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Vehicle leveling system
Assignee: Tokico Ltd
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Filing: 1981-04-07
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Granted: 1983-08-02
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Expires: 2001-04-07
Abstract
Abstract A vehicle leveling system including a compressor, a leveler unit for lifting a vehicle body by compressed air from the compressor and an air dryer provided between filter casing filled with a filter element having moisture depositing function and a desiccant compartment filled with desiccant material. The filter casing is located on the side of the compressor while the desiccant compartment is located on the side of the leveler unit such that the filter casing has an area of air flow passage smaller than that of the desiccant compartment. The leveling system further includes a change-over valve which is connected to the air dryer on the side of the compressor to communicate the leveler unit selectively with either the compressor or atmosphere.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuo Tsuge
- 👤 Youichi Mizutani
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-27 19:17
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60G; B60G17/00; B60G17/02; B60G17/04; B60G17/0408
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
A vehicle leveling system, comprising: a compressor; a leveler unit for lifting a vehicle body by compressed air from said compressor; an air dryer provided between said compressor and leveler unit, said air dryer consisting of a filter casing filled with a filter element having a moisture depositing property, a desiccant compartment filled with a desiccant material and filters provided at the opposite ends of said desiccant material, said filter casing and desiccant compartment being respectively located on the side of said compressor and leveler unit, wherein said filter element is kept spaced from both of said filters, and said filter casing having an air passage area smaller than that of said desiccant compartment; and a change-over valve connected to the filter casing of said air dryer on the side of said compressor for selectively communicating said leveler unit with one of said compressor and atmosphere, whereby air flows through said air drier in two directions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
156 words
A vehicle leveling system, comprising: a compressor; a leveler unit for lifting a vehicle body by compressed air from said compressor; an air dryer provided between said compressor and leveler unit, said air dryer consisting of a filter casing filled with a filter element having a moisture depositing property, a desiccant compartment filled with a desiccant material and filters provided at the opposite ends of said desiccant material, said filter casing and desiccant compartment being respectively located on the side of said compressor and leveler unit, wherein said filter element is kept spaced from both of said filters, and said filter casing having an air passage area smaller than that of said desiccant compartment; and a change-over valve connected to the filter casing of said air dryer on the side of said compressor for selectively communicating said leveler unit with one of said compressor and atmosphere, whereby air flows through said air drier in two directions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
A vehicle leveling system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the filter element filled in said filter casing is formed of a material selected from glass wool, a fibrous synthetic resin and sintered metal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
A vehicle leveling system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said desiccant compartment is longitudinally divided into three sections by perforated plates and said desiccant material and filters are filled in a center section of said desiccant compartment.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1986-08-01 | 1987-01-31 | 1987-08-02 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1990-08-01 | 1991-01-31 | 1991-08-02 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1994-08-01 | 1995-01-31 | 1995-08-02 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |