Wheel suspension for a motor vehicle having a wheel guiding leaf spring
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorHans-Uwe Baumann
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Abstract
The transverse leaf spring of the wheel suspension is held in bearings on both sides of a longitudinal center plane of the vehicle. These bearings consist of semicylindrical tension elements which are held in elastic receiving devices and which are surrounded by bearing bushes. In order to securely clamp the leaf springs toothed profiles are provided in the tension elements and in the leaf spring. The tension elements can also be connected with pins which can be fastened in the leaf spring.
Claims12
A wheel suspension arrangement for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a wheel guiding leaf spring adapted to be connected on a vehicle body and arranged transversely thereto, free ends of said leaf spring being connectable to a wheel carrier;
- substantially flat surface portions of said leaf spring being secured to said vehicle by pairs of semicylindrical tension elements situated transversely on said leaf spring on opposite sides of a vertical longitudinal center plane of the vehicle, each pair of semicylindrical tension elements comprising first and second semicylindrical tension elements disposed on a substantially flat surface portion of said leaf spring;
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- said semicylindrical tension elements being arranged in surrounding bearing bushes by means of oppositely disposed receiving devices.
A wheel suspension arrangement for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a wheel guiding leaf spring disposed on a vehicle body and arranged transversely thereto, free ends of said leaf spring being connected to a wheel carrier;
- said leaf spring being secured to said vehicle by pairs of semicylindrical tension elements situated transversely on said leaf spring on opposite sides of a vertical longitudinal center plane of the vehicle;
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- said semicylindrical tension elements being arranged in surrounding bearing bushes by means of oppositely disposed receiving devices;
- wherein the semicylindrical tension elements extend beyond edges of the leaf spring from both sides, each of said tension elements having a projecting half-side projection, which projections can be joined to form a continuous end surface in the connected condition.
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