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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 1986
Filed:
Jun. 21, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignees:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Chuohatsujyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G / ; F16F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
267 52 ; 267 53 ; 267149 ;
Abstract
A leaf spring assembly comprises a longitudinal leaf spring made of fiber reinforced plastics, a pair of retainer plates attached to opposite faces of the leaf spring, and a pair of fastening U-bolts and nuts for clamping the retainer plates to the leaf spring and mounting the same on an axle housing. The leaf spring is provided only at its compression surface with a protrusion which is located substantially at the central portion of the leaf spring, and one of the retainer plates is formed with an indented portion which is coupled to the protrusion of the leaf spring to clamp the leaf spring at its central portion.