Methods and apparatus for regulating the function of a suspension system are disclosed herein. Suspension characteristics often contribute to the efficiency of a suspended system. Depending on the desired operating parameters of the suspended system, it may be desirable to alter the functional characteristics of the suspension from time to time in order to maintain or increase efficiency. The suspension hereof may be selectively locked into a substantially rigid configuration, and the damping fluid may be phase separated and/or cooled to increase damping rate during use (or offset rate degradation). The suspension hereof may generate power usable to achieve any or all of the foregoing or to be stored for use elsewhere in the suspended system or beyond.

A spring system includes a bladder, a pump in fluid communication with the bladder, and an air line coupled with the pump and configured to fluidly communicate with a thermal conditioning unit. The pump is configured to draw the air through the air line from the thermal conditioning unit and transmit the air to the bladder.

A suspension for a motor vehicle includes at least one internally hollow suspension arm, so as to define at least one inner cavity, and is characterized by comprising at least one duct extending along the inner cavity between an input hole of the suspension arm and an output hole of the suspension arm, the duct being designed to allow a fluid flow or an electric wiring to go from the input hole to the output hole through the inner cavity.

Methods and apparatus for regulating the function of a suspension system are disclosed herein. Suspension characteristics often contribute to the efficiency of a suspended system. Depending on the desired operating parameters of the suspended system, it may be desirable to alter the functional characteristics of the suspension from time to time in order to maintain or increase efficiency. The suspension hereof may be selectively locked into a substantially rigid configuration, and the damping fluid may be phase separated and/or cooled to increase damping rate during use (or offset rate degradation). The suspension hereof may generate power usable to achieve any or all of the foregoing or to be stored for use elsewhere in the suspended system or beyond.

An air supply system for a vehicle includes a first system including a first compressor compressing ambient air, a heat exchanger connected to the first compressor to allow compressed air to flow therethrough, and a first condenser connected to the heat exchanger. The air supply system further includes a second system including a second compressor compressing a refrigerant, a second condenser disposed at a rear end of the second compressor, an expansion valve disposed at a rear end of the second compressor, and an evaporator disposed at a rear end of the expansion valve. The second compressor, the second condenser, the expansion valve, and the evaporator of the second system are sequentially connected by a refrigerant flow line, and a refrigerant pipe disposed in the evaporator of the second system and connected to the refrigerant flow line is connected to a refrigerant pipe for a first condenser.

Disclosed herein is a cooling device comprising a cooler body, wherein the cooler body has a first chamber and a second chamber, a cooler body cap disposed to fluidly couple the first chamber and the second chamber, wherein the cooler body cap has a recess that is suitable to receive a base valve, a first hose that is fluidly coupled to the first chamber, a second hose that is fluidly coupled to the second chamber, and an adapter, wherein the adapter is connected to the first hose and the second hose, wherein the adapter has channels to direct fluid flow.

A motor vehicle has a metal frame, active suspensions for supporting respective wheels, and a heat exchange system for managing heat of at least one component of the active suspensions; the heat exchange system is provided with a heat exchange circuit, which has a pump for supplying a heat exchange liquid, a heat exchanger, at least one heat exchange segment in the active suspensions, a return branch from the active suspensions towards the pump, and a delivery branch from the pump towards the active suspensions; at least one of the return and delivery branches comprises a metal pipe, which is free of thermal insulators and is arranged along the metal frame to transfer heat to the latter; in particular, the heat exchange is adjusted by varying the speed of the pump.