Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Patent
1991-03-06
1992-12-22
Rice, Kenneth R.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
280720, B60G 1102
Patent
active
051729300
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides an attachment for a vehicular leaf spring suspension system which redistributes the load on the vehicle to provide a level vehicle. The present invention, in one embodiment provides shoe members mounted on body members attached to the vehicle frame adjacent the leaf spring suspension systems. The shoe members are mounted on the body members on an eccentric axis to be pivotable relative to the body members.
The shoe members are held in a non-engaging position when the vehicle is not to undergo overloading. When heavy loading is to occur, the shoe members are pivoted to an engaging position near the upper surface of the leaf springs. Abutment portions on the shoe members contact the leaf springs in a position normal to the planar surface of the leaf springs at the point of engagement. The engagement of the shoe members with the leaf springs at a point spaced from the end of the leaf springs effectively shortens the leaf springs to redistribute the load from the rear of the vehicle to the front of the vehicle to provide a more level load. The shoe members are designed to be pivoted by a remote control cable, or by other remote control operations.
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Hellwig Suspensions Catalog, pp. 54-55 published 1991.
Boye Brian A.
Holzinger Richard A.
Zuck Leslie H.
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