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US 9,623,716 B2Granted
Suspension with hydraulic preload adjust
AssigneeFox Factory, Inc.
InventorChristopher Paul Cox
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Abstract
A shock absorber for a vehicle having a damper and a first and second springs mounted coaxially around the damper and a preload adjuster for partially compressing at least one of the springs independently of the compression stroke. In one embodiment the preload adjuster is remotely controllable. In another embodiment the shock absorber includes an additional mechanism for preloading at least one of the springs.
Claims10
A suspension comprising:
- a plurality of shock absorbers, each of said plurality of shock absorbers comprising:
- a damper having a piston and rod therein;
- and
- a plurality of springs mounted around the damper, the springs to become compressed during a compression stroke of the damper;
- and
- a remotely controlled preload adjuster to partially compress or expand one or more of the plurality of springs independently of the compression stroke;
- and
- a logic unit to send a signal to the remotely controlled preload adjuster, the signal to partially compress or expand one or more of the plurality of springs.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.