Leveling system

Details Leveling system Leveling system

1974-10-24

1976-06-01

Goodman, Philip

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Running gear

280 64, B60G 1126

Patent

active

039603857

ABSTRACT:
A leveling system for controlling the relative attitude between the sprung and unsprung portions of the vehicle, which includes at least one leveling strut comprising a cylinder connected at one end to one of the vehicle portions, a valved piston reciprocally mounted within the cylinder, a piston rod connected to the piston and projecting from one end of the cylinder and adapted for connection to the other end of the vehicle portions, a quantity of damping fluid within the cylinder for damping reciprocal movement of the piston, means defining a gas chamber containing a quantity of gas, a partition for separating the gas from the damping fluid, and means for varying the pressure of the gas in order to control the relative attitude between the sprung and unsprung portions of the vehicle.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3059915 (1962-10-01), Kemelchor
patent: 3128088 (1964-04-01), Paschakarnis
patent: 3810650 (1974-05-01), Hudson
patent: 3820818 (1974-06-01), Kress
patent: 3853311 (1974-12-01), Kreuzer
patent: 3854710 (1974-12-01), Nicholls
patent: 3865135 (1975-02-01), McWilliams
patent: 3869861 (1975-03-01), Case
patent: 3876227 (1975-04-01), Aikawa

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