HYDROPNEUMATIC SUSPENSION UNIT

A hydropneumatic suspension unit adapted for automatically adjusting the level of a vehicle body to a substantially constant value relative to ground irrespective of the weight and load of the vehicle. The hydropneumatic suspension unit is provided with a vehicle level adjusting device having inlet...

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Main Authors AIKAWA H,JA, ITO N,JA
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 30.04.1974
Subjects
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Summary:A hydropneumatic suspension unit adapted for automatically adjusting the level of a vehicle body to a substantially constant value relative to ground irrespective of the weight and load of the vehicle. The hydropneumatic suspension unit is provided with a vehicle level adjusting device having inlet and outlet valves to selectively open and close an inlet and an outlet, respectively, of a cylinder chamber thereby to maintain the volume of the cylinder chamber at a predetermined value. The inlet and outlet valves are provided in a cylinder head of the suspension unit parallel to each other and have poppet valves, respectively, which are subjected at their opposite ends to a hydraulic fluid pressure in the cylinder chamber.
Bibliography:Application Number: US19720315435