A vehicle air suspension installation includes pneumatics configured for operation in conjunction with a compressed air supply installation, and comprises: a pneumatic line having a port connection to the air supply installation, air bellows, each serving as a pressure chamber for an air spring, one air bellows being connected to the pneumatic line via a directional solenoid valve, and the air bellows being fillable/bleedable depending on a switching state of the valve, and first and second directional valves forming a solenoid valve system, which has a pneumatic part that is actuatable by a magnetic part. The first directional valve forms a primary valve, and the second forms a secondary valve. First and second air bellows associated with the valve system are fillable/bleedable depending on the switching state of the primary and secondary valves. The primary and secondary valves are controllable by a controller of the magnetic part. The controller is common to and acts upon both valves.

A vehicle height adjustment device includes a changer, a detector, and a controller. The changer is configured to change a relative position of a body of a vehicle to an axle of a wheel of the vehicle. The detector is configured to detect the relative position. The controller is configured to control the changer to change the relative position based on a detection value detected by the detector so as to control a height of the body as a vehicle height. The controller is configured to control the changer to maintain the vehicle height when there is a possibility of a malfunction in the detector.

A reciprocating compressor includes a cylinder including a cylindrical cylinder portion and a cylinder head portion provided on one side of the cylinder portion, and a piston mechanism reciprocably fittedly inserted on an inner peripheral side of the cylinder portion and including a piston defining a compression chamber and a non-compression chamber. A bottomed hole-shaped valve body housing portion is formed at the cylinder head portion. The valve body housing portion is opened to a piston side facing the piston in an axial direction of the cylinder portion. Further, a discharge valve unit and a valve holding member are provided in the valve body housing portion. The discharge valve unit is inserted in the valve body housing portion. The valve holding member holds the discharge valve unit in the valve body housing portion, and includes a communication hole establishing communication between the valve body housing portion and the compression chamber.

A level control system adjusts the level of a rail vehicle, and includes at least one level control cylinder and a level control piston. The level control piston is at least partly received in the level control cylinder in a movable manner. The level control system has at least one first hydraulic connection, wherein the level control cylinder or the level control piston has a collared shoulder, in which at least one first fluid channel connected to the first hydraulic connection is arranged. At least one first attachment for receiving the first hydraulic connection is provided along the collared shoulder, the first attachment, being arranged on the collared shoulder tangentially to the longitudinal axis of the level control cylinder or of the level control piston such that at least one tangential external fluid connection on the collared shoulder can be connected to the at least one first hydraulic connection.

A suspension system (vehicle) includes: an air suspension that is inserted between a vehicle body and each of wheels and that is capable of extending and contracting by means of pressure of working fluid; a compressed air control unit that controls the working fluid; an electric power supplier that supplies electric power to the compressed air control unit; and a power saver that stops flow of the working fluid when abnormality occurs in the electric power supplier. When a vehicle has a predetermined vehicle height, the power saver stops the flow of the working fluid, and when the vehicle has a vehicle height other than the predetermined vehicle height, the power saver allows the working fluid to flow until the vehicle height reaches the predetermined vehicle height, and then stops the flow of the working fluid.

A control device for controlling a hydraulic consumer (2), such as a working cylinder, has at least one control valve (18) having a control spool (20). Control spool (20) is guided in a valve housing (22) in a longitudinally movable manner and is actuated by an electric motor (24). Electric motor (24) can be controlled by control electronics (MC), which receive input signals from a sensor device (58, 60, 62) detecting at least one operating state of the consumer (2).

A closed leveling system for a vehicle includes a suspension system having a number of corners, and each corner includes at least one strut to be coupled to at least one wheel of the vehicle. The closed leveling system also includes a sensor and a master controller in communication with the sensor. The master controller includes a memory device including computer-readable instructions, and a processor in communication with the memory device. The leveling system also includes a power module assembly including a reservoir containing compressible liquid, a pump configured to withdraw the compressible liquid from the reservoir, a dump valve configured to transfer the compressible liquid into the reservoir, and isolation valves. Each isolation valve is associated with at least one corner. The leveling system further includes secondary volumes in selective fluid communication with the reservoir. Each secondary volume is associated with one isolation valve and at least one corner.

A machine comprises a first ground engaging unit connected to a first leg, a second ground engaging unit connected to a second leg, and a hydraulic system to control heights of the legs, the hydraulic system comprises a fluid circuit to control fluid between the first and second legs, a load holding valve to allow fluid into the fluid circuit, a control valve system to let fluid into the load holding valve, the control valve connected to a hydraulic fluid source and a reservoir, a first lock valve to control flow of fluid between the first and second legs in a first direction, a second lock valve to control flow of fluid between the second and first legs in a second direction, and first and float valves configured to connect the first and second legs to the control valve system, respectively.

1. Control Device

2. A control device for controlling a hydraulic consumer (2), such as a working cylinder, consisting of at least one control valve (18) having a control spool (20), which is guided in a valve housing (22) in a longitudinally movable manner and which can be actuated by means of an electric motor (24) and which can be controlled by means of control electronics (MC), which receive input signals from a sensor device (58, 60, 62), which detects at least one operating state of the consumer (2).

A suspension device for a wheeled vehicle with a plurality of air springs is described. Two main air chambers of two air springs of a respective vehicle axle are connected together via a transverse air chamber which forms an intermediate volume. A compressor arranged between the two transverse air chambers is connected to the first transverse air chamber via a first connecting line in which a first switchable valve is arranged, and to the second transverse air chamber via a second connecting line in which a second switchable valve is arranged, so that direct filling/direct evacuation of the intermediate volumes of the two transverse air chambers is possible.