18903089. PNEUMATIC SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENT CONTAINING A NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID (VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION)
PNEUMATIC SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENT CONTAINING A NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID
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Chidambaram Subramanian of Greensboro NC US
PNEUMATIC SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENT CONTAINING A NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18903089 titled 'PNEUMATIC SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENT CONTAINING A NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID
Original Abstract Submitted
A pneumatic suspension arrangement for a vehicle is provided. The pneumatic suspension arrangement comprises: an air bellow for suspending the vehicle, a flow control valve for controlling a first flow of air, a chamber containing a Non-Newtonian Fluid (NNF). a piston configured to be moveable within the chamber. The flow control valve is configured to control a flow rate of the first flow of air based on a ride height of the vehicle. The pneumatic suspension arrangement further comprises a valve assembly configured to further control the first flow of air based on a position of the piston. The chamber is configured to be connected with the flow control valve such that the pneumatic suspension arrangement is operative to push the piston into the NNF of the chamber, based on the flow rate of the first flow of air.
