Electronically controlled sway bar damping link

A sway bar system comprising:

• a first damping link that couples a first end of a sway bar to a first location on a vehicle, wherein said first damping link is capable of self-centering said sway bar;
• a second damping link that couples a second end of a sway bar to a second location on a vehicle, wherein said second damping link is capable of self-centering said sway bar, wherein said first damping link and said second damping link comprises:
• a body comprising a damping chamber and a reservoir;
• a through shaft coupled to a piston, wherein said piston divides said chamber into a first chamber and a second chamber;
• a high-pressure line fluidly coupled with said chamber and said reservoir, to allow fluid flow from said first chamber and said second chamber to said reservoir;
• a low-pressure line fluidly coupled with said chamber and said reservoir, to allow fluid flow from said reservoir to said first chamber and said second chamber, wherein said high-pressure line and said low-pressure line assist in self-centering said sway bar;
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• a base valve to automatically control the flow between said high-pressure line and said low-pressure line, wherein said base valve automatically controls the flow between said damping chamber and said reservoir and as such provides the ability to automatically provide a rigid sway bar connection or a loose sway bar connection.

A vehicle sway bar system comprising:

• at least one damping link that couples a sway bar to a location on a vehicle, wherein said at least one damping link is capable of self-centering said sway bar, wherein said at least one damping link comprises:
• a body comprising a damping chamber and a reservoir;
• a through shaft coupled to a piston, wherein said piston divides said chamber into a first chamber and a second chamber;
• a high-pressure line fluidly coupled with said chamber and said reservoir, to allow fluid flow from said first chamber and said second chamber to said reservoir;
• a low-pressure line fluidly coupled with said chamber and said reservoir, to allow fluid flow from said reservoir to said first chamber and said second chamber, wherein said high-pressure line and said low-pressure line assist in self-centering said sway bar;
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• a base valve to automatically control the flow between said high-pressure line and said low-pressure line, wherein said base valve automatically controls the flow between said damping chamber and said reservoir and as such provides the ability to provide a rigid sway bar connection or a loose sway bar connection.