Appeal No. 1996-3507
Application 08/041,209
a rear shock absorber disposed between the vehicle body
and a suspension member rotatably supporting a rear wheel,
said rear shock absorber being controllable to assume damping
force characteristics in the range between the preselected
higher and lower damping coefficients over extension and
compression strokes;
vehicle speed sensor means for detecting vehicle speed
and providing a signal indicative thereof; and
control means responsive to the signal from said vehicle
speed sensor means to provide control signals for controlling
said front and rear shock absorbers in a manner wherein the
damping force characteristics of said front shock absorber in
the extension stroke and of said rear shock absorber in the
compression stroke are modified to and maintained at the
higher damping coefficients respective[ly] whenever the
vehicle speed is substantially zero.
8. A suspension control system for an automotive
vehicle comprising:
shock absorbers disposed between a vehicle body and a
suspension member rotatably supporting a wheel respectively,
each shock absorber being controllable to assume damping force
characteristics in a range between preselected higher and
lower damping coefficients over extension and compression
strokes;
vehicle speed sensor means for detecting vehicle speed
and providing a signal indicative thereof;
vertical speed determining means for determining vertical
speed of the vehicle body and providing a signal indicative
thereof; and
control means responsive to the signals from said vehicle
speed sensor means and said vertical speed determining means
to provide control signals for controlling said shock
absorbers in a manner wherein the damping force
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