A suspension system comprises a leaf spring and a slider box. The leaf spring is a cambered leaf spring and comprises a first end with a first coupler that couples to a first point on a frame of a vehicle and a second end. Further, a pivot point resides between the first end and the second end. The slider box comprises a coupler that fixedly couples the slider box to a second point on the frame of a vehicle. Further, an opening of the slider box accepts the second end of the leaf spring such that the leaf spring slides in the slider box when the leaf spring is flattened. Moreover, the spring box comprises a foreshortening mechanism that changes an effective length of a portion of the leaf spring between the second end of the leaf spring and the pivot point of the leaf spring as the leaf spring flattens.


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    Title :

    VARIABLE RATE LEAF SPRING SUSPENSION


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    Publication date :

    2020-01-30


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60G VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS , Radaufhängungen und Federungen für Fahrzeuge



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