Patent ID: 7621538

Claim:
An operating module for use on an associated air spring at an associated corner of an associated vehicle having an associated suspension controller and adapted to receive commands from the associated suspension controller, the associated air spring undergoing a first associated input condition and including an associated end member having an associated opening therethrough, said operating module comprising: a housing including a fluid passage extending therethrough, said housing adapted for securement on the associated end member such that said fluid passage is in communication with the associated opening thereof; at least one of: a valve assembly supported on said housing along said fluid passage and selectively operable between an open passage condition and a closed passage condition; or, a first sensor supported on said housing and outputting a signal indicative of the first associated input condition; and, a processing device supported on said housing and in electrical communication with the associated suspension controller and at least one of said valve assembly or said first sensor, said processing device operative to convert, translate, encrypt, decrypt, encode and/or decode commands received from the associated suspension controller and execute said commands to adjust the associated air spring.