Motor vehicle axle suspension with longitudinal leaf spring

摘要

An axle mounting assembly for coupling a vehicle axle to an energy storing suspension component. The assembly includes a mounting pad, and a longitudinally extending energy storing suspension component such as a leaf spring is vertically aligned with respect to the mounting pad. An axle seat bracket is vertically aligned with and spaced from the mounting pad. The axle is transversely mounted to the axle seat bracket which includes at least one horizontally aligned open passage that is aligned parallel to the axle and which receives a U-shaped fastener assembly for coupling the axle and axle seat bracket to the mounting pad.

主权项

1. A spacer for use in an axle mounting assembly wherein an energy storing component bottom surface is coupled to a vertically aligned transverse axle by at least one U-shaped fastener assembly having a leg portion extending between said energy storing component and said axle,
said spacer comprising:
an upper generally horizontal surface, underlying said bottom surface of said energy storing component, a lower generally horizontal surface overlying said axle, and a body portion including a front wall, a back wall and a pair of end walls extending between said upper and lower surfaces;said body portion including at least one outwardly-facing and inwardly-sculpted surface which defines an open area along said body portion through which said at least one leg portion passes.