Methods and apparatus for vehicle suspension having multiple gas volumes

A method and apparatus for a vehicle suspension system gas spring. In one embodiment, a vehicle suspension system gas spring includes a compressible main gas chamber and an additional volume combinable with the main chamber to change a gas spring rate of the system. In one embodiment, a low friction...

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Hauptverfasser:	GALASSO MARIO, YABLON JOSH, LAIRD ANDREW, BECKER WILLIAM M, FRANKLIN JOSEPH, WOOTTEN DENNIS K
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BLASTING CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS CYCLE FRAMES CYCLE SIDE-CARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE CYCLE STEERING DEVICES CYCLES ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS FLUID DYNAMICS, i.e. METHODS OR MEANS FOR INFLUENCING THE FLOWOF GASES OR LIQUIDS FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS HEATING HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS LIGHTING MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PERFORMING OPERATIONS RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORCYCLES SHOCK-ABSORBERS SPRINGS THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL TRANSPORTING VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS VEHICLES IN GENERAL WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A method and apparatus for a vehicle suspension system gas spring. In one embodiment, a vehicle suspension system gas spring includes a compressible main gas chamber and an additional volume combinable with the main chamber to change a gas spring rate of the system. In one embodiment, a low friction piston seal is created by a flexible seal member.