Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Patent
1985-06-14
1987-08-18
Bertsch, Richard A.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
267 41, 267 45, 267 361, 280699, B60G 1104, B60G 1902
Patent
active
046872248
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle suspension system is provided with dual offset cantilevered leaf springs. A forward and a rearward extending leaf spring are both mounted to a vehicle axle in a longitudinally overlapping transversely offset manner. The forward and rearward springs are also connected at their extended ends to a structural frame member of the vehicle. The longitudinally overlapped mounting of forward and rearward extending springs allows the deflection per given load of the suspension system to be increased while at the same time minimizing the overall length of the spring suspension system. The transverse offset of the spring may provide for a decreased turning radius by allowing greater clearance between the wheel and suspension system.
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AuBuchon F. David
Bertsch Richard A.
Navistar International Corporation
Sullivan Dennis K.
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