Patent ID: 6336648
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: B62K,B62M

Abstract:
An electronically controlled anti-dive suspension apparatus for use on a two-wheeled vehicle, said apparatus comprising:(a) a front suspension system mounted to and between first and second parts of a two-wheeled vehicle movable relative to and toward one another in response to a braking action being applied to the vehicle, said front suspension system including (i) first means connected between the first and second relative movable parts of the vehicle and being contractible in response to the first and second vehicle parts moving toward one another due to the braking action, and (ii) second means connected to the first means for controlling the amount of contraction of the first means; (b) means mounted to either one of said first and second relative movable parts of the vehicle for sensing forward velocity and tilt of the vehicle in the direction of travel and thereby deceleration of the vehicle due to the braking action and producing an input representative thereof; (c) an electronics module mounted to the vehicle and connected to said sensing means for receiving and processing the input from said sensing means to produce an output corresponding to a desired predetermined response to the deceleration of the vehicle sensed by said sensing means; (d) at least one actuator mounted to the vehicle and coupled to said suspension system for receiving the output from said electronics module and in response thereto causing said second means of said suspension system to reduce the amount of contraction of said first means and thereby prevent the resulting dive of the front end of the vehicle downward toward the ground; and (e) means for electrically powering said sensing means, said electronics module and said at least one actuator.