Load-sensitive vehicular suspension system
US5527060A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60G2500/10
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
According to an embodiment of the invention it is proposed, for determining the weight of the useful load on a vehicle, that the height of the vehicle body above the chassis be determined, this height be compared with a threshold value and that a switch is made between a hard damping characteristic (for a heavy useful load) and a soft damping characteristic (for a light useful load) in a springing and damping system depending on the sign of the deviation from the threshold value.
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