Land vehicles – Suspension modification enacted during travel – Including fail-safe override of hazardous condition
Reexamination Certificate
2008-04-08
2008-04-08
Dickson, Paul N. (Department: 3616)
Land vehicles
Suspension modification enacted during travel
Including fail-safe override of hazardous condition
C280S005508, C280S124106
Reexamination Certificate
active
10565969
ABSTRACT:
A stabilizer control apparatus operating to contort stabilizer bars ensures the stability of a vehicle, even in the event that one of the front and rear stabilizer bars of the vehicle is stuck in a contorted state.The stabilizer control apparatus includes frontward and rearward stabilizer bars25and35, frontward and rearward stabilizer actuators20, 30that can be driven to contort the stabilizer bars25and35between their two ends, a lateral G sensor42or the like for detecting rolling of the vehicle and furthermore an ECU50that outputs to the stabilizer actuators20and30a driving signal to cause a resisting rolling moment countering rolling of the vehicle and that moreover, in the event that the irregularity is detected that one of the frontward and rearward stabilizer bars25and35is stuck in a contorted state, outputs to the stabilizer actuators20and30a driving signal to contort the other one of the frontward and rearward stabilizer bars25and35in the direction compensating that rolling moment.
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Suzuki Katsumi
Taneda Akiya
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
Buchanan & Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Coker Robert A.
Dickson Paul N.
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