Leaf spring
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorSeung Hyun Oh
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Abstract
A leaf spring may include: an upper plate provided with arc-shaped portions which are integrally formed on both end portions thereof, respectively, for forming spring eyes; a lower plate disposed to overlap a lower side of the upper plate and provided with arc-shaped portions which are integrally formed on both end portions thereof, respectively, and face the arc-shaped portions of the upper plate to form the spring eyes; clamping units installed to restrain the both end portions of the overlapped upper and lower plates from being separated from each other; and a central fastening unit configured to fasten central portions of the overlapped upper and lower plates.
Claims11
A leaf spring comprising;
- an upper plate provided with first arc-shaped portions which are integrally famed on both end portions thereof, respectively, for forming spring eyes;
- a lower plate disposed to overlap a lower side of the upper plate and provided with second arc-shaped portions which are integrally formed on both end portions thereof, and configured to respectively face the first arc-shaped portions of the upper plate to form the spring eyes;
- clamping units configured to restrain the both end portions of the overlapped upper and lower plates from being separated from each other;
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- a central fastening unit configured to fasten central portions of the overlapped upper and lower plates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.