820161: The “Marsh Mellow” Spring - Technical Paper

Event: SAE International Congress and Exposition

Authors

Central Research Laboratories, The Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.

Central Research Laboratories, The Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.

David A. Weitzenhof

Central Research Laboratories, The Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.

Abstract

Content: This paper describes the operation and performance of a novel elastomeric nonlinear vehicle spring in passenger-car and light-truck applications. As a result of the variable rate characteristics of the suspension, an essentially constant ride frequency is attained with large variations in payload.

Meta Tags

Topics: Elastomers
Springs

Affiliated or Co-Author: Central Research Laboratories, The Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.

Details

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/820161

Pages: 16

Citation: Gieck, J., Rensel, J., and Weitzenhof, D., "The “Marsh Mellow” Spring," SAE Technical Paper 820161, 1982, https://doi.org/10.4271/820161.

Additional Details

Publisher: SAE International

Published: Feb 1, 1982

Product Code: 820161

Content Type: Technical Paper

Language: English