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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2006
Jerome Lim Cortez, Tinley Park, IL (US);
Jason Steby Thomas, Westmont, IL (US);
Ashley Thomas Dudding, Yorkville, IL (US);
William Wilson, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Gregory Lewis Mcclain, Homer Glen, IL (US);
Brent Collyer, Milton, CA;
Jerome Lim Cortez, Tinley Park, IL (US);
Jason Steby Thomas, Westmont, IL (US);
Ashley Thomas Dudding, Yorkville, IL (US);
William Wilson, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Gregory Lewis McClain, Homer Glen, IL (US);
Brent Collyer, Milton, CA;
Hendrickson USA, L.L.C., Itasca, IL (US);
Abstract
A vehicle leaf spring suspension having a low spring rate is disclosed. The suspension has an axle seat secured to a vehicle axle. The leaf spring is clamped at its spring seat area to the axle seat at the clamp group mounting surface of the axle seat and with certain of the disclosed axle seats, can be clamped such that the spring seat area is asymmetrically positioned with respect to the vehicle axle centerline. Also, an active clamp group arrangement can be used to utilize the entire physical length of the leaf spring.