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Vehicle Control System

Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a damping device configured to damp a vibration of a vehicle, a setting change unit configured to be able to change a setting of at least one of a damping force of the damping device and a height of the vehicle by a user selection signal indicating selection by a user, and a notification unit configured to use at least one selected from the group consisting of a sound, a vibration, and an appearance of the vehicle to notify that the setting is changed in accordance with the user selection signal from the setting change unit. [Figure 1]

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Patent Information

Application #
Filing Date
12 February 2024
Publication Number
34/2024
Publication Type
INA
Invention Field
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Status
Email
Parent Application

Applicants

HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
2520 Takaba, Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki 312-8503, Japan
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
300 Takatsuka-cho, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka 432-8611, Japan

Inventors

1. SUZUKI Kota
c/o Hitachi Astemo, Ltd., 2520 Takaba, Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki 312-8503 Japan
2. KOBAYASHI Koji
c/o SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION, 300, Takatsuka-cho, Minami-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka 432-8611 Japan
3. TOSHIMITSU Hideyasu
c/o SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION, 300, Takatsuka-cho, Minami-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka 432-8611 Japan

Specification

1. A vehicle control system, comprising:
a damping device configured to damp a vibration of a vehicle;
5 a setting change unit configured to be able to change a setting of at least one of a
damping force of the damping device and a height of the vehicle by a user selection signal
indicating selection by a user; and
a notification unit configured to use at least one selected from the group consisting
of a sound, a vibration, and an appearance of the vehicle to notify that the setting is changed
10 in accordance with the user selection signal from the setting change unit.
2. The vehicle control system according to claim 1, further comprising:
an adjustment unit configured to be able to adjust a load applied in advance to an
elastic body provided in the damping device, wherein:
15 the setting change unit is configured to be able to change the setting of the at least
one and a setting of the load; and
the notification unit uses the at least one selected from the group consisting of the
sound, the vibration, and the appearance to notify that the setting of the at least one and the
setting of the load are changed.
20
3. The vehicle control system according to claim 1, wherein
the setting change unit vibrates a member provided inside or outside the damping
device when the setting is changed.
25 4. The vehicle control system according to claim 1, wherein
a device configured to be able to communicate with the setting change unit is
included in the notification unit.

Documents

Application Documents

# Name Date
1 202444009223-STATEMENT OF UNDERTAKING (FORM 3) [12-02-2024(online)].pdf 2024-02-12
2 202444009223-PROOF OF RIGHT [12-02-2024(online)].pdf 2024-02-12
3 202444009223-PRIORITY DOCUMENTS [12-02-2024(online)].pdf 2024-02-12
4 202444009223-FORM 18 [12-02-2024(online)].pdf 2024-02-12
5 202444009223-FORM 1 [12-02-2024(online)].pdf 2024-02-12
6 202444009223-FIGURE OF ABSTRACT [12-02-2024(online)].pdf 2024-02-12
7 202444009223-DRAWINGS [12-02-2024(online)].pdf 2024-02-12
8 202444009223-DECLARATION OF INVENTORSHIP (FORM 5) [12-02-2024(online)].pdf 2024-02-12
9 202444009223-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [12-02-2024(online)].pdf 2024-02-12
10 202444009223-FORM-26 [25-03-2024(online)].pdf 2024-03-25
11 202444009223-RELEVANT DOCUMENTS [29-04-2024(online)].pdf 2024-04-29
12 202444009223-FORM 13 [29-04-2024(online)].pdf 2024-04-29
13 202444009223-AMENDED DOCUMENTS [29-04-2024(online)].pdf 2024-04-29
14 202444009223-FORM 3 [31-07-2024(online)].pdf 2024-07-31