Self-adjusting hydro-pneumatic suspension
Abstract
Abstract A PNEUMATIC SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A PAIR OF LATERALLY SPACED ROAD WHEELS, THE SYSTEM COMPRISISNG A RESPECTIVE PISTON-AND-CYLINDER ASSEMBLY CONNECTED BETWEEN EACH OF THE WHEELS AND THE VEHICLE BODY, EACH OF THE ASSEMBLIES HAVING A CYLINDER AND A TRIPLEACTING DIFFERENTIAL PISTON SLIDABLE IN THE CYLINDER AND SUBDIVIDING THE SAME INTO A FIRST CHAMBER, A SECOND CHAMBER AND A THIRD CHAMBER, RESPECTIVE MAIN GAS CUSHIONS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID FIRST CHAMBER OF SAID ASSEMBLIES, RESPECTIVE CONDUIT MEANS CONNECTING THE SECOND CHAMBER OF THE ASSEMBLIES WITH THE THIRD CHAMBER OF THE OTHER ASSEMBLY, A PAIR OF AUXILIARY GAS CUSHIONS, EACH CONNECTED WITH A RESPECTIVE ONE OF THE CONDUIT MEANS, AND A HYDRAULIC DISTRIBUTOR RESPONSIVE TO THE SPACING BETWEEN THE BODY AND THE GROUND SURFACE FOR MODIFYING THE FLUID PRESSURE IN THE CHAMBERS TO MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE HEIGHT SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT.
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- 👤 Rene Capgras
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