Patent ID: 6733023
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: B60G,F16F

Abstract:
A suspension, comprising:a load-carrying spring having opposite ends, with one end indirectly supported via a first spring washer by a component of a vehicle body of a motor vehicle and with the other end indirectly supported via a second spring washer by a wheel support assembly of the motor vehicle; a cup-shaped receptacle disposed at the one end of the load-carrying spring; an abutment disposed at the other end of the load-carrying spring and having a stop surface, wherein the stop surface of the abutment is curved concavely; and a slave spring disposed in coaxial relationship to the load-carrying spring and having one end received in the receptacle and another end intended for engagement with the stop surface of the abutment, wherein at least one member selected from the group consisting of receptacle and abutment has a radially outwardly extending support ring for at least partially engaging behind the proximal one of the first and second spring washers at a side distal to the load-carrying spring.