Patent ID: 9732823
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: B60G,F16F

Claim:
1. An electromagnetic damper attached to a vehicle, comprising: a motor having a coil electrically connected to a power source that supplies a power to the motor, the motor being configured to generate oscillation damping force; a vehicle speed sensor configured to detect a speed of the vehicle; a controller provided with a switching element configured to stop a power supply from the power source to the motor and to restart the power supply in a controlled manner in accordance with the speed of the vehicle detected by the vehicle speed sensor; and an electrical circuit that causes the coil of the motor to be short-circuited to form a closed circuit including the coil therein, wherein the controller is configured to control the electrical circuit to short-circuit the coil of the motor in a state where the power supply is stopped and to cause the short-circuited state to end in a state where the power supply is restarted.