Vehicle suspension strut

Details Vehicle suspension strut Vehicle suspension strut

1975-12-22

1978-01-10

Marbert, James B.

Spring devices

Vehicle

Compound

267 64R, 267 65R, 267 8R, F16F 500

Patent

active

040675580

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle suspension strut for use in a vehicle suspension system for vehicles having sprung and unsprung portions, the strut including a telescopic shock absorbing device having a cylinder and a reciprocal piston rod, means for securing one end of the clyinder to one of the vehicle portions and for securing one end of the piston rod to the other of the vehicle portions, a conversion assembly for selectively converting the strut such that it is adjustable in response to the supply of a pressurized fluid, the assembly comprising an elongated generally tubular flexible diaphragm member and first and second attachment means adapted to be removably connected to the shock absorber so as to define therewith a variable volume gas chamber, and means for selectively communicating a pressurized gas, such as compressed air, to and from the chamber to effect selectively expansion and contraction thereof.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3031180 (1962-04-01), Sprgay
patent: 3149429 (1964-09-01), Baum
patent: 3376032 (1968-04-01), Schmid
patent: 3727940 (1973-04-01), Hug
patent: 3870286 (1975-03-01), Willich

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