公开(公告)号：US12083850B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-10

申请号：US18084442

申请日：2022-12-19

Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.

Inventor： Rick Strickland ,  Phillip A. Kendrick ,  Connor Randall

IPC: B60G21/055 ,  F16F9/20

CPC classification number: B60G21/0558 ,  F16F9/20 ,  B60G2202/24 ,  B60G2202/413 ,  B60G2204/1224

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a sway bar system comprising a damping link that couples a first end of a sway bar to a first location on a vehicle. The damping link is comprised of a body comprising a damping chamber and a reservoir. There is also a through shaft coupled to a piston, where the piston divides the chamber into a first chamber and a second chamber. A high-pressure line is fluidly coupled with the chamber and the reservoir and allows fluid to flow from the first chamber and the second chamber to the reservoir. A low-pressure line is fluidly coupled with the chamber and the reservoir and allows fluid to flow from the reservoir to the first chamber and the second chamber. The high-pressure line and the low-pressure line assist in self-centering the sway bar.

公开(公告)号：US20240116324A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-11

申请号：US18144792

申请日：2023-05-08

Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.

Inventor： Connor Randall

IPC: B60G17/027 ,  B60G15/06 ,  B60G17/02

CPC classification number: B60G17/0272 ,  B60G15/066 ,  B60G17/021 ,  B60G2202/24 ,  B60G2202/312 ,  B60G2500/114 ,  B60G2500/20

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a spring preload system comprising a cylinder with an outer diameter, a body to house at least the cylinder, a piston shaft, and a main damping piston. The main damping piston is coupled to the piston shaft and configured for operation within the cylinder. The main damping piston is further configured to divide the cylinder into a compression side and a rebound side. The spring preload system further comprises a preload cylinder and a valve that is fluidly disposed between the compression side and the preload cylinder.

公开(公告)号：US20230083031A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-16

申请号：US17903903

申请日：2022-09-06

Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.

Inventor： Connor Randall ,  Ivan Tong ,  Regan Woelfel

IPC: F16F9/42

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a cooling device comprising a cooler body, wherein the cooler body has a first chamber and a second chamber, a cooler body cap disposed to fluidly couple the first chamber and the second chamber, wherein the cooler body cap has a recess that is suitable to receive a base valve, a first hose that is fluidly coupled to the first chamber, a second hose that is fluidly coupled to the second chamber, and an adapter, wherein the adapter is connected to the first hose and the second hose, wherein the adapter has channels to direct fluid flow.

公开(公告)号：US20220412426A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-29

申请号：US17850961

申请日：2022-06-27

Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.

Inventor： Connor Randall

IPC: F16F9/46 ,  F16K31/02

Abstract: An electronic modal base valve is disclosed. The electronic modal base valve includes a motive component, a controller communicatively coupled with the motive component, and a control valve coupled with the motive component. The controller is configured to control an operation of the motive component, wherein a movement of the motive component is configured to cause the control valve to adjust a flow rate for a flow path through the electronic modal base valve.

公开(公告)号：US20250083489A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-13

申请号：US18789372

申请日：2024-07-30

Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.

Inventor： Rick Strickland ,  Phillip A. Kendrick ,  Connor Randall

IPC: B60G21/055 ,  F16F9/20

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a sway bar system comprising a damping link that couples a first end of a sway bar to a first location on a vehicle. The damping link is comprised of a body comprising a damping chamber and a reservoir. There is also a through shaft coupled to a piston, where the piston divides the chamber into a first chamber and a second chamber. A high-pressure line is fluidly coupled with the chamber and the reservoir and allows fluid to flow from the first chamber and the second chamber to the reservoir. A low-pressure line is fluidly coupled with the chamber and the reservoir and allows fluid to flow from the reservoir to the first chamber and the second chamber. The high-pressure line and the low-pressure line assist in self-centering the sway bar.

公开(公告)号：US12227048B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-18

申请号：US18230928

申请日：2023-08-07

Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.

Inventor： Nick D'Orazio ,  Michael R. Labbe ,  Rick Strickland ,  Connor Randall

IPC: B60G15/06 ,  F16F9/32 ,  F16F9/512

Abstract: A shock assembly with automatically adjustable ride height is disclosed. The assembly includes a main chamber including a fluid therein. A pump tube within the main chamber, the pump tube having a fluid flow path internal thereto, the pump tube disposed axially along a center of the main chamber. A damping piston coupled to a shaft, the damping piston and a portion of the shaft disposed axially about the pump tube, the damping piston disposed in the main chamber to divide the main chamber into a compression side fluid chamber and a rebound side fluid chamber. An automatic ride height adjustment assembly including a tube-in-shaft pump assembly and a spring preload piston assembly.

公开(公告)号：US12070981B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-27

申请号：US17507169

申请日：2021-10-21

Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.

Inventor： Connor Randall

IPC: B60G17/04 ,  B60G13/08 ,  B60G17/08 ,  F16F9/46 ,  B60G15/06

CPC classification number: B60G17/08 ,  B60G13/08 ,  F16F9/466 ,  B60G15/062 ,  B60G2202/24 ,  B60G2400/252 ,  B60G2400/5182 ,  B60G2400/7162

Abstract: An internal stroke sensor for an IFP shock assembly is disclosed herein. The shock assembly includes a damper chamber and a damping piston coupled to a piston shaft. The damping piston disposed in the damper chamber and axially movable relative to the damper chamber, the damping piston separating a compression portion from a rebound portion within the damper chamber. The shock assembly also includes an internal floating piston (IFP) and an IFP location sensor. The IFP location sensor to determine a position information for the IFP. A processor is configured to receive the position information for the IFP from the IFP location sensor and utilize the position information for the IFP to determine a shock stroke position of the shock assembly.

公开(公告)号：US20230302866A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-28

申请号：US18113019

申请日：2023-02-22

Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.

Inventor： Ivan Tong ,  Connor Randall ,  Rick Strickland

IPC: B60G13/14 ,  B60G13/08 ,  B60G17/08

CPC classification number: B60G17/08 ,  B60G13/08 ,  B60G13/14 ,  B60G2202/24 ,  B60G2204/62 ,  B60G2204/82 ,  B60G2206/41 ,  B60G2500/11 ,  B60G2600/182 ,  B60G2600/184 ,  B60G2600/21 ,  B60G2800/012 ,  B60G2800/164 ,  B60G2800/9122

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a cross-linked system comprising a first shock assembly and a second shock assembly. A first line is fluidly coupled with a first rebound chamber of the first shock assembly and a second compression chamber of the second shock assembly. The first line allows fluid to flow between the first rebound chamber and the second compression chamber. A second line is fluidly coupled with a first compression chamber of the first shock assembly and a second rebound chamber of the second shock assembly. The second line allows fluid to flow between the first compression chamber and the second rebound chamber. A reservoir is fluidly coupled to the first line and the second line.

公开(公告)号：US11718137B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-08

申请号：US17185766

申请日：2021-02-25

Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.

Inventor： Nick D'Orazio ,  Michael R. Labbe ,  Rick Strickland ,  Connor Randall

IPC: B60G15/06 ,  F16F9/32 ,  F16F9/512

CPC classification number: B60G15/062 ,  F16F9/3264 ,  F16F9/5126 ,  B60G2202/312 ,  B60G2500/114

Abstract: A shock assembly with automatically adjustable ride height is disclosed. The assembly includes a main chamber including a fluid therein. A pump tube within the main chamber, the pump tube having a fluid flow path internal thereto, the pump tube disposed axially along a center of the main chamber. A damping piston coupled to a shaft, the damping piston and a portion of the shaft disposed axially about the pump tube, the damping piston disposed in the main chamber to divide the main chamber into a compression side fluid chamber and a rebound side fluid chamber. An automatic ride height adjustment assembly including a tube-in-shaft pump assembly and a spring preload piston assembly.

公开(公告)号：US20230082373A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-16

申请号：US17944106

申请日：2022-09-13

Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.

Inventor： Connor Randall ,  Ivan Tong ,  Justin Lee

IPC: F16F9/348 ,  F16F9/19 ,  F16F9/32 ,  F16F9/512

Abstract: Described herein is a bypass port piston comprising: a main damping piston, wherein the main damping piston has a plurality of standard ports, wherein the main damping piston has at least one bypass port, face shims disposed on at least one side of the main damping piston such that fluid flow through the plurality of standard ports is restricted, at least one check spring coupled to the main damping piston, at least one check shim disposed to cover the at least one bypass port and coupled to the at least one check spring, wherein the at least one check spring keeps the at least one check shim in an open position, and a position sensitive spring disposed to close the check shim as the main damping piston is pressed against the position sensitive spring.