EP0135902A3
Pitching-suppressive control system and method for an automotive vehicle suspension
Abstract
An automotive vehicle suspension has a damper (14) with variable damping characteristics, specifically adjustable damping force. A controller (100) responds to application and release of vehicle brakes by increasing the damping force. Increasing the damping force at the beginning of braking suppresses nose-dive of the vehicle. On the other hand, increasing the damping force at the end of braking suppresses pitching motion of the vehicle. This greatly improves the behavior of the vehicle sprung mass during braking.
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Priority claims4
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| 17187883 | Japan | A | |
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| EP0135902A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| JPS6064011A | Japan | A | |
| EP0135902A3This record | European Patent Office (EPO) | A3 | |
| US4686626A | United States of America | A | |
| EP0135902B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 | |
| DE3469869D1 | Germany | D1 | |
| JPH0462888B2 | Japan | B2 |
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Numbers
- Publication
- 0135902
- Publication, DOCDB
- 0135902
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP0135902
- Application
- 84111016
- Application, DOCDB
- 84111016
- Application, EPODOC
- EP19840111016
Titles3
- English
- Pitching-suppressive control system and method for an automotive vehicle suspension
- French
- Système de contrôle et méthode pour l'élimination du tangage pour une suspension de véhicule moteur
- German
- Anti-Mischungs-Regulierungssystem und Methode für eine Motorfahrzeugaufhängung
Classification
- CPC, 8
- B60G17/0164
- B60G2400/106
- B60G2500/102
- B60G2600/02
- B60G2600/14
- B60G2600/184
- B60G2600/70
- B60G2800/22
- IPC, 3
- B60G17 00
- B60G17 015
- B60G17 016
Designated states3
- Contracting states, 3
- Germany
- France
- United Kingdom