Electronic compression and rebound control

Abstract

An electronic valve assembly for a vehicle suspension damper is described in which a first electronic valve is disposed along a fluid flow path extending between a compression region of a damping cylinder and a fluid reservoir chamber. The first electronic valve controls flow of fluid from the compression region into the fluid reservoir chamber. A second electronic valve is disposed along a fluid flow path extending between a rebound region of the damping cylinder and the compression region. The second electronic valve controls flow of fluid from the rebound region into the compression. The first electronic valve does not reside in the fluid flow path extending from the rebound region into the compression region, and the second electronic valve does not reside in the fluid flow path extending from the compression region into the fluid reservoir chamber.

What we claim is: 
     
         1 . An electronic valve assembly for a vehicle suspension damper, said electronic valve assembly comprising:
 a first electronic valve disposed along a fluid flow path extending between a compression region of a damping cylinder and a fluid reservoir chamber, said first electronic valve configured to control flow of fluid from said compression region of said damping cylinder into said fluid reservoir chamber;   a second electronic valve disposed along a fluid flow path extending between a rebound region of said damping cylinder and said compression region of said damping cylinder, said second electronic valve configured to control flow of fluid from said rebound region of said damping cylinder into said compression region of said damping cylinder; and   wherein a first distance between said first electronic valve and said damping cylinder is greater than a second distance between said second electronic valve and said damping cylinder.