63 results about "Ride height" patented technology

An adjustable ride height vehicle aerodynamic system comprises an aerodynamic element ride actuator and an aerodynamic element angle actuator connected in series and mounted in a vehicle. An aerodynamic element is adapted to rest in an inactive stowed position and to move from the stowed position to at least one active deployed position at an angle in relation to a vehicle underbody under the control of the aerodynamic element angle actuator to alter vehicle aerodynamic characteristics. The aerodynamic element ride actuator is adapted to extend and retract synchronously with a respective vehicle ride height increase and decrease, and the aerodynamic element angle actuator is adapted to extend and retract respectively to deploy and to stow the aerodynamic element.

A system 100, for controlling a damper (500, Fig. 5) of a suspension system (550, Fig. 5) of an automotive vehicle (300, Fig. 3), the suspension system (550, Fig. 5) being operable at several ride hei

A method and system for adjusting the height of a vehicle's air suspension through a software application or physical buttons or dials is provided. The system includes a ride height sensor that is configured to detect and measure the height of a vehicle. Further, the system includes an electronic module in communication with the ride height sensor and a ride height control module of the vehicle, wherein the ride height sensor or the electronic module being adapted to alter voltage / current or encoder data sent to the ride height control module. Further, the system includes means for electronically programming the ride height sensor or the electronic module, wherein the programming is performed using physical buttons or dials on the sensor or by connecting the electronic module to a user's electronic device via Bluetooth or other wireless or wired technology.

The utility model discloses a chassis height adjusting device and a mower, the chassis height adjusting device comprises an adjusting base, a driving assembly, a control module, a front shaft assembly, a rear shaft assembly and a rod body assembly, the front shaft assembly and the rear shaft assembly are used for bearing a mower main body, and the rod body assembly is connected with the driving assembly, the front shaft assembly and the rear shaft assembly; the driving assembly can drive the rod body assembly to drive the front shaft assembly and the rear shaft assembly to lift or lower the mower body, a trigger switch is arranged on the rod body assembly, a plurality of trigger bases matched with the trigger switch are arranged on the adjusting base, the trigger switch and the trigger bases are all connected with the control module, and in the lifting or lowering process of the mower body, the control module is connected with the control module. The trigger switch and the trigger base are selectively matched and conducted, and when the trigger switch and the trigger base are conducted, the control module controls the driving assembly to stop lifting or lowering the mower body, so that gear adjustment of the height of the mower chassis is achieved, and time and labor are saved.

A method for powerhop identification and mitigation includes receiving sensor data of a vehicle, such as wheel speed; determining a wheel jerk characteristics of the vehicle based on the wheel speed; determining a ride height of the vehicle; determining whether the vehicle is experiencing powerhop based on the wheel jerk characteristics and the ride height of the vehicle; and in response to determining that the vehicle is experiencing powerhop, adjusting a torque of the vehicle to mitigate the powerhop.

The utility model discloses a variable vehicle body protection device, which relates to the technical field of vehicle body protection and comprises a truck body, side protection mechanisms are mounted on two sides of the truck body and comprise first rotating shafts, the first rotating shafts are rotatably connected with the truck body, and connecting blocks are fixedly connected to the tops and the bottoms of the first rotating shafts. A pin hole is formed in the connecting block, an upper guardrail is arranged above the first rotating shaft, and a lower guardrail is arranged below the first rotating shaft; the truck body is protected by arranging the front and rear protection mechanisms and the side protection mechanism, the lower guardrail can flexibly rotate around the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft respectively, in a special construction site with complex road conditions, the side protection mechanism can be folded by manually rotating the lower guardrail upwards, and the front and rear protection mechanisms can also be correspondingly adjusted; and collision with obstacles around or on the ground is avoided, normal passing of the truck is guaranteed, and the applicability and flexibility of the truck under different road conditions are improved.

To provide a selectively switchable dual mode vehicle suspension system capable of selectively and switchably providing both a low rate, optimal ride comfort setting and a high rate, optimal handling lower ride height setting.SOLUTION: A spring configuration comprises a cylindrical damper (5), a primary coil spring (9) with a first spring rate Kl, and a secondary coil spring (11) with a second spring rate K2. The coil springs are arranged about the cylindrical damper in series so as to provide an overall combined spring rate KT. An actuator (20) is configured to compress and decompress the coil springs. A stop (12) is configured to deactivate the secondary coil spring at a stop position, such that, when the system is in a first comfort mode, the overall spring rate is defined by an equation 1 / KT=1 / Kl+1 / K2, and when the system is in a second handling mode, the overall spring rate is defined by an equation KT=Kl.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4C-4D

An airshock assembly is disclosed. The airshock assembly includes a shock absorber an airspring, and an air compressor assembly. The airspring is axially coupled with a portion of the shock absorber and used to modify a ride height of the shock absorber. The air compressor assembly is coupled with a portion of the shock absorber. The air compressor assembly is used to modify an air pressure in the airspring without requiring the airshock assembly to utilize an air reservoir.

A vehicle controller of a vehicle is configured to receive instructions to adjust a terrain clearance of the vehicle. In the event that the surface supporting the vehicle does not meet the requirements for flatness and levelness, an amount of air in an air spring of each of a plurality of suspensions of the vehicle is adjusted to achieve a target air quality for each suspension. Where the surface supporting the vehicle meets the requirements for flatness and levelness, the vehicle controller is configured to adjust the amount of air in the air spring of each of the plurality of suspensions of the vehicle to achieve a target output from a terrain clearance sensor of each suspension.

To provide an internal gear pump capable of reducing the size of a motor, and a liquid pressure device and a buffer with a vehicle height adjustment function that can be downsized even when comprising the internal gear pump.SOLUTION: An internal gear pump 1 in the present invention includes: a case 2; an outer rotor 3 that is annular, has internal teeth 3a provided on an inner periphery and external teeth 3b provided on an outer periphery, and is rotatably housed in the case 2 in a circumferential direction; an inner rotor 4 that is housed in the case 2, and is an external gear that is inserted into the inner peripheral side of the outer rotor 3 and meshes with the outer rotor 3; a driving gear 5 meshing with the external teeth 3b of the outer rotor 3; and a motor 6 that drives the driving gear. The number of teeth of the driving gear 5 is smaller than the number of teeth of the external teeth 3b of the outer rotor 3.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

The utility model provides a kind of vehicle chassis height detection device, belong to vehicle detection technical field, including detection device main body, detection device main body includes operating assembly and the detection component for vehicle chassis height detection;Wherein, detection component includes gear disc, the surface of gear disc is fixedly connected with two groups of rotating lever, and the both ends of rotating lever movably sleeve head limit seat and tail limit seat are positioned;Rotating lever both ends are positioned by head limit seat and tail limit seat respectively, ensure that rotating lever stably rotates.The utility model is through the mechanical linkage structure of operating assembly and detection component, replaces traditional manual tape measure, avoids the measurement error caused by artificial operation subjective factor, greatly improves the accuracy of detection result, and structure design is simple, need not complex big data system support, reduces development maintenance cost.

System for determining whether a vehicle's ride height should be prevented from being lowered when the vehicle speed exceeds a speed threshold, the system comprising the following: a processor with one input configured to receive driving attribute data from at least one onboard vehicle driving attribute sensor, wherein the driving attribute data specifies the unevenness of the surface over which the vehicle is traveling; and a data storage device configured to store at least one predetermined driving attribute threshold for the driving attribute sensor or sensors, wherein the processor is configured to calculate a driving attribute parameter depending on the driving attribute data received for the driving attribute sensor or sensors; and wherein the processor is configured to compare the or each calculated driving attribute parameter with the corresponding at least one predetermined driving attribute threshold to determine whether the vehicle is driving on a smooth surface or an uneven surface, and to lower the ride height if the vehicle speed exceeds the speed threshold, unless it is determined that the vehicle is driving on an uneven surface.

The invention relates to a vehicle chassis height adjusting system, and belongs to the technical field of vehicles, the vehicle chassis height adjusting system comprises four groups of elastic supporting assemblies installed between a wheel assembly and a chassis, and each group of elastic supporting assembly is composed of a suspension spring and a shock absorber; each elastic supporting assembly is connected with one lifting actuator, and the lifting actuators are used for driving the elastic supporting assemblies to ascend or descend so as to ascend or descend the chassis; and the attitude control module is connected with the four lifting actuators, and the attitude control module is used for controlling the operation of the four lifting actuators. By means of the structure, the four lifting actuators drive the four sets of elastic supporting assemblies to ascend and descend correspondingly, so that the chassis ascends or descends, the ground clearance of a vehicle is adjusted, it is guaranteed that the vehicle can smoothly pass through various grounds, and a vehicle body can be leveled when the vehicle is parked on the uneven ground.

A vehicle (1) comprising a wheel assembly (2, 3,11), a cover arrangement (10) configured to at least partly encapsulate the wheel assembly (2, 3,11), and a suspension system (8) configured to control ride height of the vehicle (1). The cover arrangement (10) comprises a first body portion (12) and a second body portion (14). The first body portion (12) is mounted in the vehicle (1) such that a distance (D) between the first body portion (12) and the second body portion (14) may be varied through control of ride height of the vehicle (1) using the suspension system (8). A control arrangement (100) and a method for controlling tire temperature of the wheel assembly (2, 3,11) are also provided.

Particular embodiments may provide a virtual off-road guide for a learning vehicle. In some embodiments, a control system for a learning vehicle comprises one or more processors and a memory coupled to the processors comprising instructions executable by the processors, the processors being operable when executing the instructions to receive a trace of an off-road trail traversed by a precedent vehicle and corresponding trace parameters; in response to receiving the trace parameters, adjusting one or more driving parameters of the learning vehicle based on the trace parameters; and providing instructions for traversing the trace based on the trace parameters. In some embodiments, the trace parameters comprise location, orientation, relative position along the off-road trail, ride height, drive mode, brake regeneration level, steering angle, power consumption, acceleration, or torque.

Two or more sensors positioned at a wheel of a stopped vehicle may detect an unwanted substance, and transmit signals, based on which a height level of the substance is determined. The system may also determine a type of the substance, such as water, snow, sand or mud, based on electrical resistance of the substance detected by the sensors. Cameras or other imaging equipment, including LIDAR, may also be used to determine the substance height and / or composition. Accordingly, actions to protect the vehicle may be taken, such as raising or lowering the ride height of the vehicle body using an adjustable suspension of the vehicle. Other protective actions may include closing vents, seals, valves and battery isolation units, and transmitting messages to a vehicle driver and / or to emergency personnel.

A spring configuration comprises a cylindrical damper (5), a primary coil spring (9) having a first predetermined elastic stiffness K1 and a secondary coil spring (11) having a second predetermined elastic height K2, arranged in series around the cylindrical damper (5) to provide a total combined elastic stiffness KT, an actuator (20) configured to compress and decompress the coil springs (9, 11), the stop (12) is configured to deactivate the secondary coil spring in the stop position such that when the system is in the first comfort mode, the total suspension elastic stiffness is defined by a series equation 1 / KT = 1 / K1 + 1 / K2, and when the system is in the second actuation mode, the total vehicle suspension elastic stiffness is defined by a series equation KT = K1, this selectively and switchably provides a low stiffness optimal ride comfort setting and a high stiffness optimal maneuver lower ride height setting.

A motorcycle has several features beneficial for 60% off-road use, including for people of short stature. The motorcycle frame has sub-frame tubes attached to a main frame at left and right upper sub-frame connection points and left and right lower sub-frame connection points with a sub-frame connection spacing between the connection points. The main frame has a main frame span distance between a head tube axis and the lower sub-frame connection points. A sub-frame connection spacing / main frame span ratio is in the range from 0.16 to 0.24. The upper sub-frame tubes define a riding waist with a ride height over the wheel axis plane. A ride height ratio of the ride height divided by the wheelbase is in the range from 0.26 to 0.4. Left and right inside bottom mounts each include a prime mover assembly mount flange, a rear shock absorber mount flange and a kickstand mount flange.

Method comprising: Receiving a variety of sensor data at a road roughness algorithm, determining, via the road roughness algorithm, that the wheel data exceeds a wheel threshold and a severity level exceeds the wheel threshold, executing a wheel flag, determining, based on the wheel flag, that the ride height data exceeds a ride height threshold, executing a ride height flag, determining, based on the wheel flag and the ride height flag, that a wheel pushdown time exceeds a time threshold, identifying, via the road roughness algorithm, an IMU change exceeding an IMU threshold, executing, based on the IMU change exceeding the IMU threshold, an IMU flag, adjusting, based on the IMU flag, parameters of the road roughness algorithm, and combining the wheel flag, the ride height flag, and the IMU flags to define a road anomaly.

A system configured to modify limits of at least one of vehicle ride height adjustability and wheel pivot distance based on wheel diameter. The system includes: a wheel speed sensor; a GPS receiver; an adjustable ride height system configured to raise and lower a body of a vehicle; a steering system configured to pivot wheels of the vehicle; and a control module. The control module is configured to: determine a wheel speed of a wheel based on an input from the wheel speed sensor; determine a vehicle speed based on GPS signals; compare the wheel speed and the vehicle speed, and identify a discrepancy therebetween; determine a wheel diameter based on the discrepancy; and modify at least one of a ride height adjustability limit of the adjustable ride height system and a wheel pivot distance limit of a steering system based on the wheel diameter determined.

A ride height control system is described The ride height control system is for use in a vehicle comprising an active downforce system configured to generate a downforce acting on the vehicle. The ride height control system comprises a suspension system for supporting a sprung mass of the vehicle, wherein the suspension system comprises an actuator operable to control a ride height of the vehicle. A sensor is configured to detect a parameter indicative of a downforce generated by the active downforce system. The ride height control system further comprises a controller configured to operate the actuator as a function of an output signal from the sensor.

An aerodynamic system for vehicles with adjustable ride height comprises an aerodynamic element ride height actuator and an aerodynamic element angle actuator connected in series and mounted in a vehicle. An aerodynamic element is designed to rest in an inactive, retracted position and, under the control of the aerodynamic element angle actuator, to move from the retracted position to at least one active, extended position at an angle to the vehicle underbody, thus modifying the vehicle's aerodynamic characteristics. The aerodynamic element ride height actuator is designed to extend and retract simultaneously with an increase or decrease in the vehicle's ride height, and the aerodynamic element angle actuator is designed to extend and retract to extend and retract the aerodynamic element.

A holster support assembly for supporting a holster configured for receiving and withdrawing a handgun. The holster support assembly is configured for supporting a holster on a user's belt and comprises a belt engaging member comprising: a column portion and at least one belt loop portion; wherein the holster attachment portion comprises: a central slot; a plurality of pairs of diametrically opposed recesses on the rear face, defining a plurality of ride height positions.

A spring configuration comprises a cylindrical damper (5), a primary coil spring (9) having a first predetermined spring rate K1 and a secondary coil spring (11) having a second predetermined spring rate K2, the coil springs being arranged in series around the cylindrical damper (5) to provide a total combined spring rate KT, an actuator (20) configured to compress and decompress the coil springs (9, 11), a stop (12) configured to deactivate the secondary coil spring in a stop position such that: when the system is in a first comfort mode, the total suspension spring rate is defined by the series equation 1 / KT = 1 / K1 + 1 / K2, and when the system is in a second handling mode, the total vehicle suspension spring rate is defined by the series equation KT = K1, thereby selectively and switchably providing a low stiffness, best-in-class ride comfort setting and a high stiffness, best-in-class handling, lower ride height setting.

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods configured to limit suspension stroke and wheel pivot based on a detected wheel diameter. A system is configured to modify a limit value of at least one of a vehicle terrain clearance adjustability and a wheel pivot distance based on a wheel diameter. The system comprises a wheel speed sensor; a GPS receiver; an adjustable terrain clearance system configured to raise and lower a body of the vehicle; a steering system configured to pivot wheels of the vehicle; and a control module. The control module is configured to: determine a wheel speed of the wheel based on an input from the wheel speed sensor; determining a vehicle speed based on the GPS signal; comparing the wheel speed and the vehicle speed and identifying a difference therebetween; determining a wheel diameter based on the difference; and modifying at least one of a terrain clearance adjustability limit of the adjustable terrain clearance system and a wheel pivot distance limit of the steering system based on the determined wheel diameter.

Apparatus and associated methods relate to a motor vehicle suspension lowering apparatus and system. In an illustrative example, the motor vehicle suspension lowering apparatus may, for example, include one or more curved mounting brackets. The one or more curved mounting brackets may, for example, operatively couple an existing rear suspension and shock mounts of a motor vehicle. The one or more curved mounting brackets may, for example, operatively couple one or more linking brackets via fastening elements inserted into corresponding predetermined apertures on both the one or more linking brackets and the one or more mounting brackets. Various embodiments may advantageously alter a geometry of an existing rear suspension of a motor vehicle to selectively lower a rear ride height of the motor vehicle.

A method comprising receiving a plurality of sensor data at a road roughness algorithm, determining, via the road roughness algorithm, that wheel data exceeds a wheel threshold and a severity level exceeds a wheel threshold, executing a wheel flag, determining, based on the wheel flag, that a ride height data exceeds a ride height threshold, executing a ride height flag, determining, based on the wheel flag and the ride height flag, that a duration of a wheel jerk of the wheel data exceeds a time threshold, identifying, via the road roughness algorithm, that a change in an IMU exceeds an IMU threshold, executing an IMU flag based on the change in the IMU exceeding the IMU threshold, adjusting a parameter of the road roughness algorithm based on the IMU flag, and fusing the wheel flag, the ride height flag, and the IMU flag to define a road anomaly.

The utility model discloses a cinema seat armrest device belongs to cinema seat technical field, aims at solving the armrest of prior art seat to be fixed structure, only has the cup holder of placing beverage on it, and the adjustability is lower, and the problem of not being able to adjust according to the ride demand. Including armrest main part, upper support rod and baffle, upper support rod sets up on the upper surface of armrest main part, and the baffle is slidably installed on the upper surface of upper support rod, and the recessed cup groove has in upper support rod close end portion place, and the one end of upper support rod away from cup groove is horizontally clamped and is set with moving groove, and the pull rod is slidably installed in moving groove, and the pull rod is vertically arranged, and the bottom fixed connection of pull rod has the limit rod, and the limit rod is inserted into the inside of armrest main part, the upper surface of armrest main part is set up with the lifting groove, and the bottom end surface of upper support rod is fixed with the lifting rod. The cinema seat armrest device, owing to the adjustable setting of upper support rod, and the height of upper support rod can be adjusted according to the ride height demand of the passenger.

To provide an internal gear pump capable of improving pump efficiency, and a buffer with a vehicle height adjustment function that comprises the internal gear pump.SOLUTION: An internal gear pump 1 in the present invention comprises: a case 2 having a pump chamber 7a1; an outer rotor 3 that is annular, has internal teeth 3a on an inner periphery, and is housed in the pump chamber 7a1; an inner rotor 4 that is housed in the pump chamber 7a1, and has external teeth 4a that are inserted into the inner peripheral side of the outer rotor 3 and mesh with the outer rotor 3; and a motor 5 that revolves and autorotates the inner rotor 4 within the outer rotor 3.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2