Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Device for adjusting the height of a vehicle
- Patent Title (中): 用于调整车辆高度的装置
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Application No.: US14636065Application Date: 2015-03-02
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Publication No.: US09205718B2Publication Date: 2015-12-08
- Inventor: Steven David Lee
- Applicant: STEALTH INNOVATIVE SYSTEMS, LLC
- Applicant Address: US HI Kailua
- Assignee: STEALTH INNOVATIVE SYSTEMS, LLC
- Current Assignee: STEALTH INNOVATIVE SYSTEMS, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US HI Kailua
- Agent Martin E. Hsia; Keri Ann K. S. Krzykowski
- Main IPC: B60G17/04
- IPC: B60G17/04 ; B60G17/052 ; B60G17/08 ; B60G17/027 ; F16F9/00 ; B60G17/019 ; F16F9/56 ; B60G17/015

Abstract:
The present invention is a system for adjusting the height of vehicles. The vehicle is supported by a hollow cylinder and a piston having an undersized piston skirt is mounted on the suspension system's coil spring, and sealingly slidable within the cylinder bore. When a fluid is introduced into the expandable pressure space between the piston and the cylinder top, the piston and cylinder are forced apart, raising the vehicle. The undersized piston skirt can extend beyond the end of the cylinder, allowing the piston a greater travel length within the cylinder bore. The invention may be operated manually by a vehicle driver through push buttons, which can be the vehicle's existing cruise control buttons. Alternatively, the system can be automated using a control unit to automatically adjust ground clearance to avoid collision with obstacles in the vehicle's path. In another embodiment, the lift system, or any lift system, is prevented from activating, and deactivates (if previously activated) if the vehicle is travelling at excessive speed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150174982A1 DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING THE HEIGHT OF A VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2015-06-25
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