Patent · US Expired

Air suspension

US4666135A · kind A · utility

29Cited by
4References
7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 1, 1985
Grant dateMay 19, 1987
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Expiry dateNov 1, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60G17/04
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An air suspension system which includes an air spring provided between a car body and a suspension arm for adjusting the car height by changing the volume of the air spring. The air spring includes a diaphragm and an air piston formed to contact with the diaphragm. The air piston has a plurality of wall portions arranged longitudinally. Each wall portion is different in its external shape from the portion adjacent thereto. The external shapes of the air piston includes a combination of at least two shapes of the group including a straight cylindrical shape, a tapered shape converging downward and a tapered shape diverging downward.

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