Spring devices – Vehicle – Comprising compressible fluid
Patent
1996-02-08
1998-03-24
Le, Mark T.
Spring devices
Vehicle
Comprising compressible fluid
280714, B60G 1700
Patent
active
057304289
ABSTRACT:
A leveling valve, having a precision adjustment device, for use with the suspension system of a motor vehicle. The leveling valve includes a valve housing and an inlet-outlet valve positioned within the valve housing for directing pressurized fluid from a fluid reservoir through the valve housing to a fluid suspension bellows, the inlet-outlet valve being moveable from an open position into a closed position. An elongated control rod is positioned within the valve housing and sealed therein, one of the ends of the control rod being connected to the inlet-outlet valve, and the other of the ends of the control rod having a cam follower formed as a part thereof. The precision adjustment device includes a housing branch formed as a part of the valve housing, in which an elongated shaft formed about an axis and extending radially away from the control rod to outside of the housing branch is fitted. One of the ends of the elongated shaft is received within the cam follower of the control rod, and the other of the ends of the shaft extends outside of the housing branch. At least one arcuate surface is formed on the exterior of the valve housing branch on which at least one forked adjustment lever is received for holding the elongated shaft in fixed position as a separately provided control lever is attached thereto. The adjustment lever has a cooperating surface which is constructed and arranged in an arcuate configuration to be received on the arcuate surface formed on the exterior of the housing branch, and is fastened to the housing branch by a threaded fastener passed through an elongated slot formed in the adjustment lever.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5176404 (1993-01-01), Sulzyc
Grau GmbH
Le Mark T.
Lipka Pamela J.
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