Vehicle anti-rollover device and method
OwnerTaylor Elliott, Marcus RAMEY +2inventors
InventorsTaylor Elliott, Marcus RAMEY, Victoria RAMEY, Audrey RAMEY
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Abstract
An anti-rollover system and method for mitigating vehicle rollover. The system having a plurality of anti-rollover devices positioned around the vehicle chassis and being operable to calculate the likelihood of a vehicle rollover and determine the attitude of rollover there by actuating the anti-rollover device to counter roll thereby preventing a rollover collision.
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An anti-rollover device mounted to a motor vehicle chassis, the anti-rollover device comprising:
- a. a frame fixedly mounted to an undercarriage of a vehicle chassis, the frame comprising a tube having a bump stop on a proximal end, a compression spring secured to a distal end, and a plurality of rifling slots thereon a tubes interior surface;
- b. a deployable shaft equipped with a plurality of followers axially distributed around an exterior surface between a distal and a proximal end of said shaft, wherein said distal end interfaces with said compression spring, and a shaft lock receiver;
- c. an elbow with a first end securing a collision attachment and a second end fixedly secured to said deployable shaft proximal end;
- d. a locking mechanism including a solenoid positioned at said tubes proximal end and being operable to secure and release said deployable shaft from a locked position to an actuated position;
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- e. a controller having a processor, a readable and writeable controller memory, wherein said controller is further in communication with a gyroscopic sensor, a vehicle computer, and said locking mechanism.
An anti-rollover system mounted to a motor vehicle chassis, the anti-rollover system comprising:
- a. A pair of independent right side anti-rollover devices and a pair of independent left side anti-rollover devices each having a front and rear anti-rollover device, wherein each of said anti-rollover devices comprising:
- i. a tubular frame having bump stops and a locking mechanism on a proximal end, a compression spring positioned on a distal end, and a plurality of rifling slots thereon an interior surface;
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- ii. a deployable shaft having a plurality of followers distributed axially around an exterior surface between a proximal and distal end and are operable to align with said tubular frame rifling slots, wherein the proximal end secures an elbow having a collision attachment, and a distal end interfacing with said compression spring;
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- b. a controller having a processor, a readable and writable memory, and in communication with each of said anti-rollover devices, further in communication with a plurality of gyroscopic sensors, and a vehicle computer, wherein said controller is operable to determine an attitude of a motor vehicle and independently deploy one or more of said right and left pair of anti-rollover devices.
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