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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2003
Applicants:
William Burdock, Sutton Coldfield, GB;
Stephen Williams, Kings Heath, GB;
Inventors:
William Burdock, Sutton Coldfield, GB;
Stephen Williams, Kings Heath, GB;
Assignee:
Land Rover Group Limited, Channel Islands, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle air suspension system includes a control unitwhich is arranged to produce a running measure of the level of cross articulation of the two axlesand, if it exceeds a certain level indicating that the vehicle is on rough terrain, to open respective interconnectionsbetween the suspension unitson opposite ends of each axle so as to reduce the resistance to that articulation. The interconnections are arranged to close when the vehicle speed increases so as to provide roll control.