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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 1990
Filed:
Jan. 13, 1989
NHK Spring Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
A hydro-pneumatic suspension system used in a vehicle, includes a cylindrical, hollow main housing having opposite first and second ends, with an oil chamber in the interior thereof; a rod axially slidable in the main housing through the first end and having an outer end portion located outside of the main housing; a cylindrical, hollow sub housing having opposite open and closed ends; a connecting passage connecting the main housing oil chamber with the open end of the sub housing, and being connected between the second end of the main housing and the open end of the sub housing; a metal bellows arranged coaxially within the sub housing so as to expand and contract axially therein, and having a closed free end and an open end sealed to the open end of the sub housing; a second oil chamber defined by an inner wall of the metal bellows, and communicating with the main housing oil chamber through the connecting passage; a damping device disposed within the sub housing and including an orifice which connects the oil chambers of the main and sub housings; a gas chamber defined by an outer wall of the bellows and an inner wall of the sub housing, and containing a high-pressure compressed gas which is sealed therein for providing a spring force; and a gas spring constant-adjusting liquid contained in the gas chamber.