Vehicle Suspension Locking Sleeve for Adjustable Ride Height
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional vehicle suspension systems are complex, unreliable, and costly to maintain due to their actuation systems, which can lead to inefficiencies in dampening road shocks and adjusting performance characteristics.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle suspension assembly with a rotary locking sleeve that engages and disengages with a locking pin, allowing for adjustable suspension performance and vehicle height through a mechanical locking system, featuring channels for the locking pin to traverse and control compression of springs, thereby simplifying maintenance and reliability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional actuation systems are used in vehicle suspension, then performance adjustment capability is improved, but device complexity and maintenance cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complex actuation system from the suspension assembly and replaces it with a simple rotary locking sleeve mechanism. The locking sleeve with channels and locking pins provides performance adjustment without requiring complex actuators, motors, or control systems, thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The suspension system uses a self-service mechanical locking mechanism where the rotary locking sleeve automatically engages with locking pins at different positions to adjust spring compression. This eliminates the need for external actuation systems, reducing complexity and maintenance requirements while preserving performance adjustment capability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional actuation systems are used in vehicle suspension, then performance adjustment capability is improved, but reliability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
By removing complex actuation systems from the suspension assembly, the patent eliminates potential failure points associated with motors, sensors, and control electronics. The simplified mechanical locking sleeve with channels and pins provides a more reliable system that maintains performance adjustment capability through passive mechanical engagement.
3Adaptability or versatility
If conventional actuation systems are used in vehicle suspension, then performance adjustment capability is improved, but maintenance cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes complex actuation systems that require specialized maintenance and expensive parts. The rotary locking sleeve mechanism with simple channels and locking pins can be easily inspected, adjusted, and repaired with basic tools, significantly reducing maintenance costs while preserving performance adjustment functionality.
4Adaptability or versatility
If conventional actuation systems are used in vehicle suspension, then damping control is improved, but ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The rotary locking sleeve mechanism automatically engages with locking pins at predetermined positions within the channels, providing self-service damping control. The user simply rotates the sleeve to select different damping characteristics, and the mechanical engagement automatically maintains the selected position without requiring complex control systems or multiple operational steps.
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AI summary
Techniques regarding a vehicle suspension assembly are provided herein. For example, one or more embodiments described herein can regard an apparatus that can comprise a locking plate that can be located between a first spring and a second spring in a first direction. Also, the locking plate can comprise a locking pin. Moreover, the apparatus can comprise a locking sleeve that can surround the first spring and the locking plate. The locking sleeve can comprise a first channel that traverses the locking sleeve in the first direction. The locking sleeve can further comprise a second channel that is connected to the first channel and traverses the locking sleeve in a second direction.