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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2010
Rodscha Drabon, Salzkotten, DE;
Ulrich Mueller, Langweid am Lech, DE;
Peter Stastny, Delbrück, DE;
Benteler SGL GmbH & Co. KG, Paderborn, DE;
Abstract
In a leaf spring arrangement for a chassis of a motor vehicle, a leaf spring includes multiple layers made of a glass fiber composite plastic, a reinforcement made of a carbon composite plastic and being disposed between an upper and a lower one of the layers, and a core made of a different material than the reinforcement and being disposed between the upper and lower layers, wherein the reinforcement is arranged along a longitudinal a side of the core. The leaf spring is coupled at its center region to an axle of the motor vehicle by a center connection and to the vehicle body by bodywork connections, wherein the leaf spring is tilted by an angle relative to the vertical axis of the motor vehicle.