Single axle roll control system with dual impeller pump arrangement

    公开(公告)号:US12083848B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-10

    申请号:US18197142

    申请日:2023-05-15

    摘要: A single axle suspension system including right and left dampers, first and second hydraulic circuits, one or more pressurizing mechanisms with a variable volume chamber that is connected in fluid communication with the first or second hydraulic circuits, and a bi-directional pump with a first impeller that is arranged in fluid communication with the first hydraulic circuit, a second impeller that is arranged in fluid communication with the second hydraulic circuit, and a motor that is configured to drive rotation of the first and second impellers to simultaneously pump the hydraulic fluid through the first and second hydraulic circuits in opposite directions. Each pressurizing mechanism includes a driven piston that is moveable in first and second directions to increase and decrease the volume of the variable volume chamber and therefore increase and decrease static pressure within the first and/or second hydraulic circuits independent of damper movements.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MINIMIZING MOTION SICKNESS IN VEHICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20200238876A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-30

    申请号:US16751602

    申请日:2020-01-24

    发明人: Miguel Dhaens

    摘要: A motion sickness control system for a vehicle includes a vibrator. The motion sickness control system includes a sensor configured to measure vibration of the vehicle. The motion sickness control system includes a computer having a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to actuate the vibrator at a target frequency based on the measured vibration of the vehicle. The target frequency attenuates the measured vibration of the vehicle.

    Methods and systems for using waste energy from electric motors and inverters in electric vehicle air suspension systems

    公开(公告)号:US11577572B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-14

    申请号:US17358382

    申请日:2021-06-25

    发明人: Miguel Dhaens

    摘要: An air suspension system according to the principles of the present disclosure includes a suspension actuator, a reservoir, a compressor, and a first cooling circuit. The suspension actuator has a chamber. The reservoir includes a shell and an adsorptive material. The shell at least partially defines an interior region. The interior region is fluidly connected to the chamber. The adsorptive material is in the interior region. The compressor is fluidly connected to the interior region. The first cooling circuit includes a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, and a conduit. The first heat exchanger is in thermal contact with the interior region. The second heat exchanger is in thermal contact with an electric vehicle component. The conduit is adapted to circulate a fluid between the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger. The present disclosure also provides a method of operating the air suspension system.

    Systems and methods for minimizing motion sickness in vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US11541797B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-03

    申请号:US16751602

    申请日:2020-01-24

    发明人: Miguel Dhaens

    摘要: A motion sickness control system for a vehicle includes a vibrator. The motion sickness control system includes a sensor configured to measure vibration of the vehicle. The motion sickness control system includes a computer having a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to actuate the vibrator at a target frequency based on the measured vibration of the vehicle. The target frequency attenuates the measured vibration of the vehicle.

    Systems and methods for minimizing motion sickness in vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US11505105B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-22

    申请号:US16751602

    申请日:2020-01-24

    发明人: Miguel Dhaens

    摘要: A motion sickness control system for a vehicle includes a vibrator. The motion sickness control system includes a sensor configured to measure vibration of the vehicle. The motion sickness control system includes a computer having a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to actuate the vibrator at a target frequency based on the measured vibration of the vehicle. The target frequency attenuates the measured vibration of the vehicle.

    Single axle roll control system with multiple circuit-specific pressurizing devices

    公开(公告)号:US12083851B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-10

    申请号:US18197133

    申请日:2023-05-15

    摘要: A single axle suspension system that includes right and left dampers, first and second hydraulic circuits, a first pressurizing mechanism that is connected in fluid communication with the first hydraulic circuit, and a second pressurizing mechanism that is connected in fluid communication with the second hydraulic circuit. The first and second pressurizing mechanisms are configured to provide active roll control by adding and removing hydraulic fluid to and from the first and second hydraulic circuits to increase and decrease pressure inside the first and second hydraulic circuits independent of damper movements. This in turn causes a simultaneous increase in the fluid pressure inside either the first working chamber of the right and the second working chamber of the left damper or the first working chamber of the left damper and the second working chambers of the right damper to provide roll stiffness that counters vehicle roll during cornering.

    AIR-SPRING ASSEMBLY
    9.
    发明公开
    AIR-SPRING ASSEMBLY 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240066940A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-29

    申请号:US17823156

    申请日:2022-08-30

    摘要: An air-spring assembly includes a flexible bellows extending from a top end to a bottom end and enclosing an air-spring chamber between the top end and the bottom end, a first panel partially defining the air-spring chamber and movable in response to a pressure of the air-spring chamber, an enclosure partially defining a working chamber fluidly isolated from the air-spring chamber, a second panel partially defining the working chamber and movable relative to the enclosure, and a linkage member fixed relative to the first panel and to the second panel and defining a fixed distance between the first panel and the second panel. The top and bottom ends are fixable to a frame and a wheel of a vehicle, respectively. A volume of the air-spring chamber varies with movement of the bottom end relative to the top end. Movement of the second panel changes a volume of the working chamber.