Mowag Gmbh

Mowag Motorwagenfabrik Ag

General Dynamics European Land Systems-mowag Gmbh

Adolf Greuter

Hans-Jörg List

Franz Osterwalder

Bernhard Doll

Jens Schroeter

Hans-Joerg List

The armored vehicle (), showing a bottom and a top shell () has a reinforced floor structure for protection against mines, in that the floor area () of the subshell () is connected rigidly with an inner floor plate () via bracing elements () having longitudinal and transverse walls, which are also connected with the side walls () of the subshell () along their borders (). The minimum height of the stiff bracing elements () corresponds to distance provided for the arrangement of a drive shaft between the inner floor plate () and the floor area ().

Armored vehicle

The invention is directed toward a hydropneumatic suspension and a method involved in controlling such a hydropneumatic suspension as is used in relation to cross-country motor vehicles, which, in spite of being of a simple, inexpensive and repair-friendly structure, makes it possible to take account of both static and also dynamic factors and which in addition permits both manual and also automatic control. The hydropneumatic suspension, such as for motor vehicles, has at least two hydropneumatic springs which are in flow communication with each and also with a metering cylinder by way of a load distribution unit which is distinguished in that the load distribution unit has at least the following switching positions; flow separation of the hydropneumatic springs, flow communication only of the two connected hydropneumatic springs with each other, and flow communication of the two hydropneumatic springs and the metering cylinder with each other.

Hydropneumatic suspension system

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Ermatingen, Switzerland

Adolf Greuter