Abstract: A liquid ejection apparatus includes a liquid ejection unit including a glue belt including a conveyance surface which conveys a cloth and to which an adhesive is applied, a first nozzle group configured to eject a first liquid to the cloth conveyed by the glue belt, and a second nozzle group configured to eject a second liquid, a movement mechanism for reciprocating the liquid ejection unit in a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction, a softening agent receiving unit for receiving the second liquid discharged as a waste liquid from the liquid ejection unit reciprocating, and a cleaning unit for cleaning at least a part of the glue belt, wherein the first liquid is different from the second liquid, the second liquid contains a softening agent, the first nozzle group ejects the first liquid to the glue belt as a waste, and the second nozzle group ejects the second liquid to the softening agent receiving unit as a waste.

Abstract: A droplet dispensing device includes a head part discharging droplets, and a sensor plate disposed between the head part and a well plate, the sensor plate having a plurality of opening parts formed respectively corresponding to a plurality of wells and a plurality of electrostatic capacitance sensors each disposed at a circumferential edge of the plurality of opening parts.

Abstract: A liquid ejection device includes an ejection portion, an accommodating portion, a lowering processing portion, and a circulation processing portion. The ejection portion has a first accommodation space configured to accommodate a liquid and eject the liquid from an ejection port communicating with the first accommodation space. The accommodating portion has a second accommodation space below the ejection port and configured to accommodate the liquid to be supplied to the ejection portion, in the accommodating portion, a space above a water level of the liquid accommodated in the second accommodation space communicates with the atmosphere. The lowering processing portion lowers the water level of the liquid accommodated in the accommodating portion with respect to the ejection port. The circulation processing portion circulates the liquid along a circulation path passing through the ejection portion after the water level of the liquid is lowered by the lowering processing portion.

Abstract: An ink refill container for refilling a printer with ink, includes: a container body; an ink-outlet forming portion including a tubular portion and a valve located in an ink outlet; and a cap configured to be detachably attached to the ink-outlet forming portion. The cap includes an inner top-surface portion. The inner top-surface portion includes a center protrusion configured to push the valve to open the valve, an annular protrusion configured to be in contact with the tubular portion to seal the tubular portion, and at least one of an annular peripheral wall portion and a plurality of ribs. A gap between the center protrusion and the peripheral wall portion or each of gaps between the ribs has a shape of a recess. The recess has a bottom on the inner top-surface portion side and an opening open toward the ink-outlet forming portion and is configured to hold ink.

Abstract: An inkjet head chip identification circuit is disclosed and includes an identification circuit matching with a printer so that the printer provides an inkjet head chip with required information according to the matching result. The identification circuit includes plural memory units. The memory units arranged in an array structure and include a first transistor, a third transistor, a fuse or a combination thereof. By burning the elements in the array structure or not, a data signal of each memory unit is read. The first transistor is a MOSFET-Anti-Fuse. The third transistor is an EPROM. The first transistor, the third transistor and the fuse are formed on the same inkjet head chip.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of ink jet printing technology. The cartridges, whose ink reservoir is in communication with the external environment through a venting hole, are subject to ink leakage when the external pressure changes significantly after ink filling. The present invention provides a cartridge (37) comprising: a cartridge body (4); a cartridge lid (15); and a soft member (101) between the cartridge lid (15) and the opening (38) of the cartridge body (4), when the cartridge lid (15) is mounted to the cartridge body (4), the ribs (23) on the cartridge lid (15) abut against the soft member (101) so that a sealing contact is formed therebetween to form an expansion space (25) able to contain all or most of the ink displaced from the ink reservoir. The present invention also provides an ink jet print head and an ink jet printer.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a carriage configured to move in a width direction intersecting a medium transport direction, a recording head mounted on the carriage, a liquid storage section configured to store a liquid to be supplied to the recording head, the liquid storage section including an injection port configured to receive the liquid from a refill container and a liquid-level visual-check section through which a liquid level of the liquid is visually checked, and a display section configured to accept various setting operations, in which the liquid-level visual-check section and the display section are disposed on an apparatus front surface side, and the display section is disposed above the liquid-level visual-check section.

Abstract: A valve unit includes a valve including (i) a body portion to be contained in a first chamber and (ii) a penetrating portion having an outer diameter smaller than an inner diameter of a through hole and provided in the body portion to penetrate through the through hole and extend to the inside of a second chamber. The valve is movable between an open position where a flow of a liquid through the through hole can be allowed and a restricted position where a flow of the liquid through the through hole can be restricted. When La is a width of a gap between an outer peripheral surface of the penetrating portion and an inner wall surface of the through hole and Lb is a width of a gap between an outer peripheral surface of the body portion and an inner wall surface of the first chamber, La?1.2×Lb is satisfied.

Abstract: A circulation unit includes first and second pressure adjusters each including a valve chamber, a pressure control chamber, a communication port providing communication therebetween, a valve configured to open and close the communication port, a flexible member, and a pressure plate. The valve of the first pressure adjuster is opened when in its pressure control chamber is lower than PX, or closed otherwise. The pressure plate and valve of the second pressure adjuster are in a contact state when pressure in its pressure control chamber is lower than PY, or in a non-contact state otherwise. PX and PY satisfy PX?PY<|?P| (upper limit value?zero, with which the pressure plate and valve of the second pressure adjuster switch to a contact state before differential pressure between the pressure control chambers reaches that necessary for starting printing after operation of a circulation pump being stopped is resumed).

Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes: a substrate, where a recording element is disposed; and a discharge orifice forming member, where a discharge orifice, facing the recording element, and configured to discharge the liquid, is formed. The liquid discharge head has a pressure chamber, a first liquid channel configured to supply liquid to the pressure chamber, and a second liquid channel configured to recover liquid from the pressure chamber. The substrate has a liquid supply channel connected to the first liquid channel to supply liquid to the first liquid channel, and a liquid recovery channel connected to the second liquid channel, to recover liquid from the second liquid channel. Pressure at an inlet portion of the liquid supply channel is higher than pressure at an outlet portion of the liquid recovery channel, and a flow velocity of liquid within the pressure chamber is 3 to 140 mm/s.

Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus includes an ink head unit, a precoating liquid head unit, and a control part. The ink head unit ejects ink to a printing base material conveyed along a predetermined conveying direction. The precoating liquid head unit is disposed on an upstream side of the ink head unit in the conveying direction and ejects precoating liquid to the printing base material. The control part controls the precoating liquid head unit to eject the precoating liquid. The control part controls the precoating liquid head unit to eject a predetermined amount of the precoating liquid when a glossiness of the printing base material is a predetermined value or more.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention is a printing apparatus including a printhead, a conveyance unit that conveys a printing medium relative to the printhead at a predetermined speed, a storage unit that stores a correction value for changing timing of ink ejection in accordance with displacement between nozzle arrays, a switching unit that switches operation between print operation for printing an image and inspection operation for printing an image based on nozzle inspection data, without stopping conveyance operation performed by the conveyance unit, and a first generation unit that generates, based on the correction value, a signal for ejecting ink from the printhead. The first generation unit switches the correction value from valid to invalid in synchronization with switch from the print operation to the inspection operation performed by the switching unit.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a heater, a temperature sensor, a power supply circuit, a main processor, and a sub-processor. The temperature sensor is configured to detect a temperature of the heater. The power supply circuit is configured to perform power supply to the heater. The main processor is configured to supply a heater control signal to the power supply circuit based on the temperature detected by the temperature sensor to control the power supply circuit and adjust the temperature of the heater. The sub-processor (a) monitors whether or not an output from the main processor is made regularly, and (b) supplies, to the power supply circuit, the heater control signal for cutting off the power supply to the heater when determination is made that the output is not made.

Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus includes an ink head unit, a precoating head unit, a conveying plate, and a heating part. The ink head unit ejects ink to a printing base material conveyed along a predetermined conveying direction. The precoating liquid head unit is disposed on an upstream side of the ink head unit in the conveying direction and ejects precoating liquid to the printing base material. The conveying plate is disposed below the ink head unit and the precoating liquid head unit and on which the printing base material is conveyed. The heating part heats the conveying plate. When a temperature of the conveying plate below the precoating liquid head unit is set to T1, and a temperature of the conveying plate below the ink head unit is set to T2, the heating part heats the conveying plate such that T1 is less than T2.

Abstract: In some examples, the disclosure describes a printing device that includes a processor resource, and a non-transitory memory resource storing machine-readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause the processor resource to: estimate a drying time of a print medium received at an output roller from a print zone, activate the output roller at a first speed to move the print medium to an output tray in response to receiving the print medium from the print zone, alter a direction of the output roller to move the print medium toward a turn roller at a second speed based on the drying time of the print medium, and stop the output roller to prevent the print medium from reaching the turn roller for a period of time based on the drying time.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes: a housing; a recording section that performs a recording operation on a medium and is disposed inside the housing; a storage section that stores the medium; a transport route along which the medium is transported; a transport section that transports the medium; a reading section that reads an original sheet and is positioned higher than the recording section; a supply section that supplies the original sheet to the reading section; and a supply route through which the original sheet passes. Each of the supply and transport routes is formed at substantially right angles to a width of the housing. The transport route has a curved section in which the medium is turned over. The reading section is positioned behind the recording section in a depth direction from the front to rear surface of the housing.

Abstract: The liquid ejection device 1 includes a carriage 100 whose internal space S is partitioned into a first space S1 and a second space S2 by a partition plate 106, an ejection head 101 that is provided in the first space S1 and that ejects a liquid, and a control substrate 102 that is provided in the second space S2 and that controls a drive of the ejection head 101, wherein the control substrate 102 is connected to the ejection head 101 via a substrate-to-substrate connector 103, and the partition plate 106, as viewed from a direction D in which the control substrate 102 is connected to the ejection head 101, is shaped such that at least one region of region where the control substrate 102 is located, the region where the substrate-to-substrate connector 103 is located, and the region where the ejection head 101 is located, is cut out.

Abstract: A laser colored product, a laser coloring method therefor, and a laser coloring system using the same are provided. The laser coloring method comprises the following steps. First, provide a processing workpiece which includes a processing part, and the processing part includes a pattern region. The processing part within the pattern region includes an inner portion and an outer layer, and the outer layer includes metal materials. Use the laser coloring system to irradiate the outer layer of the pattern region in stages to convert the outer layer of the pattern region into a metal color pattern layer. The metal color pattern layer includes metal materials or metal compounds of metal materials, and the metal color pattern layer includes a plurality of pixel units arranged in arrays, wherein each of the pixel units includes a pixel color, and each of the pixel units has a pixel width or a pixel length between 1 ?m to 500 ?m.

Abstract: A system for automated book binding may include a staging platform configured to receive book covers, with first and second walls extending perpendicular to the staging platform, the first wall oriented parallel to the second wall. A controller, in at least an automatic trim adjustment mode, determines one or more book covers as being present upon the staging platform, automatically directs inward movement of at least one of the walls until sensing contact by one or more of the at least one of the walls with the one or more book covers, automatically withdraws the at least one of the walls from a point of contact with the book covers, wherein an operating window is defined by a distance between the walls at the point of contact, and, in sequence, transferring each of the book covers via a lifting arm upward from the staging platform and to a binding unit.

Abstract: A mechanical pencil includes a ball chuck, a rotation drive mechanism having a rotary part, a feedout cam face having a step part in the axial direction, an input member rotating upon receiving a rotational drive force of the rotary part, and an output member having an abutting part abutting against the feedout face and a slider provided with a holding chuck holding lead, the abutting part moves along the feedout face corresponding to rotation of the output member and so that advancing motion of the slider when the abutting part drops into the drop difference causes lead held by the holding chuck to be pulled out by the ball chuck, and further including a clutch mechanism transmitting rotational movement of the input member to the output member.

Abstract: A single-use wax writing tool with a colored wax tip that is used once and disposed. In accordance with the present disclosure a single-use wax marking tool comprises a body having a tapered tip filled with a colored wax. The tapered tip may be an integrated part of the body or a separate component that is attached to the body to form the single-use wax marking tool. The body may be hollow or solid. The tapered tip comprises a hollow portion to receive the wax. The tapered tip may have structures that help secure the wax within the tapered tip. The wax may generally be any desirable color and may be biodegradable. In some configurations, the body further comprises a label, which may be a printed label or may be an embossed label or a debossed label, all of which may also be biodegradable.

Abstract: A decorative doorbell cover device is provided. The device is primarily comprised of a body, preferably made of silicone that can be placed around a smart doorbell to change the appearance of the doorbell. The body may have the general appearance of any theme, image, character, color, item, food, etc., in which a user desires. The body is further comprised of a first opening and a second opening to allow the camera and the button of the smart doorbell to be unobstructed when the device is attached to the doorbell.

Abstract: Example implementations relating to mounting assemblies are disclosed herein, including in one example a skull mount having a substantially longitudinal bracing member and an engaging member comprising a curved portion configured to engage a portion of an animal skull such as a base of the brain cavity. One or more adjusting members adjustably position and secure the bracing member and the engaging member to securely engage and retain a skull of an animal therebetween by engaging the curved portion of the engaging member with at least a portion of the skull such as the brain cavity. A base assembly attached to a mounting surface is coupled to a connecting assembly removably coupling the bracing member and engaging member assembly to the base assembly, the connecting assembly comprising a pivot rod and a sleeve configured to receive and removably retain the pivot rod.

Abstract: A lithophane display unit includes a base having an opening formed in a base top surface. A receptacle extends downward from the opening into a portion of base. Display unit includes a light source positioned at or proximal to a bottom of receptacle. Display unit includes a stand piece having a top and a bottom. The bottom of stand piece is insertable into receptacle with the bottom of stand piece in proximity to light source. Stand piece includes a roughened surface formed on at least a portion of a front side of stand piece. Stand piece includes a pair of structures disposed on opposing sides of stand piece and extending from a top of stand piece to or proximate to the bottom of stand piece. The pair of structures includes a pair of slots extending from tops of the structures to bottoms of the structures. Slots may receive a lithophane.

Abstract: A fastener body having a key-engaging portion, a threaded fastening portion, and a shroud-receiving body portion; a shroud concentrically and rotationally mounted on the shroud-receiving body portion and rotatable relative to the fastener body; a torque coupler comprising a key portion rotationally engaging the key-engaging portion of the fastener body and a shroud-engaging portion rotationally engaging a coupler-engaging portion of the shroud, and the shroud having a tool-engaging portion to which an external driving torque may be applied; wherein the coupler is operatively configured to be in rotatable relationship with both the key-engaging portion of the fastener body and the coupler-engaging portion of the shroud such that the fastener body will rotate about the central axis with rotation of the shroud about the central axis under an external driving torque applied about the central axis to the tool-engaging portion of the shroud at a design installation torque.

Abstract: A contact-free wheel bearing pre-seal between a wheel carrier, on the one hand, and a wheel hub, a wheel bearing, and/or an axle stub, on the other hand. A sealing ring which is fixed to the wheel hub, the wheel bearing, and/or the axle stub and forms a sealing gap together with a mating contour on the wheel carrier or on a component fastened to the wheel carrier. The sealing ring has radial webs between which cells are formed. The cells are each radially delimited on the outside by a retaining wall, which in turn delimits the sealing gap radially on the inside in order, when the sealing ring rotates, to generate a flow opposed to a breaching of the seal in front of and/or in the sealing gap. There is also disclosed a wheel bearing arrangement with such a contact-free wheel bearing pre-seal.

Abstract: A hub-bearing assembly having an axis of rotation includes a stationary radially outer ring and a flanged hub radially inside the radially outer ring and rotary about the axis and about the radially outer ring. The flanged hub has a toothed profile and an axially inner tubular portion. A radially inner ring is mounted in axial abutment on the flanged hub. A toothed sleeve is mounted axially close to the radially inner ring and angularly coupled to the toothed profile of the flanged hub. The flanged hub has a profile gradually transitioning between a radially outer surface of the toothed profile and a radially outer cylindrical surface of the tubular portion of the flanged hub.

Abstract: A driving ring is configured to be assembled to and rotatable with a hub assembly and defines an axial direction, the drive ring includes a first axial side and a first circumferential side around the axial direction, the first axial side includes first ratchet teeth arranged around the axial direction and first grooves extending radially, the first circumferential side includes first engaging teeth arranged around the axial direction and engaged with the hub assembly, and between neighboring two of the first ratchet teeth is one of the first grooves. A hub device including the driving ring is provided, wherein the hub device further includes a hub assembly, a driving assembly an elastic member, and a shaft disposed through the hub assembly, the driving assembly and the elastic member.

Abstract: A tool device, such as a lawnmower, or a steerable-wheel assembly therefor may include a frame, a walking element, a drive motor, a steerable-wheel assembly (SWA), and one or more controllers attached to the frame. The walking element may be coupled to the frame. The drive motor may selectively power the walking element. The SWA may be attached to the frame apart from the walking element. The SWA may include a caster connector pivotably mounted to the frame to rotate about a pivot axis, a steerable wheel rotatably coupled to the caster connector, a first sensor configured to detect a pivotable position of the caster connector, and a second sensor configured to detect the set reference point.

Abstract: A non-pneumatic tire for a wheeled tower of an in-field irrigation system has a circular array of hollow cavities within the tire body. In cross-sectional planes lying normally of the rotational axis, each cavity has a circumferentially elongated cross-section of greater circumferential length than radial width. Bulbous and concavely rounded terminuses of each cavity impart a dumbbell shaped cavity profile that omits stress failure points. The cavity width tapers in an axially inward direction toward a midplane of the tire, where the cavity width is narrowest. In use, collapse of the cavity at its narrow midpoint squeezes accumulate mud out from the cavities in self-cleaning fashion. The outer circumference of the tire features sloped areas whose axial measure decreases toward the midplane. In use of the tire, the sloped areas draw mud inwardly toward the midplane and self-fill the ground beneath the tire, and thereby lessening overall rut formation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-layer tread for use in vehicle tires, comprising: a) a base layer comprising a first rubber material, and b) a top layer arranged on the base layer and connected to the base layer, wherein the top layer comprises: i) a first side region comprising a second rubber material, ii) a second side region comprising a third rubber material, and iii) a central region arranged between the first side region and the second side region and comprising a fourth rubber material, wherein the first rubber material has a higher modulus of elasticity than the fourth rubber material, and wherein the fourth rubber material has a higher modulus of elasticity than the second rubber material and the third rubber material.

Abstract: Wheels, wheel assemblies, track systems, and vehicles are disclosed. The wheel has a hub portion and a tread portion disposed about the hub portion. The tread portion has a first plurality of grooves extending laterally from a first sidewall of the tread portion towards a second sidewall of the tread portion. The first plurality of grooves are circumferentially spaced along the tread portion. A radial depth of a first groove from the first plurality of grooves is greater proximate to the first sidewall than proximate to the second sidewall. The first groove has an ellipsoidal shape.

Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire in which sipe units with minute sipes are repeatedly arranged in a land portion; at least one end in an extending direction of the minute sipe of at least one of the minute sipes terminates within the land portion; w1(w2)×h is 150 (mm2) or less, and a sipe density is 0.15 (1/mm) or more.

Abstract: The tire of this disclosure is a tire having a land portion on a tread surface, wherein the land portion comprises a sipe unit consisting of a pair of sipes, each of the pair of sipes extends such that both ends in the extending direction of sipes terminate within the land portion, and the pair of sipes are opposed to each other in the tire circumferential direction only in part in the tire width direction.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire provided on a tread with an outer center circumferential groove, an inner center circumferential groove, an outer shoulder circumferential groove that extend linearly in a tire circumferential direction, and an inner shoulder circumferential groove extending in a zig-zag pattern in the tire circumferential direction. The groove width of the outer center circumferential groove and the groove width of inner center circumferential groove are narrower than the groove width of the outer shoulder circumferential groove and the groove width of the inner shoulder circumferential groove, respectively.

Abstract: A tire comprising a tire tread having a tread region comprising a first and second rib, wherein the first and second ribs are separated by a groove; at least one tie-bar element disposed within the groove, and the tie-bar block element having opposed sidewalls separated by a radially extending groove, wherein the radially extending groove tapers from a first width to a second width, wherein the second width is wider than the first width.

Abstract: An embodiment provides a tire comprising a sidewall portion extending from the end of a tread portion and having a plurality of concave portions which are formed inwardly from the outer surface of the sidewall portion, the depth increasing going from the periphery to the center or being constant from the periphery to the center, and which are arranged in the circumferential direction of the tire.

Abstract: A vehicular utility mount system is provided which may utilize an elongate support beam having a first planar panel and a second planar panel. The first planar panel may be arranged orthogonal relative the second planar panel. The second planar panel may have an opening formed therethrough. The mount system may further utilize a hitch receiver disposed through the opening in the second planar panel. The mount system may also utilize a first coupling structure and a second coupling structure. The first coupling structure may be disposed at a first end of the elongate support beam and the second coupling structure may be disposed at a second end of the elongate support beam.

Abstract: A mount apparatus for mounting a hitch-mountable device on a front end of a vehicle includes a base plate with a front surface and a back surface each extending between a top edge and a bottom edge of the base plate and between a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge of the base plate. A hook is coupled to the top edge of the base plate. The hook extending rearwardly and downwardly from the top edge and is configured for engaging a top of the vehicle grill guard to attach the base plate to the vehicle grill guard. A receiver hitch tube is coupled to and extending forwardly from the front surface of the base plate.

Abstract: A driving device includes a wheel part with a wheel frame, and a wheel driving unit disposed at a center of the wheel frame to be able to rotate the wheel frame, an eccentric part connecting a vehicle body to the wheel part, and a suspension coupled to the wheel part and to the eccentric part. The suspension is configured to provide an elastic force to damp an impact between the vehicle body and the wheel body. The eccentric part includes an eccentric center having a rotation center being eccentric from a rotation axis of the wheel part, and an eccentric link extending from the eccentric center. The eccentric link is rotatable about the rotation axis of the wheel frame.

Abstract: A suspension for vehicles includes a suspension arm and a shock absorbing module integrally connected, wherein the shock absorbing module is disposed in the front and rear direction of a vehicle to absorb shocks and vibrations of the vehicle through translational motion in the front and rear direction thereof. The suspension for vehicles can significantly lower the vehicle height, enabling the implementation of an ultra-low-floor platform, and may be applied to vehicles that require securing loading space.

Abstract: An apparatus for manipulating a vehicle part. Some embodiments may comprise a first strut comprising a shaft, a second strut comprising a spindle, and a support coupled to the shaft and to the spindle. A mounting beam may be coupled to the support beam. A first mount may be coupled to a first portion of the mounting beam, and a second mount may be coupled to a second portion of the mounting beam. A third mount may be coupled to the support beam. An actuator may be coupled to the shaft and configured to rotate the shaft so that the support beam rotates around the spindle, thereby rotating a vehicle part coupled to the first mount, the second mount, and the third mount.

Abstract: A biwheel has large left and right main wheels (1, 2) supported by suspension assemblies (7) acting between rims of each main wheel and a payload carrying cockpit (3) suspended above the ground between the wheels. The arrangement facilitates access to the cockpit payload space through the wheels. Each wheel is cambered to deter pitching motion of the cockpit within the wheel. A rear jockey wheel (61) is provided to further deter pitching. Propulsion to the wheels is via electric motors built into drive wheels (16) which are mounted onto a suspension assembly (7). The torque applied to the electric motors can be controlled by a digital control system responsive to sensors such as a cockpit attitude sensor, to further deter pitching motion of the cockpit. Propulsion may additionally be delivered by a manual propulsion system supplemented by the electric motors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a rotary disc suspension system for connecting different components constituting a moving body, comprising: an inner disc rotatably connected to one component of the moving body; and an outer disc which is coupled to another component of the moving body and which is rotatably coupled to the inner disc while disposed to face the inner disc, and thus force applied to the moving body during traveling is converted into rotational motion from linear motion so that dynamic strain and dynamic stress of the moving body can be more actively managed, and thus, even if the moving body encounters bumpy and rugged land or sloped land when in motion, a horizontal state can be maintained without tilting.

Abstract: A suspension system including four dampers each having a compression chamber and a rebound chamber. First and second hydraulic circuits interconnect the compression and rebound chambers of the front dampers, while third and fourth hydraulic circuits interconnect the compression and rebound chambers of the back dampers. A first bi-directional pump is connected in-line with a first longitudinal hydraulic line that extends between the first and third hydraulic circuits and a second bi-directional pump is connected in-line with a second longitudinal hydraulic line that extends between the second and fourth hydraulic circuits. The first and second bi-directional pumps can pump independently on one another, in the same direction at the same time, or in opposite directions at the same time. The level of pitch and roll stiffness can be adjusted by running the first and second bi-directional pumps to change the pressure in select hydraulic circuits of the system.

Abstract: A vehicle height control device applied to a vehicle equipped with a wheel that is rotatably supported about a rotational axis and has a tire, and a drive system that drives the wheel via a transmission by an engine, in which a suspension arm is arranged between a wheel carrier and a vehicle body so that the rotational axis when viewed in the lateral direction of the vehicle draws a locus inclined backward as the wheel moves up and down, the vehicle height control device includes a vehicle height adjustment device and an electronic control device that controls the vehicle height adjustment device, and the electronic control device acquires information on an index indicating an equivalent moment of inertia of the drive system, and controls the vehicle height adjustment device such that the smaller the equivalent moment of inertia indicated by the index, the lower the vehicle height.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a suspension actuator system for a vehicle that includes an active control element, a passive control element and an adaptive damper which are mounted in series with one another along with a parallel spring.

Abstract: Proposed is an apparatus for controlling a vehicular suspension and damper, the apparatus including a navigation module configured to provide a processor with information on a road on which a vehicle travels; and the processor configured to determine, on the basis of curvature radius information among the pieces of information received through the navigation module, whether or not a road ahead is a curved driving road and to determine whether or not the curved driving road ahead is the curved driving road in which it is necessary to control vehicular height, rigidity, and damping of a vehicle, wherein the processor controls the vehicular height, rigidity, and damping of the vehicle according to a preset stepwise control technique when the vehicle reaches a predetermined stepwise control point.

Abstract: A suspension control system for a vehicle may include a plurality of adjustable dampers associated with suspension of respective ones of a plurality of wheels of the vehicle, a controller operably coupled to the adjustable dampers to selectively adjust a damping force of one or more of the adjustable dampers responsive to an activation signal, and a driver interface disposed at a steering wheel assembly of the vehicle. The driver interface may be actuated by a driver of the vehicle to apply the activation signal while the driver interface is actuated.

Abstract: A damping coefficient control device for a shock absorber applied to a vehicle equipped with a wheel that is rotatably supported about a rotational axis and has a tire, and a drive system that drives the wheel via a transmission by an engine, in which the damping coefficient control device includes a variable damping coefficient shock absorber arranged between a wheel carrier and a vehicle body and an electronic control unit that controls the shock absorber, and the electronic control unit acquires information on an index indicating an equivalent moment of inertia of the drive system, and controls the damping coefficient of the shock absorber such that the smaller the equivalent moment of inertia indicated by the index, the larger the damping coefficient of the shock absorber.