Two-Stage Multileaf Spring Design
730272
02/01/1973
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- This paper describes the exact method, which the author derived, for designing a two-stage leaf spring. The spring consists of a multileaf first stage, and tapered-leaf second stage. Using this method, the following can be determined:
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Spring rates and stresses when all physical dimensions are known.
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Leaf thickness and stresses for given rates.
In the Appendix of this paper, a sample of a step-by-step calculation is given, which makes the whole problem easier to understand. -
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- 14
- Citation
- Mikaila, J., "Two-Stage Multileaf Spring Design," SAE Technical Paper 730272, 1973, https://doi.org/10.4271/730272.