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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 19, 1997
Joachim Wirtz, Stuttgart, DE;
Helmut Luncz, Korntal-Munchingen, DE;
Mercedes-Benz AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
In a height-adjustable shock absorber strut for a vehicle wherein a shock absorber damping cylinder is operatively attached to the vehicle wheels and a piston rod interacting with the damping cylinder extends from the damping cylinder and is provided at its free end with a mounting structure for attachment to a vehicle body and a spring is disposed between the damping cylinder and a spring support disposed on the piston rod, the spring support structure comprises a support member which is axially movably mounted on the piston rod for controlling the support location of the spring and, consequently, the height of the strut under vehicle load.