| 摘要 |
<p>A vehicle suspension arrangement for a vehicle of the type having a chassis rail and a longitudinal axle arranged substantially orthogonal to the chassis rail has a primary spring with a predetermined resilience characteristic, a first portion for coupling to the chassis of the vehicle at a primary coupling, and a second portion for coupling to the longitudinal axle. A primary leaf spring has a first end for pivotally coupling to the chassis of the vehicle at a first pivot coupling, and a second end for coupling to the chassis of the vehicle at a second pivot coupling, and an axle coupler portion is arranged intermediate of the first and second ends. A secondary leaf spring has a first end for pivotally coupling to the chassis of the vehicle at a pivot coupling, and a second end for coupling to the axle. A deflection limiting element is coupled to a selectable one of the primary and secondary leaf springs for controlling a distance therebetween. The deflection limiting element is configured as a J-shaped spring element.</p> |
