Although it is not known if Apple will really launch a car designed by them, rumors and especially patents say that one day we could see a vehicle with the apple logo bitten on the streets. The new patent Registered talks about the possibility of using an active suspension that provides the possibility of recovering energy to the car. Because we do not conceive of an Apple car that is not electric.
The new patent suggests a type of active suspension with the ability to recover energy for the vehicle
Suspension systems are a common element of vehicles. They are used to ensure a smooth ride by minimizing the impact of bumps in the road or the rocking of the vehicle in curves. Some cars use a form of active suspension system that provides more control over the position of the wheels in relation to the chassis. These active systems take the form of hydraulic systems, controlled by a computer. on board and tend to be used in higher priced vehicles.
In a new Apple patent entitled "Active Suspension System with Energy Storage Device," the company describes an active suspension system based on a hydraulic system. To this an additional element is added separately to the relatively simple design: «Energy storage device».
The energy storage device has a central element that effectively divides it in two, forming two more chambers. This central element is not fixed in place and can be moved throughout the container. Depending largely on the amount of liquid in each of the chambers. The central element is compressed, that is, it exerts an outward force on the two areas of the chamber and may contain gas, which again could be pumped in and out to alter how much it compresses.
The patent does not explain why Apple wants a compressible section or "energy storage device" in an active suspension system, but it is probably because it is a largely automatic way of maintaining pressure within the suspension system itself. . It would be possible to ensure that a uniform amount of pressure is applied to the upper and lower chambers storage device at all times.
Being a patent we do not know if it will really see the light or will stay in a project. We will have to be attentive because if confirmed is that we would be talking about what we have before us which will be the Apple car.