SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE

A novel suspension-system (34) for a vehicle has two or more leaf-spring groups (24) that vertically support a portion of the weight of a suspended structure (13) of the vehicle. The novel suspension-system (34) further includes pneumatic springs (20) that are engaged to spring-support components (2...

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Hauptverfasser: WARINNER, DEREK K, KORSON, JAMES
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Zusammenfassung:A novel suspension-system (34) for a vehicle has two or more leaf-spring groups (24) that vertically support a portion of the weight of a suspended structure (13) of the vehicle. The novel suspension-system (34) further includes pneumatic springs (20) that are engaged to spring-support components (27) of the novel suspension-system (34) and also the suspended structure (13) supported by the novel suspension-system (34) in such a manner that the pneumatic springs (20) assist the leaf-spring groups (24) of the novel suspension system (34) in vertically supporting the weight of the suspended structure (13).