Patent ID: 11970041
Assignee: FOX FACTORY, INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 18:
19. An air shock assembly comprising:
a first air chamber;
a second air chamber in fluid communication with said first air chamber via a flow path; and
a valve provided in said flow path to control a flow of air between said first air chamber and said second air chamber,
said valve allows said second air chamber to be fluidly coupled with said first air chamber when said valve is in a first position,
said valve fluidly isolating said second air chamber from receiving additional air from said first air chamber when said valve is in a second position,
said valve allowing said first air chamber to receive air from said second air chamber even when said valve is in said second position; and

an actuator to control said valve, said actuator adjustable from a point external to said air shock assembly, said actuator configured to adjust a location of said valve axially within said air shock assembly,
said actuator to modify an available volume of air for said first air chamber to provide different damping characteristics for said air shock assembly.