Pneumatic shock-absorber

US6568665B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Intech Thüringen GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Günther Foerster · Melbeck, DE
• Uwe Heiber · Erfurt, DE
• Karsten Klatt · Gotha, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 24, 2002
• Grant date: May 27, 2003
• Expiry date: Jan 24, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60G2401/00
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a pneumatic shock-absorber equipped with a height sensor which is to be mounted onto a rail vehicle. The aim of the invention is to prevent components of the rail vehicle, such as supports for the superstructure and/or an additional volume of pressure formed by a cradle, from being drilled or modified in another way in order to create the installation space for the height sensor. The inventive pneumatic shock-absorber is characterized in that an upper extension arm and a lower extension arm extend laterally from the upper support plate and lower mounting plate respectively and that the height sensor is positioned between the two extension arms.