PURPOSE: To improve the air resistance and prevent bottoming of a car by adjusting the height of the car optionally by a driver in accordance with the running mode such as car speed, road condition, and others as looking the car-height indicated at a driver's seat.
CONSTITUTION: A front wheel car-height adjustment switch 27 and a rear wheel car-height adjustment switch 28 are operated by push buttons provided on an instrument panel, while the car-height after adjustment is indicated in a front wheel car-height indicator 43 and a rear wheel car-height indicator 47. For increasing the front wheel car-height, when a contact (a) is connected with a contact (c) in the switch 27 by a push button, contacts in a timer switch 25 and a relay switch 35 are closed, and current is supplied to a switch valve 12 and a switch 26. Then, an electric motor 8 is operated, and the air pressure from a compressor 7 is supplied to left and right strut devices 3 via a pipe 9, a dehumidifier 10, and the switch valve 12 for increasing the front wheel car-height.
TOYODA SHIYUUHEI
NARAMOTO YUUICHI
AISIN SEIKI
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