Longitudinal leaf spring device for suspension of a motor vehicle body
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Oct 6, 2020
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Apr 18, 2019
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Oct 17, 2018
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a longitudinal leaf spring device for suspension of a body of a motor vehicle. and the longitudinal leaf spring device comprises a longitudinally formed leaf spring element and a coupling device that mechanically couples the leaf spring element to a motor vehicle axle. According to the disclosure, a holder device is provided that has a base holder element for fixed connection to a vehicle chassis and a suspension adjustment element that faces the leaf spring element and is fixedly connected to the base holder element. In this case, the leaf spring element is connected in a front region, fixedly to the base holder element, and the front region is provided to come into mechanical bearing with the suspension adjustment element in at least one operating state.
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FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC | ONE AMERICAN ROAD FL4 DEARBORN MI 48126 |
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- 2018 Application Filing Year
- B60G Class
- 662 Applications Filed
- 505 Patents Issued To-Date
- 76.29 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Wolf-Monheim, Friedrich Peter | Aachen NRW, DE | 46 | 163 |
# of filed Patents : 46 Total Citations : 163 |
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