Patent ID: 8628100

Claim:
A stabilizing device for axles of vehicles, such as motor vehicles, trailers, semi-trailers, or the like, comprising: a hollow cylinder unit which comprises a hollow cylinder containing a fluid therein; a piston unit with a piston which is arranged in the hollow cylinder and divides the hollow cylinder into at least two chambers, wherein the piston unit can slide relative to the hollow cylinder unit in that said piston unit can be moved from an original position to a deflected position; a pre-tensioning device which tensions the piston unit in the direction of the original position; a control device which controls the fluid flow into and out of the chambers; and a sensor device which detects the position of the piston unit, wherein the control device comprises a valve arrangement that permits and prevents the fluid flow into and out of the chambers; wherein the control device may prevent the fluid flow into and out of the chambers only when the sensor device detects the original position of the piston unit.