Controllable vehicle suspension system with a controllable magnetorheological fluid strut

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8602182
APP PUB NO 20110056780A1
SERIAL NO

12946094

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The controllable suspension system includes a strut with a magnetorheological fluid damper. The magnetorheological fluid damper includes a longitudinal damper tubular housing having a longitudinally extending axis and an inner wall for containing magnetorheological fluid. The damper includes a piston head movable within the damper tubular housing along a longitudinal length the housing, with the damper piston head providing a first upper variable volume magnetorheological fluid chamber and a second lower variable volume magnetorheological fluid chamber, with a fluid flow gap between the upper and lower fluid chambers, the damper piston having a longitudinal piston rod for supporting the piston head within the housing, with the piston supported within the housing with a piston rod bearing assembly disposed between the housing and the rod, with the piston rod bearing assembly having a piston rod bearing seal interface.

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  • LORD CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Carlson, J David Cary, US 75 4255
Jolly, Mark R Raleigh, US 71 2351
Kintz, K Andrew Apex, US 10 138
Marjoram, Robert Holly Springs, US 2 54
McMahon, William J Chapel Hill, US 6 124
St, Clair Kenneth Alan Cary, US 2 35

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