Air spring shock absorber module with internal load-based damping adjustment

A suspension assembly comprising:

• a shock absorber including a housing filled with hydraulic fluid;
• an air spring supported on said shock absorber, said air spring including a bladder filled with air;
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• a valve assembly surrounded by said fluid housing and said bladder, said valve assembly in fluid communication with said hydraulic fluid and said air, said air manipulating said valve and adjusting flow of said hydraulic fluid.

A suspension system valve assembly for use with an air spring and fluid shock absorber comprising:

• a housing;
• a first bore in said housing with a first plunger slideably disposed within said first bore, said first plunger including an arm having an intermediate portion pivotally supported on said first plunger with said arm including first and second opposing end portions extending from said intermediate portion;
• a first inlet in said housing in fluid communication with said first bore on one side of said first plunger, said first inlet in fluid communication with an air spring bladder;
• a first spring disposed within said first bore coacting with said first plunger urging said first plunger toward said first inlet;
• a second bore in said housing transverse to and intersecting with said first bore, said second bore aligned with said first end portion of arm with a second plunger slideably disposed within said second bore coacting with said first end portion;
• a second inlet in said housing in fluid communication with said first bore opposite said first end portion, said second inlet in fluid communication with a shock absorber fluid chamber;
• an outlet in said housing in fluid communication with said second inlet with said second end portion in an open position, said second end portion of arm disposed between said second inlet and said outlet;
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• a second spring disposed within said second bore coacting with said second plunger urging said second plunger toward said first end portion and rotating said arm about said intermediate portion urging said arm to a closed position with said second inlet and outlet fluidly separated from one another by said second end portion.