Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Patent
1991-03-06
1994-07-26
Focarino, Margaret A.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
280712, 180209, 267 31, 267 32, 267241, 267256, B60G 1126
Patent
active
053322584
ABSTRACT:
An axle of a motor vehicle axle includes a rigid axle body and at least one leaf spring arrangement on each of opposite sides of a longitudinal median plane of the vehicle. The spring arrangement is hinged at a front end thereof to a chassis-stationary bearing axis and is clamped at a position spaced from such axis rigidly to the axle body. One supporting arm projects rearwardly from the axle body and forms the bottom bearing of an air spring on an upper side of which a chassis is braced and having an axle lifting mechanism. In order to achieve a maximum spring travel with relatively small overall height and simple construction so that the vehicle can be used both as a road vehicle and as a railcar under varying conditions, the air spring is braced upwardly against the free end of a swingable fork member that can be pivoted preferably in a plane parallel to the longitudinal median plane of the vehicle around a chassis-stationary bearing axis, and the pivot position of the fork member relative to the chassis is adjusted with a control element.
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Dickson Paul
Focarino Margaret A.
Otto Sauer Achsenfabrik Keilberg
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