Land vehicles – Body elevation or tilt – Establishing riding or trim height
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-12
2011-07-12
Dickson, Paul N (Department: 3616)
Land vehicles
Body elevation or tilt
Establishing riding or trim height
C280S005514, C280S006150, C267S177000, C267S221000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07976030
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a device for adjusting the height of the body of a motor vehicle having a bearing spring which is connected between the wheel guiding element of the wheel suspension and the body and which is supported on a spring disk which is vertically adjustable by way of an actuating device, and having an overload spring which limits a defined spring path in the deflection direction. According to the invention, the overload spring is assigned an actuating device with which the overload spring is vertically adjustable, preferably following the vertical adjustment of the spring disk.
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Audi AG
Dickson Paul N
English James
Novak Druce & Quigg LLP
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