Vehicle suspension member designed to divert crack propagation

Details Vehicle suspension member designed to divert crack propagation Vehicle suspension member designed to divert crack propagation

1992-05-11

1993-04-20

Oberleitner, Robert J.

Spring devices

Vehicle

Leaf

267 361, 267 51, 29173, B60G 1102, F16F 118

Patent

active

052035450

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle suspension member such as a spring leaf or plate (50) is provided with at least one discontinuity therein that extends generally parallel to a longitudinal axis ("L/A") extending therealong between opposite ends thereof and is effective to divert crack propagation in a direction generally parallel thereto. The the discontinuity(s) are provided by methods that include compressing an elongate member (10,12) having enclosed voids (12,16) extending along its central region in one embodiment or by compressing an elongate member (26) having a plurality of enclosed voids (28) extending along its length in another embodiment or by compressing an elongate member (41) having opposite sides (43,43') that, in cross-section, have a concave shape, in yet another embodiments.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3945625 (1976-03-01), Duchemin
patent: 4927171 (1990-05-01), Westerlund

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