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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a suspension apparatus that prevents an actuator 30 from abutting on a bound stopper 37 by contraction of gas in an air spring device 20 caused by a temperature change during stillness (ignition OFF) of a vehicle.SOLUTION: A vehicle height correction unit 62 is designed to prevent the actuator 30 from abutting on the bound stopper 37 during stillness of the vehicle (ignition OFF) by contraction of the actuator 30 caused by air contraction in the air spring device 20 associated with gas temperature decrease in the air spring device 20. The height correction unit changes capacity of gas sealed in the air spring device 20 on the basis of a difference ΔT between an internal temperature Tdetected by an internal temperature sensor 27 and an outside air temperature Tdetected by an external temperature sensor 70 so that a vehicle height changes to a direction opposite to a direction where the air contraction causes the vehicle height to change. As a result, the unit corrects a reference length of the actuator 30 to correct the vehicle height.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve durability of a brush part of a motor with a brush to be used for an electromagnetic shock absorber. SOLUTION: A motor rotation angle θm is sampled by a prescribed period when a vehicle is stopped, and data showing an angle difference β between a reference motor rotation angle θm0 corresponding to a set vehicle height and the sampled motor rotation angle θm is stored (S20 to S25). When the number of data of the angle difference β reaches a prescribed number (S23:Yes), vehicle height change amount ΔH to average the frequency distribution of the angle difference β is calculated (S27). The vehicle height change amount ΔH is commanded to an air spring control part (S28). As a result, a target vehicle height is changed, and contact frequency with the brush in each commutator of the motor is averaged. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a stabilizer apparatus that can switch between a state where a stabilizer bar can generate a torsional reaction force and a state where it cannot generate the torsional reaction force, without using an actuator. SOLUTION: The stabilizer apparatus includes a cylinder device 60 disposed between an end of a stabilizer bar 52 and a wheel 36, a housing 78, a spool 80 for moving inside the housing, a first low channel 108 and a second flow channel 112 for coupling each of two liquid chambers inside the housing and each of two liquid chambers inside the cylinder device, a third flow channel 116 for coupling two liquid chambers inside the housing, a reservoir 118 coupled to the third flow channel, and chokes 122 and 124 provided in the third flow channel. The spool is configured so that the movement of the spool is stopped at a position where an opening of the third flow channel which faces toward the inside of the housing is closed by the spool. By these constructions, the stabilizer apparatus can switch between a state where the torsion reaction force can be generated and a state the torsion reaction force cannot be generated, according to the movement of the spool. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a damping force control apparatus for a vehicle which controls a damping force change of each shock absorber in consideration of change amount and response to the damping force change of the shock absorber. SOLUTION: An electric controller 20 calculates a request heave damping force F h , a request roll damping force F r and a request pitch damping force F p to be cooperatively generated by each shock absorber 12 to dampen vibration caused by heave behaviors, roll behaviors and pitch behaviors of a sprung member HA (a vehicle body). Then, by sweeping a variable (a) for concurrently changing damping forces F fr , F fl , F rr , F rl of each shock absorber 12, the damping forces F fr , F fl , F rr , F rl for generating the request heave damping force F h , the request roll damping force F r and the request pitch damping force F p are determined. At this time, the electric controller 20 identifies the variable a1 for minimizing the total amount of change along with a change of the damping forces F fr , F fl , F rr , F rl or a variable a2 for making response along with the change the highest to determine the damping forces F fr , F fl , F rr , F rl . COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract translation:要解决的问题:提供一种考虑到变化量和对减震器的阻尼力变化的响应来控制每个减震器的阻尼力变化的车辆的阻尼力控制装置。 解决方案:电控制器20计算请求缓冲力F h SB>,请求滚动阻尼力F r SB>和请求间距阻尼力F 每个减震器12协同地产生 SB>,以抑制由悬挂构件HA(车体)的起伏行为,滚动行为和俯仰行为引起的振动。 然后,通过扫描用于同时改变阻尼力F FR SB>,F fl SB>,F rr SB>,F / SB>,阻尼力F SB SB,F SB SBR,F SB SBR 用于产生请求起伏阻尼力F h SB>,确定请求滚动阻尼力F r SB>和请求间距阻尼力F p SB>。 此时,电控制器20识别用于使总变化量最小化的变量a1以及阻尼力F SB SB,F SB的变化 > rr SB>,F rl SB>或用于使响应随着变化最高的变量a2以确定阻尼力F / SB>,F rr SB>,F rl SB>。 版权所有(C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicular suspension device capable of restraining the deterioration in ride comfort, even when damping force changing control cannot follow damping of vibration from a road surface. SOLUTION: A suspension ECU 21 performs band-pass filter processing on a signal representing sprung acceleration x pb '' inputted from a sprung acceleration sensor 22 and a signal representing unsprung acceleration x pw '' inputted from an unsprung acceleration sensor 23 in a relatively high frequency side band, and acquires maximum signal amplitude (b) and maximum signal amplitude (a) passed by the band-pass filter processing. Next, the ECU 21 compares a value of the ratio of the maximum signal amplitude (b) to the maximum signal amplitude (a) with a performance target index α preset to "1" or less, and sets request damping force Freq to constant request damping force Fconst when a sprung-unsprung relative speed V is a reference relative speed Vo or more, since control followability is deteriorated, when a value of b/a is larger than α. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To actively adjust the internal air pressure of a tire to an optimum state. SOLUTION: The wheel 14 is provided with a tire air pressure adjusting device for pressurizing and depressurizing the internal air pressure of a tire and for limiting the pressurization. The tire air pressure adjusting device is equipped with a first cylinder 40 for housing a pressurizing piston 46 and a second cylinder 42 for housing a pressurization limiting piston 58. The air pressurized by the pressurizing piston 46 flows inside the tire from the first cylinder 40 through the second cylinder 42 so that the internal air pressure of the tire is pressurized. The air inside the tire is released to the inside of the second cylinder 42 through the pressurization limiting piston 58 so that the internal air pressure of the tire is pressurized. The pressurization limiting piston 58 is moved in accordance with the internal air pressure of the tire so that the pressurization of the internal air pressure of the tire is limited. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that transmission signals from a plurality of sensors are interfered when the plurality of sensors are provided on a wheel to transmit the outputs of the sensors to a vehicle body side communication instrument. SOLUTION: A vehicle body side communication instrument 200 transmits a request signal to a wheel side sensor 31 provided in a valve 24 of a wheel 22 and a tire side sensor 32 embedded in a tire tread 28. The wheel side sensor 31 and the tire side sensor 32 transmit the return signal to the vehicle body side communication instrument 200 when receiving the request signals from the vehicle body side communication instrument 200, and the transmission pattern of each return signal is different to prevent any interference. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wheel characteristic complying with the running condition of a vehicle. SOLUTION: A left side fluid chamber 24A and a right side fluid chamber 24B are formed in a tire along the sides of the tire 20. A tread fluid chamber 24C is formed in the tire along the tread surface of the tire 20. A left side fluid chamber 24A, a right side fluid chamber 24B, a tread fluid chamber 24C, and a fluid communication chamber 28 are filled with a fluid such as oil, in such an arrangement that the fluid can flow from one to another through passages 26A, 26B, and 26C, which are furnished with opening controlling means 22A, 22B, 22C to adjust the fluid moving amount by changing the openings of the passages. The opening controlling means decide the openings of the passages 26A, 26B, 26C according to the running condition of the vehicle sensed by sensors etc. and adjust the moving amount of the fluid flowing through the passages. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the air column resonance sound generated from a tire. SOLUTION: A fluid chamber 30 formed in a side wall of the tire 20 is filled with a magnetic viscous fluid whose viscosity changes according to the external magnetic field. In the side wall, a coil 32 is installed in such a way as surrounding the fluid chamber 30, and is supplied with electric current from a power supply 38. A control device 34 controls the current supplied to the coil 32 from the power supply 38 in such a way as reducing the specific vibratory component of the vibrations generated in the tire, sensed by a vibration sensor 40. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lateral acceleration detection device suitable for a vehicle provided with a stabilizer device capable of changing roll rigidity force of a front wheel side and rear wheel side stabilizers. SOLUTION: In the stabilizer device of the vehicle, the roll rigidity force of the front wheel side and rear wheel side stabilizers can be changed. The lateral acceleration detection device calculated lateral acceleration Gy of the vehicle by execution of operation of the formula: Gy=k 1 ×θ×V+k 2 ×(dθ/dt)×V using the detected vehicle speed V and the detected front wheel steering angle θ (steps 204, 206). The coefficients k 1 , k 2 in the formula are determined according to the setting state of the front wheel side and rear wheel side stabilizers (step 202). COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT