Patent ID: 6832773
Filing Date: 2004-12-21
Classification: B60G,F16F

Abstract:
A suspension comprising:wheel supporting members for supporting left and right wheels respectively on a vehicle body movably in vertical direction; a first leaf spring extending along a vehicle width direction on a lower side of the vehicle body and having both end portions each disposed on an upper side of one of the wheel supporting members; a second leaf spring disposed between the first leaf spring and the vehicle body and extending along the first leaf spring; a pivot projected from a lower face of the vehicle body and supporting a middle portion in the vehicle width direction of the second leaf spring on the vehicle body; a spacer provided between the second leaf spring and the first leaf spring in the vicinity of the pivot; sliders fixed on lower faces of both end portions of the second leaf spring and brought into slidable contact with upper faces of the both end portions of the first leaf spring; and receiving pieces interposed between the both end portions and the wheel supporting members respectively; wherein each of the wheel supporting members includes a recess portion opened upwardly on which the receiving pieces is mounted to prevent detachment; each of the receiving pieces includes an engaging portion for engaging with one of the both end portions of the first and second leaf springs; and each of the receiving pieces includes an elastic member capable of deforming to follow a displacement of a relative position between the first leaf spring and one of the wheel supporting members in the vehicle width direction.