Abstract:
A pneumatic suspension (20, 20.1, 20.2) for a vehicle, comprises at least a first pneumatic compression spring (24) located laterally on a first side of the pneumatic suspension, pneumatically connected to a first set of one or more pneumatic traction springs (26) located laterally on a second side of the pneumatic suspension opposite the first side, and a second pneumatic compression spring (24) located laterally on the second side of the pneumatic suspension, pneumatically connected to a second set of one or more pneumatic traction springs (26) located laterally on the first side of the pneumatic suspension. The first pneumatic compression spring (24) is spaced apart from the second set of pneumatic traction springs (26) in a longitudinal and/or lateral direction of the pneumatic suspension and the second pneumatic compression spring (24) is spaced apart from the first set of pneumatic traction springs (26) in a longitudinal or lateral direction of the pneumatic suspension. The pneumatic traction springs (26) can be pneumatic artificial muscles with a monotonically decreasing isobaric load-contraction relation