Vehicle Leaf Spring Assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorFriedrich Peter Wolf-Monheim
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Abstract
A leaf spring assembly for a wheel suspension of a motor vehicle including a leaf spring resiliently supporting of a wheel carrier on a vehicle body of the motor vehicle. The leaf spring has a first end portion, and a diametrically or longitudinally, opposite second end portion fastened, pivotably mounted, to the vehicle. The leaf spring includes a suspension portion extending between the two end portions. The leaf spring includes two spring leaves held pressed one against the other by a first clamp in the suspension portion and are held pressed one against the other by a second clamp distanced or longitudinally spaced from the first clamp. The position of the second clamp, its position on the leaf spring, is variable in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the leaf spring.
Claims15
A leaf spring assembly for a motor vehicle wheel suspension comprising;
- a leaf spring having a first end portion, including having a first fastener assembly, a second end portion, diametrically opposite said first end portion, including a second fastener assembly, and a suspension portion, extending between the two end portions, said leaf spring having a plurality of spring leaves;
- a first clamp attached to said leaf spring, said first clamp in the suspension portion and pressing said spring leaves against one another;
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- a second clamp attached to said leaf spring, said second clamp in the suspension portion and pressing said spring leaves against one another, said second clamp positioned longitudinally spaced from said first clamp in the direction of a longitudinal axis of said leaf spring wherein the position of the second clamp varies in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the leaf spring.
A leaf spring assembly for a motor vehicle wheel suspension comprising:
- a leaf spring having a first end portion, a second end portion, opposite said first end portion, and a suspension portion extending between the two end portions, said leaf spring including a plurality of spring leaves;
- a first clamp attached to said leaf spring, said first clamp fixed in set position in the suspension portion and pressing said spring leaves against one another, said first clamp connecting a wheel carrier to said leaf spring;
- a second clamp including an elastomeric contact element attached to said leaf spring, said second clamp in the suspension portion and said elastomeric contact element pressing said spring leaves against one another, said second clamp positioned longitudinally spaced from said first clamp in the direction of a longitudinal axis of said leaf spring wherein the position of the second clamp in the suspension portion varies in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the leaf spring;
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- a portion of said leaf spring in said suspension portion in which the position of second clamp varies has a constant thickness.
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