Ground clearance corrector for a suspension element of a heavy vehicle
US4700969A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 2, 1986 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60G17/056
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The corrector comprises a hydraulic distributor having a slide member (23) rotatively mounted in a body (39), the slide member (23) extending through a sleeve (41), a hydraulic circuit maintaining the ground clearance of the chassis of the vehicle being formed in the sleeve (41) and in the body (39), the hydraulic circuit maintaining the ground clearance at a pre-set value by the angular position of the sleeve (41) in the body (39), the slide member (23) being provided with means (34) for controlling the rotation of the slide member and associated with the chassis.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.