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US 8,505,942 B2Granted
Adjustable spring assembly
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorTodd Rupert Muck
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Abstract
A suspension device having a leaf spring and a piston-cylinder unit. The leaf spring has a first end that is movably attached to a frame and a second end pivotally attached to the piston-cylinder unit. In addition, the piston-cylinder unit is pivotally attached to the frame.
Claims19
A suspension apparatus comprising:
- a frame;
- a primary leaf spring having two spaced apart ends both pivotally attached to said frame;
- a secondary leaf spring and a piston-cylinder unit, said secondary leaf spring having a first end movably attached to said frame and a second end pivotally attached to said piston-cylinder unit, said piston-cylinder unit pivotally attached to said frame;
- said primary leaf spring attached to said secondary leaf spring.
1 more element
A suspension system for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a frame;
- a primary leaf spring having two ends spaced apart from each other and both pivotally attached to said frame about a pair of pivot axes fixed relative to said frame;
- a secondary leaf spring and a piston-cylinder unit, said secondary leaf spring having a first end movably attached to said frame through a first pivot axis and a second end pivotally attached to said piston-cylinder unit through a second pivot axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.