| 摘要 |
<p>PCT No. PCT/GB94/00458 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 23, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 23, 1996 PCT Filed Mar. 9, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO94/20355 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 15, 1994There is disclosed a vehicle air suspension of the trailing arm type in which a system for lifting one or more road wheels whose load-bearing capacity is not required comprises a cradle having a platform member on which is supported an air bag. The air bag is disposed, on inflation, to act on a longitudinal member of the suspension so as to urge that member, and a road wheel attached thereto, upwardly. The cradle has a pair of arms which pass to opposite sides of the longitudinal member. Embodiments are disclosed in which the arms are adapted to be secured to a suspension damper mounting, to a pivot of the longitudinal member, or to a suspension bracket of the vehicle.</p> |
