Foley & Lardner, Schwartz, Jeffery, Schwaab, Mack, Blumenthal & Evans
Combined power steering and variable suspension control arrangement
 A suspension and steering control system includes a mode selection which enables a normal mode wherein the suspension is conditioned to produce a soft damping and sufficient power assistance to the steering to produce light steering characteristics and a sporty mode wherein the suspension is conditioned to produce a firm ride and the power assistance to the steering lowered to produce heavier steering characteritics. The system further includes an arrangement for sensing parameters which are related to the attitude of the vehicle and/or the suspension thereof and for (a) during the normal mode, temporarily conditioning the suspension to produce the firm ride characteristics if the attitude of the vehicle is apt to change beyond a predetermined amount, and for (b), during the sporty mode, temporarily conditioning the suspension to produce the soft ride in the event that no substantial changes in the vehicle attitude related parameters are sensed. 
Nissan Motor Company, Limited
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B62D B60G B60G
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Hideo Kenji Junsuke Masatsugu
Ito Kawagoe Kuroki Yokote