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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Wolfgang David, Aachen, DE;
Paul Zandbergen, Würselen, DE;
Thomas Gerhards, Niederzier, DE;
Ralf Hintzen, Aachen, DE;
Marc Simon, Cologne, DE;
Friedrich Peter Wolf-Monheim, Aachen, DE;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A longitudinal leaf spring device for suspending a motor vehicle body or chassis on a vehicle axle thereof. Leaf spring device including an elongated leaf spring unit, a coupling device connecting the leaf spring unit to the vehicle axle, and suspension unit arranged in a substantially vertical direction between a chassis and the axle. The suspension unit including suspension elements providing a spring-back force in the vertical direction and producing an active connection between the chassis and the axle when the distance between the chassis and axle exceeds a predetermined first deflection depth.