PNEUMATIC SPRING FOR VEHICLE Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC F16F9/05 B60G11/27 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: spring contains pneumocylinder (2) of bellows type which has axle side area (8) and body side area (10). The said areas are made capable to move relative to each other between the first adjacent position and the second offset position. Plunger (4) is located axle side area (8) of pneumocylinder (2). Mounting section (16) is intended for attaching body side area (10) of pneumocylinder (2) to support structure of vehicle. Offset element (6) is located on pneumocylinder (2) mounting section. In the first position of pneumocylinder (2), offset element (6) fills space between plunger (4) and mounting section (16) and at least partially encloses the plunger (4). Vehicle axle system with rigid axle body contains at least one pneumatic spring which is located on axle body.

EFFECT: higher reliability and longer life of pneumatic spring.

18 cl, 2 dwg