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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 1986
Filed:
Aug. 02, 1985
Tadao Tanaka, Okazaki, JP;
Mitsuhiko Harara, Okazaki, JP;
Yasutaka Taniguchi, Nagoya, JP;
Masanaga Suzumura, Nagoya, JP;
Minoru Tatemoto, Okazaki, JP;
Naotake Kumagai, Aichi, JP;
Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Air spring chambers are provided in suspension units of respective wheels, and air intake solenoid valves and exhaust solenoid valves are provided corresponding to the air spring chambers. Further, switching means for switching the suspension units between the hard and soft states is provided, and when the vehicle's velocity, detected by the vehicle velocity sensors, is less than the set velocity, the suspension units are set to the soft state, and when the vehicle's velocity is the set velocity or higher, the suspension units are set to the hard state to control the switching means in a vehicle suspension apparatus.