Abstract: An elastic suspension of a vehicle having a frame with at least one axle includes a lamination (3) of leaf springs interposed between the frame (1) and axle (2) and mechanically connected thereto. A plate bracelike spring (4) extends lengthwise of the lamination (3) of leaf springs. The adjacent mid portions (5,6) of the lamination (3) of leaf springs and plate bracelike spring (4) are mechanically interconnected by means of a fastening assembly (7).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 25, 1988
Date of Patent:
December 12, 1989
Assignee:
Kievsky Inzhenerno-Stroitelny Institut
Inventors:
Ramil A. Azamatov, Mikhail N. Zamitter, Evgeny M. Zema, Vladimir A. Nedorezov, Anatoly K. Oblovatsky
Abstract: A spring is constructed as a resilient U-shaped piece comprising a middle portion and leg portions disposed in the same plane, the leg portions including a bearing for taking an external load. The bearings are disposed on the leg portions in such a manner that a line passing through the centers of the bearings is parallel to the middle portion.