Patent ID: 11938922
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle, comprising:
a chassis;
a body;
a chassis suspension system that is configured to connect the chassis to wheel and tire assemblies of the vehicle; and
a body suspension system that connects the body to the chassis, wherein the body suspension system includes:
passive suspension components that support the body with respect to the chassis between the body and the chassis, wherein the passive suspension components are positioned in a substantially rectangular configuration, and
active suspension components that control motion of the body with respect to the chassis, wherein the active suspension components include:
a front pair of active suspension components positioned toward a front end of the body and a rear pair of active suspension components positioned toward a rear end of the body, wherein the front pair of active suspension components and the rear pair of active suspension components are operable to control motion of the body with respect to the chassis both vertically and laterally with respect to the vehicle; and
a left side pair of active suspension components positioned toward a left side of the body and a right side pair of active suspension components positioned toward a right side of the body, wherein the left side pair of active suspension components and the right side pair of active suspension components are operable to control motion of the body with respect to the chassis both vertically and longitudinally with respect to the vehicle.