Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle suspension system with remote actuation
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Application No.: US17092677Application Date: 2020-11-09
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Publication No.: US11667170B2Publication Date: 2023-06-06
- Inventor: Johannes Edren , Ahditya Melkote , Phillip Newport Kuys , Andrew James Webb , Paul Choin
- Applicant: Zoox, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Foster City
- Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Foster City
- Agency: Lee & Hayes, P.C.
- Main IPC: B60G17/00
- IPC: B60G17/00 ; B60G15/12 ; B60G17/0165 ; B60G17/052

Abstract:
A suspension system for controlling movement of a vehicle wheel may include a spring and damper assembly coupling the wheel to the vehicle chassis for movement of the wheel relative to the vehicle chassis. The spring and damper assembly may include a spring coupled to a damper member configured to extend and retract the wheel relative to the vehicle chassis. The suspension system may further include a damper actuator located remotely from the spring and damper assembly and configured to modify an amount of damping and/or wheel extension. The suspension system may also include a spring actuator integrated with the damper actuator and configured to control an amount of deflection of the spring and/or to alter a spring rate. The damper actuator may be provided at a location in the vehicle separated from the spring and damper assembly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210162831A1 VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM WITH REMOTE ACTUATION Public/Granted day:2021-06-03
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