,
- an adjustable valve seat, wherein a position of said adjustable valve seat may be varied to adjust a gap between said adjustable valve seat and said floating valve ring.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.