IP Library Granted Patent US 12,466,227
Granted Patent B2
US 12,466,227 · App. 18/762,749 · Granted Nov 11, 2025

Motor vehicle having a chassis with an air spring system

Inventor: Thomas Witte (Ditzingen-Heimerdingen, DE)
Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengeseiischaft
B60G11/27B60L1/003B60L50/60B60G2202/152B60G2202/416B60G2300/50
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Patent No.
US 12,466,227
App. No.
18/762,749
Granted
Nov 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A motor vehicle having a chassis including an air spring system. The motor vehicle includes a high-voltage on-board electrical system and a high-voltage battery supplying electrical energy to the high-voltage on-board electrical system. The air spring system includes at least one air spring which is supplied with air at a respective required pressure via a pneumatic line connected to an air spring compressor. The air spring compressor is a high-voltage air spring compressor which is supplied with electrical energy via the high-voltage on-board electrical system of the motor vehicle. The air spring is supplied with air exclusively and directly via the high-voltage air spring compressor during operation of the motor vehicle.

Claims (27)

1 . A motor vehicle comprising:

an on-board high-voltage electrical system;

a high-voltage battery that is configured to supply the high-voltage on-board electrical system with electrical energy; and

a chassis comprising an air spring system,

wherein the air spring system comprises at least one air spring which is configured to be supplied with air at a respective required pressure via a pneumatic line connected to an air spring compressor,

wherein the air spring compressor is a high-voltage air spring compressor which is configured to be supplied with electrical energy via the on-board high-voltage electrical system of the motor vehicle,

wherein the air spring is configured to be supplied with air exclusively and directly via the high-voltage air spring compressor during operation of the motor vehicle,

wherein a pneumatic circuit of the air spring system is free of a compressed air reservoir.

2 . The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the motor vehicle is a passenger vehicle.

3 . The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the motor vehicle is a battery electric vehicle or a semi-electric vehicle.

4 . A motor vehicle comprising:

an on-board high-voltage electrical system;

a high-voltage battery that is configured to supply the high-voltage on-board electrical system with electrical energy; and

a chassis comprising an air spring system,

wherein the air spring system comprises at least one air spring which is configured to be supplied with air at a respective required pressure via a pneumatic line connected to an air spring compressor,

wherein the air spring compressor is a high-voltage air spring compressor which is configured to be supplied with electrical energy via the on-board high-voltage electrical system of the motor vehicle,

wherein the air spring is configured to be supplied with air exclusively and directly via the high-voltage air spring compressor during operation of the motor vehicle,

wherein the high-voltage air spring compressor is cooled via a cooling circuit.

5 . The motor vehicle of claim 4 , wherein the motor vehicle comprises one or more electric drives for driving the motor vehicle, wherein the motor vehicle comprises a drive cooling circuit for cooling the one or more electric drives, wherein the high-voltage air spring compressor is thermally coupled to the drive cooling circuit for cooling the high-voltage air spring compressor.

6 . The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the high-voltage air spring compressor forms a modular component of an electric drive of the motor vehicle.

7 . A motor vehicle comprising:

an on-board high-voltage electrical system;

a high-voltage battery that is configured to supply the high-voltage on-board electrical system with electrical energy; and

a chassis comprising an air spring system,

wherein the air spring system comprises a plurality of air springs, each of which is configured to be supplied with air at a respective required pressure via a respective pneumatic line connected to a respective air spring compressor of a plurality of high-voltage air spring compressors,

wherein each air spring compressor of the plurality of high voltage air spring compressors is a high-voltage air spring compressor which is configured to be supplied with electrical energy via the on-board high voltage electrical system of the motor vehicle,

wherein each air spring is configured to be supplied with air exclusively and directly via the respective high-voltage air spring compressor during operation of the motor vehicle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 16, 2024
From: WITTE, THOMAS
To: DR. ING. H.C. F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 067995/0810 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2023 117 575.0 · Jul 4, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250010678A1 · Jan 9, 2025
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