Patents Examined by Karyn Tyson
  • Patent number: 4903983
    Abstract: A suspension system for an automotive vehicle employs a active suspension control feature for actively controlling the suspension characteristics according to the vehicle driving condition. Active suspension control is performed by adjusting offset of a gravity center for adjusting load distribution at respective vehicular wheels. The load distribution is adjusted so that the suspension characteristics can be changed to over-steer characteristics when the vehicle speed demand is higher than a given level so as to allow drift of the vehicle at a corner. In order to assure driving stability, the suspension system is further adjusted to suppress vehicular rolling during drift of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1990
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Company, Limited
    Inventors: Naoto Fukushima, Shuuji Torii