Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus for suspension adjustment
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Application No.: US14569419Application Date: 2014-12-12
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Publication No.: US09186949B2Publication Date: 2015-11-17
- Inventor: Mario Galasso , Dennis K. Wootten , Joseph Franklin
- Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Watsonville
- Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Watsonville
- Main IPC: F16F9/34
- IPC: F16F9/34 ; B60G17/015 ; F16F9/32 ; B60G11/27 ; B60G17/052

Abstract:
A shock absorber includes a gas spring cylinder containing a piston moveable between an extended position and a compressed position within the gas spring cylinder. A mechanical actuator is arranged whereby a bleed port is automatically closed when the gas spring is compressed to a predetermined position corresponding to a desired sag setting. In one embodiment, the position corresponds to a predetermined sag setting whereby the gas spring is partially compressed. In another embodiment, a proper sag setting is determined through the use of a processor and sensor that in one instance measure a position of shock absorber components to dictate a proper sag setting and in another instance calculate a pressure corresponding to a preferred sag setting.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150100206A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SUPSPENSION ADJUSTMENT Public/Granted day:2015-04-09
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