US 11,926,189 B2
Electronically controlled sway bar damping link
Philip Tsiaras, Dacula, GA (US); and Rick Strickland, Scotts Valley, CA (US)
Assigned to Fox Factory, Inc., Duluth, GA (US)
Filed by Fox Factory, Inc., Duluth, GA (US)
Filed on Apr. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/232,612.
Application 17/232,612 is a continuation of application No. 16/144,875, filed on Sep. 27, 2018, granted, now 10,981,429.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/566,022, filed on Sep. 29, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0229519 A1, Jul. 29, 2021
Int. Cl. B60G 21/055 (2006.01); B60G 17/016 (2006.01); B60G 17/0195 (2006.01); F16F 1/14 (2006.01); F16F 9/06 (2006.01); F16F 9/46 (2006.01); F16F 9/56 (2006.01)
CPC B60G 21/0553 (2013.01) [B60G 17/0162 (2013.01); B60G 17/0195 (2013.01); F16F 1/145 (2013.01); F16F 9/065 (2013.01); F16F 9/46 (2013.01); F16F 9/56 (2013.01); B60G 2202/135 (2013.01); B60G 2202/322 (2013.01); B60G 2204/1224 (2013.01); B60G 2204/128 (2013.01); B60G 2204/422 (2013.01); B60G 2204/4605 (2013.01); B60G 2204/62 (2013.01); B60G 2206/11 (2013.01); B60G 2206/41 (2013.01); B60G 2300/07 (2013.01); B60G 2500/20 (2013.01); B60G 2800/21 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sway bar system comprising:
a sway bar having a first end and a second end;
a first link coupled to said first end of said sway bar and said first link configured to be coupled to a first location of a vehicle, said first link comprising:
a damper having a valve for adjusting damping characteristics of said damper, said valve controllable based upon received sensor input;
a second link coupled to said second end of said sway bar and said second link configured to be coupled to a second location of said vehicle; and
an attitude and heading reference system (AHRS), said AHRS providing three-dimensional (3D) orientation information to said sway bar system.