Spring assembly for level control in a vehicle
US8899159B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61F5/02
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a spring assembly for level controlled support of a wagon body on a running gear of a vehicle, in particular of a railway vehicle, including a spring device and an actuator device, wherein the spring device takes up a first installation space, the actuator device takes up a second installation space, the spring device and the actuator device are connected to each other in a direction of action in a kinematically serial arrangement, and the actuator device is designed for at least partially compensating for a change in length of the spring device in the direction of action by a displacement at an actuator component in the direction of action, and wherein the first installation space and the second installation space overlap each other in the direction of action in an overlapping region. Also disclosed is a vehicle having such a spring assembly.
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