Suspension assembly for a heavy vehicle, in particular for a tracked vehicle
US5324065A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 22, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16J1/10
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to an oscillating arm suspension assembly for a heavy vehicle, in particular for a track vehicle. According to the invention, the oscillating arm comprises a housing receiving firstly a shock absorber of the type in which a semi-solid elastomer is hydrostatically compressed, said shock absorber being mounted coaxially about the oscillation axis of said arm, and secondly an oleo-pneumatic spring of the two-chamber type, having a hydraulic chamber closed by a sliding piston with a piston rod hinged thereto whose end opposite from the piston is hinged to a fixed member inside said housing.
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