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US 2011/0214956 A1Published application
Remotely operated bypass for a suspension damper
AssigneeFox Factory, Inc.
InventorJohn Marking
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Abstract
A damper assembly with a bypass for a vehicle comprises a pressure cylinder with a piston and piston rod for limiting the flow rate of damping fluid as it passes from a first to a second side of said piston. A bypass provides fluid pathway between the first and second sides of the piston separately from the flow rate limitation. In one aspect, the bypass is remotely controllable from a passenger compartment of the vehicle. In another aspect, the bypass is remotely controllable based upon one or more variable parameters associated with the vehicle.
Claims23
A vehicle suspension damper comprising:
- a cylinder and a piston assembly comprising a piston and piston rod;
- working fluid within said cylinder;
- a passageway through said piston allowing and limiting a flow rate of the working fluid through the piston in at least one direction;
- a bypass having a fluid pathway between the first and second sides of the piston;
- and
- a remotely controllable valve for limiting the flow of fluid through the bypass.
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A vehicle suspension damper comprising:
- a cylinder and a piston assembly comprising a piston and piston rod;
- working fluid within said cylinder;
- a passageway through said piston allowing and limiting a flow rate of the working fluid through the piston in at least one direction;
- a bypass having a fluid pathway between the first and second sides of the piston;
- and
- a remotely controllable, single direction valve for controlling fluid flow through the bypass.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.