Patent ID: 6148252
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
A suspension control system for an automotive vehicle comprising:a front shock absorber disposed between a vehicle body and a suspension member rotatably supporting a front wheel, said front shock absorber being controllable to assume damping force characteristics in a range between preselected higher and lower damping coefficients over extension and compression strokes;a rear shock absorber disposed between the vehicle body and a suspension member rotatably supporting a rear wheel, said rear shock absorber being controllable to assume damping force characteristics in the range between the preselected higher and lower damping coefficients over extension and compression strokes;vehicle speed sensor means for detecting vehicle speed and providing a signal indicative thereof; andcontrol means responsive to the signal from said vehicle speed sensor means to provide control signals for controlling said front and rear shock absorbers in a manner wherein the damping force characteristics of said front shock absorber in the extension stroke and of said rear shock absorber in the compression stroke are modified to and maintained at the higher damping coefficients respective whenever the vehicle speed is substantially zero.