Leaf spring arrangement
AssigneeBenteler SGL GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsRodscha Drabon, Ulrich Mueller, Peter Stastny
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Abstract
In a leaf spring arrangement for a chassis of a motor vehicle, a leaf spring includes multiple layers made of a glass fiber composite plastic, a reinforcement made of a carbon composite plastic and being disposed between an upper and a lower one of the layers, and a core made of a different material than the reinforcement and being disposed between the upper and lower layers, wherein the reinforcement is arranged along a longitudinal a side of the core. The leaf spring is coupled at its center region to an axle of the motor vehicle by a center connection and to the vehicle body by bodywork connections, wherein the leaf spring is tilted by an angle relative to the vertical axis of the motor vehicle.
Claims9
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A leaf spring arrangement for a chassis of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a leaf spring comprising multiple layers made of a glass fiber composite plastic, at least one reinforcement made of a carbon composite plastic and being disposed between an upper one and a lower one of said multiple layers, and a core made of a different material than the at least one reinforcement and being disposed between said upper and lower layers, wherein the at least one reinforcement is arranged along a longitudinal side of the core;
- a center connection for coupling a center region of the leaf spring to an axle of the motor vehicle, said center connection having a support surface for supporting the leaf spring, said support surface being tilted in a first direction by an angle relative to a vertical axis of the motor vehicle, said first direction being opposite to a second direction in which a support surface of another center connection on the axle is tilted;
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- at least two bodywork connections for coupling the leaf spring to a vehicle body of the motor vehicle via respective ends of the leaf spring, each of said respective ends defining a bearing axis, wherein a plane which is perpendicular to the bearing axis is tilted in the first direction by said angle relative to the vertical axis of the motor vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.