SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD FOR LEVEL REGULATION OF A DRIVER'S CAB OF A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE RELATIVE TO THE CHASSIS OF THE VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A system for regulating a level of a driver'"'"'s cab of a commercial vehicle relative to a vehicle chassis, comprising:
- a spring-based bearing for supporting the driver'"'"'s cab on the vehicle chassis;
a distance sensor configured to record at least one of relative movements and a distance between the driver'"'"'s cab and the vehicle chassis;
a control device variably controlling the spring-loaded bearing based on a signal received from the distance sensor;
the spring-loaded bearing being selectively adjustable to a first height position, where a distance between the driver'"'"'s cab and the vehicle chassis is controlled by the control device to a first target distance, and a second height position, where a distance between the driver'"'"'s cab and the vehicle chassis is controlled by the control device to a second target distance that is different from the first target distance, wherein the control device receives a signal indicating a measurement value of at least one parameter relating to a driving route or driving state of the commercial vehicle and adjusts the spring loaded bearing to the first height position or the second position in response to the measurement value of the at least one parameter.
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Abstract
A system for level regulation of a driver'"'"'s cab of a commercial vehicle relative to a chassis of the vehicle includes a spring-loaded bearing in order to support the driver'"'"'s cab in a sprung manner on the chassis of the vehicle; a distance sensor device arranged to record relative movements and/or a distance between the driver'"'"'s cab and the chassis of the vehicle; and a control device that is arranged for variable control of the spring-loaded bearing, wherein signals of the distance sensor device are used to control the spring-loaded bearing. The spring-loaded bearing can be adjusted to a first height position (h1), an that the distance between the driver'"'"'s cab and the chassis of the vehicle is controlled by the control device to a first target distance. The spring-loaded bearing can be adjusted to at least one second height position (h2), so that the distance between the driver'"'"'s cab and the chassis of the vehicle is controlled by the control means to a second target distance. The control means device adjusts the spring-loaded bearing to the first height position (h1) or to the at least one second height position (h2) depending at least on a parameter relating to a driving route and/oro vehicle state.
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12 Claims
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1. A system for regulating a level of a driver'"'"'s cab of a commercial vehicle relative to a vehicle chassis, comprising:
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a spring-based bearing for supporting the driver'"'"'s cab on the vehicle chassis; a distance sensor configured to record at least one of relative movements and a distance between the driver'"'"'s cab and the vehicle chassis; a control device variably controlling the spring-loaded bearing based on a signal received from the distance sensor; the spring-loaded bearing being selectively adjustable to a first height position, where a distance between the driver'"'"'s cab and the vehicle chassis is controlled by the control device to a first target distance, and a second height position, where a distance between the driver'"'"'s cab and the vehicle chassis is controlled by the control device to a second target distance that is different from the first target distance, wherein the control device receives a signal indicating a measurement value of at least one parameter relating to a driving route or driving state of the commercial vehicle and adjusts the spring loaded bearing to the first height position or the second position in response to the measurement value of the at least one parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An operating method for regulating a driver'"'"'s cab of a commercial vehicle relative to a vehicle chassis, comprising the steps:
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recording at least one of a relative movement and a distance between the driver'"'"'s cab and the vehicle chassis; adjusting a spring-loaded bearing that supports the driver'"'"'s cab in a sprung manner on the vehicle chassis to a first height position and regulating the distance between the driver'"'"'s cab and the vehicle chassis to a first height position, wherein the recorded at least one of a relative movement and a distance between the drivers cab and the vehicle chassis is used to control to the first target distance; adjusting the spring-loaded bearing to at least one second height position and regulating the distance between the driver'"'"'s cab and the vehicle chassis to at least one second target distance, wherein the recorded at least one of a relative movement and a distance between the driver'"'"'s cab and the vehicle chassis is used to control to the second target distance; determining to perform the step of adjusting to the first height position or the step of adjusting to the at least one second height position in response to a measured value of at least one parameter relating to one of a driving route and a driving state of the commercial vehicle.
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