Mechanically actuated leveling valve mechanism

A mechanically actuated level control valve device for a commercial vehicle with an air suspension system, comprising

• a) a port for an air suspension bellow, an aerating port and a deaerating port,
• b) a drive element, which can be mechanically coupled to a vehicle wheel or a vehicle axle,
• c) a valve element,
• d) a counter valve element and
• e) an electronically controllable actuator,
• where
• f) the valve element and the counter valve element have
• a first relative position, wherein the port for the air suspension bellow is closed,
• a second relative position, wherein the port for the air suspension bellow is connected to the aerating port, and
• a third relative position, wherein the port for the air suspension bellow is connected to the deaerating port,
• g) the valve element is coupled to the drive element by a drive mechanism so that a movement of the drive element induces a movement of the valve element,
• h) the actuator changes
• ha) the relative position of the valve element and the drive element or
• hb) the relative position of the counter valve element and a housing accommodating the valve element and the counter valve element and
• i) the level control valve device is a level control valve, the drive element is a rotatable driveshaft of the level control valve and the actuator is integrated into the level control valve.