US 12,330,459 B2
Three-port adjuster
Ivan Tong, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to Fox Factory, Inc., Duluth, GA (US)
Filed by Fox Factory, Inc., Duluth, GA (US)
Filed on Jan. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/588,890.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/144,407, filed on Feb. 1, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0242186 A1, Aug. 4, 2022
Int. Cl. B60G 13/08 (2006.01)
CPC B60G 13/08 (2013.01) [B60G 2206/41 (2013.01); B60G 2500/11 (2013.01)] 3 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A frequency dependent 2-stage multi-port adjuster for a vehicle suspension damper, said frequency dependent 2-stage multi-port adjuster comprising:
a first port to provide a fluid flow path to a compression region of a damping cylinder;
a second port to provide a fluid flow path to a rebound region of said damping cylinder;
a third port to provide a fluid flow path to a reservoir chamber; and
at least one valve to control a fluid flow therethrough, said at least one valve comprising:
a pilot inlet; and
a pilot valve orifice, wherein said pilot inlet is larger in diameter than said pilot valve orifice, wherein said at least one valve comprises:
an electronic valve configured to control a flow of a fluid through at least one of said first port, said second port, and said third port.