摘要 |
<p>A plurality of superimposed precompressed resilient pad means are disposed between normally axially spaced support and supported members. An elongate guide member is operatively disposed through the superimposed resilient pad means for maintaining alignment therebetween and is operatively associated with the support and supported members for permitting relative axial, lateral and axially out-of-parallel movement therebetween. The resilient pad means are alternatively compressible and expandable in response to relative axial or axially parallel movement between the support and supported members for absorbing substantially all of such relative movement therebetween while cooperating with the guide member and support and supported members for permitting relative lateral and cocking or axially out-of-parallel movement between the support and supported members. Each of the plurality of superimposed resilient pad means are so constructed as to have a load-deflection rate which increases with load to provide improved operating performance of the suspension system.</p> |