GB1212411A - Motor vehicle suspension - Google Patents
Motor vehicle suspensionInfo
- Publication number
- GB1212411A GB1212411A GB647468A GB647468A GB1212411A GB 1212411 A GB1212411 A GB 1212411A GB 647468 A GB647468 A GB 647468A GB 647468 A GB647468 A GB 647468A GB 1212411 A GB1212411 A GB 1212411A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- spring
- rate
- load
- leaf spring
- longitudinal
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
Links
Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
- B60G11/00—Resilient suspensions characterised by arrangement, location or kind of springs
- B60G11/32—Resilient suspensions characterised by arrangement, location or kind of springs having springs of different kinds
- B60G11/34—Resilient suspensions characterised by arrangement, location or kind of springs having springs of different kinds including leaf springs
- B60G11/38—Resilient suspensions characterised by arrangement, location or kind of springs having springs of different kinds including leaf springs and also rubber springs
- B60G11/42—Resilient suspensions characterised by arrangement, location or kind of springs having springs of different kinds including leaf springs and also rubber springs the rubber springs being attached to sprung part of the vehicle
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
- B60G11/00—Resilient suspensions characterised by arrangement, location or kind of springs
- B60G11/02—Resilient suspensions characterised by arrangement, location or kind of springs having leaf springs only
Abstract
1,212,411. Variable rate leaf spring suspension. FORD MOTOR CO. Ltd. 9 Feb., 1968, No. 6474/68. Heading B7D. A method of providing a variable-rate semielliptic leaf spring suspension in a vehicle comprises selecting the load in the vehicle at which the rate of the leaf spring is to be lowest and connecting the ends of the leaf spring to the vehicle body in such a manner that (i) in the static condition at the selected load there is no longitudinal load in the spring and (ii) as the wheels move in bounce or rebound from this static condition tensile longitudinal forces are imposed on the spring whereby its rate is increased. As shown, a leaf spring is connected to a vehicle body at one end by a rubber mount 6 which applies no longitudinal load on the spring in its minimum rate condition, but on bounce or rebound movements from this position imposes a longitudinal tensile load on the spring thereby increasing the spring rate. The distance between the ends of the spring is a maximum when the spring rate is a minimum. The rubber mount 6 comprises a pair of rubber blocks 9 mounted between inclined faces of a bracket 7 secured above or below the end of the spring, which may have one or more leaves, and two members 11 secured to the vehicle body. The connection at the other end of the spring is an upturned, downturned or Berlin eye.
Priority Applications (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB647468A GB1212411A (en) | 1968-02-09 | 1968-02-09 | Motor vehicle suspension |
| DE19681805238 DE1805238A1 (en) | 1968-02-09 | 1968-10-25 | Method for achieving a variable suspension capacity of the leaf spring suspension of motor vehicles |
| FR6902814A FR2001627A1 (en) | 1968-02-09 | 1969-02-07 |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB647468A GB1212411A (en) | 1968-02-09 | 1968-02-09 | Motor vehicle suspension |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| GB1212411A true GB1212411A (en) | 1970-11-18 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB647468A Expired GB1212411A (en) | 1968-02-09 | 1968-02-09 | Motor vehicle suspension |
Country Status (2)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| FR (1) | FR2001627A1 (en) |
| GB (1) | GB1212411A (en) |
Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE102017204788A1 (en) | 2017-03-22 | 2018-09-27 | Ford Global Technologies, Llc | Axle suspension for a vehicle and vehicle |
| DE102017218431A1 (en) | 2017-10-16 | 2019-04-18 | Ford Global Technologies, Llc | Axle |
Families Citing this family (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB1515362A (en) * | 1975-02-19 | 1978-06-21 | Norde Suspensions Ltd | Suspensions for vehicles |
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1968
- 1968-02-09 GB GB647468A patent/GB1212411A/en not_active Expired
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1969
- 1969-02-07 FR FR6902814A patent/FR2001627A1/fr not_active Withdrawn
Cited By (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE102017204788A1 (en) | 2017-03-22 | 2018-09-27 | Ford Global Technologies, Llc | Axle suspension for a vehicle and vehicle |
| US10814686B2 (en) | 2017-03-22 | 2020-10-27 | Ford Global Technologies, Llc | Vehicle suspension |
| DE102017218431A1 (en) | 2017-10-16 | 2019-04-18 | Ford Global Technologies, Llc | Axle |
| US11001113B2 (en) | 2017-10-16 | 2021-05-11 | Ford Global Technologies, Llc | Dual-rate leaf spring suspension for a vehicle |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| FR2001627A1 (en) | 1969-09-26 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | Patent sealed | ||
| 433D | Application made for revocation (sect. 33/1949) | ||
| 433G | Case decided by the comptroller ** application refused (sect. 33/1949) | ||
| 435 | Patent endorsed 'licences of right' on the date specified (sect. 35/1949) | ||
| 732 | Registration of transactions, instruments or events in the register (sect. 32/1977) | ||
| PCNP | Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |