Vehicle body lowering system
US5700026A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60G2800/20
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle body lowering system for installation in a motor vehicle having a wheeled carriage, a cargo/passenger compartment body, a door in the passenger compartment body for cargo loading and unloading or passenger embarking and debarking, and a spring suspension for the buoyant support of the body above the carriage between a lower position and an upper position. The components of the vehicle body lowering system include a hydraulic cylinder mounted within the body, a power source, a manually actuated control for energizing and deenergizing the power source, and an interconnection extending through the body between the cylinder and the carriage. The interconnection is characterized by an operative condition at which the body is in the lower position under the control of the power source, and an inoperative condition at which the body is freely subject to the buoyant support of the spring suspension.
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