Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Patent
1985-08-02
1986-09-23
Love, John J.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
280DIG1, B60G 1126
Patent
active
046131540
ABSTRACT:
Air spring chambers are provided in suspension units of respective wheels, and air intake solenoid valves and exhaust solenoid valves are provided corresponding to the air spring chambers. Further, switching means for switching the suspension units between the hard and soft states is provided, and when the vehicle's velocity, detected by the vehicle velocity sensors, is less than the set velocity, the suspension units are set to the soft state, and when the vehicle's velocity is the set velocity or higher, the suspension units are set to the hard state to control the switching means in a vehicle suspension apparatus.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3608925 (1971-09-01), Murphy
patent: 3770292 (1973-11-01), Palazetti
patent: 3848862 (1974-11-01), Ito et al.
patent: 4506751 (1985-03-01), Stephens
patent: 4568096 (1986-02-01), Yew et al.
Harara Mitsuhiko
Kumagai Naotake
Suzumura Masanaga
Tanaka Tadao
Taniguchi Yasutaka
Love John J.
Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Rice Kenneth R.
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