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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2013
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Peter J. Soles, Tecumseh, CA;
Jian Chen, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 11/08 (2006.01); B60G 11/42 (2006.01); B60G 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 11/42 (2013.01); B60G 11/04 (2013.01); B60G 2202/112 (2013.01); B60G 2202/143 (2013.01); B60G 2204/121 (2013.01); B60G 2204/125 (2013.01); B60G 2204/45 (2013.01); B60G 2204/4502 (2013.01);
Abstract
A leaf spring assembly, which may be attached to, for example, an axle or suspended components a vehicle, includes a leaf having a first end and a second end on opposing sides of a center point. The leaf is the only leaf in the leaf spring assembly. The leaf spring assembly also includes a first bumper and a second bumper spaced from the first bumper. The first bumper contacts the leaf upon a first displacement of the leaf spring assembly. The second bumper also contacts the leaf upon the first displacement of the leaf spring assembly.