US 12,134,292 B1
Motion control systems
Troy A. Carter, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Troy A. Carter, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed on May 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/204,032.
Application 18/204,032 is a continuation of application No. 17/506,118, filed on Oct. 20, 2021, granted, now 11,731,476.
Application 17/506,118 is a continuation of application No. 16/902,821, filed on Jun. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,179,991, issued on Nov. 23, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/904,186, filed on Sep. 23, 2019.
Int. Cl. B60G 7/00 (2006.01); B60G 11/27 (2006.01); B60G 11/30 (2006.01); B60G 17/015 (2006.01)
CPC B60G 11/27 (2013.01) [B60G 7/006 (2013.01); B60G 11/30 (2013.01); B60G 17/0155 (2013.01); B60G 2202/152 (2013.01); B60G 2202/154 (2013.01); B60G 2204/143 (2013.01); B60G 2204/148 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a vehicle structure;
a wheel assembly;
a control arm that is connected to the wheel assembly and to the vehicle structure by pivot joints;
an air reservoir that includes a first port, wherein the air reservoir is disposed within the vehicle structure; and
an air spring that supports the vehicle structure with respect to the control arm and is configured to compress and expand, wherein the air spring includes a second port that is in fluid communication with an internal working volume of the air spring,
wherein the first port defines an opening and the second port extends into the opening and engages the first port to connect the first port with the second port and allow exchange of air between the internal working volume of the air spring and the air reservoir in response to compression or expansion of the air spring.