Patent ID: 6367157
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: G01B

Abstract:
An apparatus for adjusting the track of two wheels mounted on different sides of a vehicle, comprising:a telescoping bar having two opposing ends each being supported against one of the two wheels; one end of said telescoping bar comprising a first end of a spring housing of a pneumatic spring; the other end of said telescoping bar comprising a first end of a tubular guide, wherein said spring housing is guided so as to slide axially within said tubular guide and said first end of said spring housing is capable of extending beyond a second end of said tubular guide; a piston rod that protrudes with its free end from and moves relative to a second end of said spring housing with a constant force generated by said pneumatic spring along a predetermined stroke; and said tubular guide having a cavity in which said free end of said piston rod is fixedly attached.