History of diaphragm accumulators and automobiles ----------- Citroen magic carpet suspension
Speaking of the car's magic carpet suspension, we have to mention Citroen's hydraulic suspension system, which has been praised around the world since the last century.
The number of Xantia in Europe is quite high, as is the Citroen Xantia. In Europe with a hydraulic system to beat the crowd. It has become the most comfortable and sporty mid-level car in the same price range in Europe!
Comfort is not the only reason for the Xantia's success. In this aspect of "Wu" is also very good. Because the whole car's shock absorber is controlled by the oil pressure of hydraulic oil. So for the Xantia, it's much easier to adjust the suspension height and damping than it is today. Not only that, this hydraulic system also has a function called "hydraulic compensation". The way it works is very simple, which is to hydraulically compensate for the sideways G force in the direction of the shock absorber on that side during steering. Which means stiffer suspension. So that the body in any case will not have a roll
The third generation of Hydraulic3+ hydraulic system, the origin of the most comfortable "magic carpet" word is named from Citroen C6. Equipped with this hydraulic system, the driver has a feeling of floating in the air. This experience is completely different from the experience of ordinary shock absorbers
Unlike conventional car suspension systems, Citroen installed the hydraulic system in the shock absorber, open the cabin to see two accumulators distributed on both sides of the cabin
If you look at it from the perspective of the automobile industry, there are only two kinds of people in the world, one is the French, and the other is the people who are not French. They think and think about cars in a completely different way than people in other countries. Like the DS from around 1970, the space flavor of the exterior with the hydraulic system can be said that until now no other manufacturer can surpass the beauty. Whether it's appearance or ride comfort. All of which the current D-Class can't match. That's it. A hydraulic system to beat the pack. Citroen has become the most comfortable and sporty mid-level car in its price range in Europe!
The main reason is that the rough road makes the hydraulic system in China seem particularly adaptable. In the first generation to enter the Chinese market, C5, C6 because many owners do not know what is the hydraulic system, maintenance and ordinary suspension of the car is not the same, resulting in this "magic carpet" system in China life is particularly short, it is easy to break. Therefore, in the later period, the cars imported by Citroen can rarely see the hydraulic system.
After the popularization of this diaphragm accumulator in China, it is hoped that French cars can open the Chinese market again and go further and further on the road in China.
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