Electronic height control for recreational vehicles

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9452655
APP PUB NO 20140172233A1
SERIAL NO

14133569

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A ride height control system includes a velocity monitor, corner ride height sensors, a processor receiving height inputs from the height sensors and velocity inputs from the velocity monitor. A cross-flow averager cooperates between the front airbags and is in communication with the processor. The cross-flow averager and the processor cooperate with the height sensors corresponding to the front corners, so as to provide a single pseudo height controller controlling, by selective actuation of the cross-flow averager, airflow between the corresponding front corners. The velocity monitor monitors forward velocity of the vehicle and provides velocity information to the processor. The processor causes the cross-flow averager to isolate the front airbags when the velocity is above a non-zero pre-set velocity and to allow a cross-flow of the airflow between the front airbags below the pre-set velocity. The pre-set velocity may be a range of velocities.

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VALID MANUFACTURING LTD5320-B 48 AVE SE SALMON ARM V1E 1X2

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fenkhuber, Jack W Salmon Arm, CA 3 64
Hiebert, Grant W Salmon Arm, CA 4 119

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