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US 8,632,078 B2Granted
Vehicle with a leaf spring element for the spring suspension of the vehicle
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsDirk Ehrlich, Richard Starck, Veit Held
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Abstract
A vehicle, such as a passenger car, is provided with a vehicle frame having a leaf spring element for the spring suspension of the vehicle, which is mounted on the vehicle frame with two bearing points, which are designed in a manner to adjustably set a spring rate and/or a standing height of the leaf spring element. The leaf spring element is mounted on a frame of the vehicle with the two bearing points and the bearing points are designed adjustable for setting a spring rate and/or a standing height of the leaf spring element.
Claims20
A vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle frame;
- at least two bearing points;
- a leaf spring element for a spring suspension of the vehicle that is mounted on the vehicle frame with the at least two bearing points;
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- at least one drive connected to the at least two bearing points, the at least one drive configured to adjustably set a parameter of the leaf spring element by adjusting a position of at least one of the at least two bearing points in a horizontal direction.
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