| 摘要 |
The invention relates to a leaf spring assembly 40 for a vehicle comprising at least one leaf spring 12 configured to support an axle on a frame 14 of the vehicle. The leaf spring assembly 40 comprises at least one damper 42 of which both ends 48, 50 are connected to the leaf spring, the damper therefore being configured to damp deformations of the leaf spring and limit the rotational movement of the axle. The damper can be a hydraulic damper and may be positioned beneath the leaf spring. The leaf spring assembly may be configured as a mono-leaf spring, where the leaf spring 12 is the only leaf spring. The leaf spring assembly may also comprise of a second damper (60 fig. 7) located on the opposite side of the leaf spring from the first damper. The damper acts to limit the tendency of the axle to wind-up during breaking or acceleration forces (Tb, Ta fig. 1) sometimes called axle-wrap. |
