Vehicle suspension apparatus

Patent · Tue Jun 02 04:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:6232714

Tanaka, T; Harara, M; Taniguchi, Y; Suzumura, M; Tatemoto, M; Kumagai, N

A vehicle suspension apparatus is described comprising: fluid spring chambers arranged for respective wheels of a vehicle and interposed between the respective wheels and vehicle body members; fluid supply means for supplying a fluid to the fluid spring chambers through supply control valves, respectively; fluid exhaust means for exhausting the fluid from the fluid spring chambers through exhaust control valves, respectively; communicating means for enabling and disabling communication between right and left fluid spring chambers of the vehicle; and velocity detecting means for detecting a velocity of the vehicle.

• Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo
• Patent Number(s): US 4669749
• OSTI ID: 6232714
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330601* -- Vehicle Design Factors-- Body & Chassis
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
CONTROL SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
EXHAUST SYSTEMS
FLOW REGULATORS
FLUID FLOW
INCIDENCE ANGLE
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
SUPPORTS
VALVES
VEHICLES
VELOCITY
WHEELS