Shock absorber control device

Abstract

Abstract PURPOSE:To prevent unpleasant vibrations from continuing and improve comfortability to ride in by generating a command to change a damping force to a larger value during a predetermined period after the vertical acceleration of a vehicle body exceeds a predetermined value until the vehicle body reaches a neutral position against wheels. CONSTITUTION:An acceleration detecting means M2 detecting the vertical acceleration of a vehicle body M1 is provided, and a damping force changing means 4 to change a damping force of a shock absorber arranged between the vehicle body M1 and wheels M3 in accordance with an external command is provided. When the acceleration detected by the acceleration detecting means M2 exceeds a predetermined value, a command to change a damping force to a larger value is sent from a control means M5 to the said changing means M4 during a predetermined period after the predetermined value is exceeded until the vehicle body M1 reaches a neutral position against the wheels M3. Accordingly, if acceleration of a predetermined value or more is generated on the vehicle body M1 due to ruggedness of a road, the vehicle height is quickly returned to a predetermined neutral position.

Inventors

• 👤 Yukio Yamamoto
• 👤 幸雄 山本

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