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US 2020/0047581 A1Published application
Vehicle shock absorber
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsVladimir V. Kokotovic, Hongtei Eric Tseng, Li Xu, Kyle Simmons
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Abstract
A vehicle shock absorbing system includes a wheel, a vehicle body, a first absorber, a dynamic absorber, and a third absorber. The third absorber is attached to the vehicle body. The first absorber is between the third absorber and the wheel. The dynamic absorber is attached to the wheel and includes a dynamic absorber mass and a spring.
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A system, comprising:
- a wheel;
- a vehicle body;
- a first absorber, a dynamic absorber, and a third absorber;
- the third absorber attached to the vehicle body;
- the first absorber between the third absorber and the wheel;
- and
- the dynamic absorber attached to the wheel and including a dynamic absorber mass and a spring.
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A system, comprising:
- a semi-active shock absorber;
- and
- a dynamic absorber including a spring and a dynamic absorber mass, the dynamic absorber disposed coaxially with the semi-active shock absorber.
A shock absorber assembly, comprising:
- a first absorber;
- a dynamic absorber including a dynamic absorber mass and a spring;
- a third absorber attachable to a vehicle body;
- the dynamic absorber attachable to a wheel;
- the first absorber attached to the third absorber and attachable to the wheel;
- wherein the first absorber is a semi-active shock absorber;
- wherein the dynamic absorber mass and the spring are tuned to a specified frequency;
- wherein the first absorber, the dynamic absorber, and the third absorber are unitary.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.