Patent ID: 11904648
Assignee: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 11:
12. A vehicle comprising:
a plurality of ground engaging members including a first portion on a left side of a vertical longitudinal centerline plane of the vehicle and a second portion on a right side of the vertical longitudinal centerline plane of the vehicle;
a frame supported by the plurality of ground engaging members;
an operator area including an operator seat supported by the frame;
a left side suspension moveably coupling a first ground engaging member of the first portion of the plurality of ground engaging members to the frame;
a first electronically controlled shock absorber having a first end moveably coupled to the left side suspension and a second end moveably coupled to the frame;
a right side suspension moveably coupling a first ground engaging member of the second portion of the plurality of ground engaging members to the frame;
a second electronically controlled shock absorber having a first end moveably coupled to the right side suspension and a second end moveably coupled to the frame;
a sway bar moveably coupled to the frame, the sway bar having a first end moveably coupled to the left side suspension and a second end moveably coupled to the right side suspension;
a third electronically controlled shock absorber positioned to operatively couple the sway bar to one of the left side suspension and the right side suspension; and
an electronic controller operatively coupled to the first electronically controlled shock absorber, the second electronically controlled shock absorber, and the third electronically controlled shock absorber, the electronic controller setting a first characteristic of the first electronically controlled shock absorber, a second characteristic of the second electronically controlled shock absorber, and a third characteristic of the third electronically controlled shock absorber, wherein the third electronically controlled shock absorber includes an electronically controlled bypass valve which is adjustable by the electronic controller, wherein the third electronically controlled shock absorber further includes
a shock body having an interior;
a piston positioned in the interior of the shock body and dividing the interior of the shock body into a first cavity and a second cavity;
a spring positioned in the interior of the shock body and compressible between a first end of the shock body and the piston, wherein the electronically controlled bypass valve controls a flow of fluid between the first cavity and the second cavity.