leaf spring
mechanics
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automobiles
- In spring
The leaf spring is used mainly for vehicle suspension and in one form consists of a stack of slightly curved narrow plates of equal width and varying length clamped together, with the shorter plates in the centre to form a semielliptical shape. The ends of the…
Read More - In automobile: Suspension
…per unit of weight, are leaf springs, coil springs, torsion bars, rubber-in-shear devices, and air springs.
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trucks
- In truck: Suspensions
… attached to the frame through leaf springs and shock absorbers. In 1960 individual front suspension was introduced.
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