Nested cylinder vehicle suspension and retrofit cross-link suspension apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US12151527B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-26

    申请号:US17352362

    申请日:2021-06-21

    Applicant: Kolltek, LLC

    Inventor: Alex Kollitz

    Abstract: A multi-section shock-linked vehicle suspension system is disclosed that transfers force from one point to another point in a system of interrelated shock absorbers. Force can be transmitted from one shock absorber to another using hydraulics or a gas such as air or nitrogen in a space-efficient form factor, without the use of levers and mechanical force transfer rods. The hydraulic or gas force can be tuned using valves to provide different suspension characteristics. The multi-section shock-linked system provides the ability to share wheel loads across the vehicle by using shock absorbers that are shared in addition to the individual shock absorber associated with each wheel.

    Shock-linked vehicle suspension
    49.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11820193B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-21

    申请号:US17080493

    申请日:2020-10-26

    Applicant: Kolltek, LLC

    Inventor: Alex Kollitz

    Abstract: A multi-section shock-linked vehicle suspension system is disclosed that transfers force from one point to another point in a system of interrelated shock absorbers. Force can be transmitted from one shock absorber to another using hydraulics or a gas such as air or nitrogen in a space-efficient form factor, without the use of levers and mechanical force transfer rods. The hydraulic or gas force can be tuned using valves to provide different suspension characteristics. The multi-section shock-linked system provides the ability to share wheel loads across the vehicle by using shock absorbers that are shared in addition to the individual shock absorber associated with each wheel.

    Damper control
    50.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11529837B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-20

    申请号:US16476014

    申请日:2018-01-05

    Inventor: Will Hoult

    Abstract: A vehicle comprising: a vehicle body; a plurality of wheel assemblies each having a rotation axis; at least one suspension linkage, each suspension linkage coupling a respective wheel assembly to the vehicle body to permit motion of the rotation axis of each respective wheel assembly relative to the vehicle body; a damper coupled to a respective suspension linkage to constrain the motion of the associated wheel assembly by applying a damper reaction force to the suspension linkage, the damper being configured to be responsive to a damper force control output to vary the damper reaction force being applied to the suspension linkage; at least one vehicle sensor configured to provide vehicle condition data; and a damper control unit configured to generate the damper force control output that causes the damper to generate respective damper reaction forces to act against the suspension linkage to control the motion of the wheel assembly towards a set position for the wheel assembly relative to the vehicle body, adjust the set position based on a change in the vehicle condition data, and calculate the set position based on variations in the vehicle condition data over time.

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