Patent ID: 6641155
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
A suspension control system, comprising:a load support member; a base member; a moveable element attached to said base member and said load support member, said load support member being moveable relative to said base member through said moveable element; an accumulator in fluid communication with said moveable element; a fluid passage fluidly connected between said accumulator and said moveable element and configured and arranged to communicate fluid therebetween; and a locking circuit disposed between said moveable element and said accumulator and being selectively activatable to sustain said load support member in a fixed position, said locking circuit including: a pressurized fluid supply fluidly connected with said fluid passage and operable to receive said fluid from said fluid passage during operation of said suspension control system; a flow blocking mechanism operably engaged with said pressurized fluid supply; wherein said flow blocking mechanism is urged under the influence of said pressurized fluid supply to block fluid communication between said moveable element and said accumulator when said locking circuit is selectively activated.