VEHICLE BODY SUSPENSION SYSTEM

摘要

A vehicle (10) includes a body structure (12) that is suspended from a chass is (11) of the vehicle (10) by a vehicle body suspension system (17). The vehic le body suspension system (17) is constructed in a manner to allow relative movement to occur between the suspended body structure (12) and the chassis (11) in such a manner to at least partially isolate the suspended body structure (12) from the vibrations and accelerations of the chassis (11). Th e vehicle body suspension system (17) includes one or more spring/damper components (18) that comprise an elastomer body (20) that is surrounded and, therefore, reinforced by a reinforcing wall (22) constructed of a relatively rigid material. The vehicle body suspension system (17) may utilize one or more of the reinforced elastomer block spring/damper components (23) as bump stops (41) and/or primary spring/damper components (48).