Patent ID: 7147236

Claim:
A suspension, comprising: an axle hung from a chassis by resilient support means with different spring characteristics and arranged forwards and rearwards of the axle, said axle being allowed to undergo rolling motion due to a difference in spring characteristics of the forward and rearward resilient support means wherein said forward and rearward resilient support means are deflectable at positions respectively forwardly and rearwardly spaced from the axle, the forward resilient support means comprises a single leaf spring fitted at a base end thereof to the axle and extending forwards in the vehicle to form a J-shaped convex forward bend, said leaf spring being mounted at a tip eye thereof to a chassis side member and wherein the rearward resilient support means comprises an air spring interposed between a bracket fitted to the axle and extending rearward in the vehicle and the chassis side member above the bracket, said J-shaped convex forwards bend position between said tip eye of said leaf spring and said base end of said leaf spring.