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Type of vehicle suspension
A leaf spring is a simple form of spring commonly used for suspension in wheeled vehicles. Originally called a laminated or carriage spring, and sometimes
Leaf_spring
Multi-leaf springs are widely used for the suspension of cars, trucks and railway wagons. A multi-leaf spring consists of a series of flat plates, usually
Multi_leaf_spring
Type of independent suspension
A Corvette leaf spring is a type of independent suspension that utilizes a fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) mono-leaf spring instead of more conventional
Corvette_leaf_spring
American sports car by the Chevrolet division of General Motors (GM)
The Chevrolet Corvette is a line of American two-door, two-seater sports cars manufactured and marketed by General Motors under the Chevrolet marque since
Chevrolet_Corvette
Vehicle suspension in which each wheel is suspended independently
the spring only acts as a spring member. The AC Cobra is an example of a transverse, multi-leaf steel spring suspension that uses the leaf spring as the
Independent_suspension
Vehicle modification to raise ride height
build up the leaf springs is by using an add-a-leaf. This is done by inserting an extra leaf into the vehicle's leaf pack. Using the add-a-leaf will increase
Suspension_lift
Transverse leaf spring front suspension is a type of automotive front suspension, whose usage is most well known in Ford Motor Company products from 1908
Transverse leaf spring front suspension
Transverse_leaf_spring_front_suspension
Sports car
rack and pinion steering while still using transverse leaf spring suspension (with the leaf spring doubling as the upper suspension link). The new car entered
AC_Cobra
Elastic object that stores mechanical energy
subclassify springs, such as their shape - coil springs are common, but so are leaf springs, for example. Garter springs are arc springs with a specific
Spring_(device)
Mechanical component
resistance. Spring-based shock absorbers commonly use coil springs or leaf springs, though torsion bars are used in torsional shocks as well. Ideal springs alone
Shock_absorber
Suspension system for a vehicle
approximately 1750, leaf springs began appearing on certain types of carriage, such as the Landau. By the middle of the 19th century, elliptical springs might additionally
Car_suspension
German WWII medium tank
neither proposal was adopted, and Krupp instead equipped it with a simple leaf spring double-bogie suspension, with eight rubber-rimmed road wheels per side
Panzer_IV
German light tank of the 1930s and World War II
larger, and with a turret mounting a 20 mm autocannon anti-tank gun and leaf spring suspension Production began in 1935, but it took another eighteen months
Panzer_II
Motor vehicle
trailing arm suspension with coil springs and hydraulic dampers at front and swing axles with a transverse leaf spring at the rear. The 8C 2900A was shown
Alfa_Romeo_8C
Locking mechanism for folding pocket knives
than the liner acts like the leaf spring/lock bar. Another variation, known as the inset Linerlock has the leaf spring embedded into the plastic scales
Liner_lock
Four-wheel-drive off-road SUV produced by Jeep
the Wrangler TJ onwards, all Wranglers were fitted with coil-spring instead of leaf-spring suspension, and the automatic shifter was relocated to the floor
Jeep_Wrangler
Motor vehicle platform
fiberglass mono-leaf spring combined with struts in the rear. The "generation 1.5" W-body models had updated rear suspensions that used coil springs instead of
General_Motors_W_platform
Shaft drive form of power transmission
Hotchkiss drive is the fact that the axle housing is firmly attached to the leaf springs to transfer the axle torque through them to the car body. Also, it uses
Hotchkiss_drive
Single-wire electrical connector used for joining wires to equipment
split lengthwise and splayed slightly, a tip of four leaf springs, a cylinder with a single leaf spring on one side, a bundle of stiff wire, a central pin
Banana_connector
Motor vehicle platform
GMT820/830 SUV models used a five-link coil-spring suspension. (The 2500-series GMT830 SUV models retained a leaf spring suspension.) The GMT800 was the first
GMT800
Flexible element engineered for specific degrees of freedom
material (as in a Tic Tac box's lid). Leaf spring: Leaf Springs are commonly used in vehicle suspensions. Leaf springs are an example of a flexure system
Flexure
Monster truck
agreement for West Coast events. It was built with a traditional frame and leaf-spring suspension chassis with a fiberglass body. After Koberna's franchise
Grave_Digger_(monster_truck)
Car model produced by Nissan
brakes, conventional leaf springs at the rear and wishbone type independent front end. The front end used a single transverse leaf spring. In Japan the car
Nissan_Sunny
Ford car introduced in 1935
front, the Model 48 has a stub-type beam axle with a single transverse leaf spring, and a single, triangular-shaped combined longitudinal and transverse
Ford_Model_48
Type of vehicle suspension
principle remains the same. The metal spring (coil or leaf) is removed, and an air bag, also referred to as an air spring, is inserted or fabricated to fit
Air_suspension
Series of pickup trucks
It used a typical truck setup of A-arms and coil springs in front and a live axle with leaf springs in back. A four-speed manual transmission was standard
Toyota_Hilux
Simple type of independent suspension
the cost of decreasing ride quality. Camber compensator: A transverse leaf spring is connected to the outer ends of the half-shafts and below the suspension
Swing_axle
Motor vehicle
principal mechanical changes were: coil spring (instead of leaf spring) live front axle; longer rear leaf springs; 5-bolt wheels instead of 6-bolt wheels;
Toyota_Land_Cruiser_(J70)
Entertainment vehicle with oversized tires
trucks were built on stock chassis that were heavily reinforced and used leaf spring suspension, a stock body, and heavy axles from military-specification
Monster_truck
Type of vehicle suspension system
long travel. The result is more stable and powerful than any leaf, coil, or torsion bar spring in the same volume.[citation needed] Mounted vertically in
Vertical volute spring suspension
Vertical_volute_spring_suspension
Motor vehicle
turns. The XJ uses a leaf spring rear suspension. Each leaf pack contains four leaf springs with a fixed eye at the front of the spring and a compression-style
Jeep_Cherokee_(XJ)
Mid-size truck
— across three generations. It used body-on-frame construction and a leaf spring/live axle rear end and was the first mid-size pickup with an optional
Dodge_Dakota
Type of stilts
or spring stilts are special stilts that allow the user to run, jump and perform various acrobatics. Spring stilts using fiberglass leaf springs were
Jumping_stilts
Tool for making indentations
the Adell and Starrett patent, but with a coil spring to return the sliding block rather than a leaf spring, but a more involved scheme to slide the block
Automatic_center_punch
1930s United States light tank
light tank built by the Rock Island Arsenal, which had a Vickers-type leaf spring suspension. The suspension was replaced by the superior vertical volute
M2_light_tank
Type of suspension link
A Panhard rod is typically used with coil spring suspensions; with a leaf spring suspension, the springs themselves usually supply enough lateral rigidity
Panhard_rod
Pistol
simultaneously with the hammer and slide during recoil. Ramps and a leaf spring were absorbed the recoil energy. The Bayard 1908 was sold on the civilian
Bayard_1908
Dutch truck manufacturing company
independent suspension all around, with MacPherson struts and a transverse leaf spring at the front, and a coil sprung semi trailing arm design at the rear
DAF_Trucks
Power transmission and braking technology
acceleration and braking by anchoring the axle housings to the leaf springs using spring perches. Rudimentary torque tube The "torque" referred to in the
Torque_tube
German medium tank project
A further development of the Panzer IV series also by Krupp. It used leaf spring suspension, the HL 116 engine and the motor compartment of the VK 20
VK_20
Ferrari's first Formula One car
cross members. It had a double wishbone suspension with a transverse leaf spring in front and a torsion bar in the rear which was upgraded to a de Dion
Ferrari_125_F1
Series of full-size SUVs by Nissan
utility model was available with both a leaf-spring rear axle, and from 1994 onwards, a choice of the same coil-spring rear axle as the wagons. Sway bars were
Nissan_Patrol
Automotive independent suspension design
multi-link suspension system. Chapman strut Corvette leaf spring Dual ball joint suspension Leaf spring MacPherson strut Multi-link suspension Strut bar Torsion
Double_wishbone_suspension
Motor vehicle
suspension is a traditional Morgan slider type up front and solid axle/leaf spring at the rear. Unlike its predecessor, the Roadster was available as a
Morgan_Roadster
American truck series by General Motors
auxiliary rear leaf springs, a rear leaf-spring suspension was an option. GMC pickup trucks of the same payload series offered rear leaf springs as standard
Chevrolet C/K (second generation)
Chevrolet_C/K_(second_generation)
German experimental tank designed during the Interwar Period
the order was cancelled. Krupp models had coil spring suspensions, while Rheinmetall had leaf spring suspensions. The Germans tested the tank in the
Leichttraktor
Mechanical device that stores energy
certain characteristics out of the spring, such as stiffness, dampening and strength Bogie Leaf spring Shock absorber Spring (device) Slinky Timmis system
Coil_spring
Racing car model
helical springs were used for the front suspension, instead of the transverse leaf-springs. The rear saw the replacement of a lower leaf-spring to an upper
Ferrari_553
Scania low floor city bus and coach class
only) L: low front, normal rear N: normal front and rear Suspension A: leaf-spring suspension front and air suspension rear (F HA chassis only) B: air suspension
Scania_4-series_(bus)
1952–1953 Formula 2 racing car
independent front suspension and de Dion axle at the rear. Transverse leaf-springs and Houdaille hydraulic shock absorbers were used on both ends. 1954
Ferrari_Tipo_500
Japanese heavy tank prototype
seventeen road wheels on each side, which were supported by a "two-stage leaf spring suspension system". Although the tank underwent numerous field tests
Type_91_heavy_tank
Suspension system used in early tanks
tanks. This system allowed for considerably longer movement than the leaf spring system, which was commonly used at the time. Aside from faster maneuverability
Christie_suspension
Czechoslovak light tank used by Germany during WW2
rear idler and two track return rollers. The wheels were mounted on a leaf-spring double-bogie mounted on two axles. In 1935, the Czechoslovak tank manufacturer
Panzer_38(t)
German medium tank of the 1930s and World War II
Panzer III was a quest for a suitable suspension. Several varieties of leaf-spring suspensions were tried on Ausf. A through Ausf. D, usually using eight
Panzer_III
Vehicle suspension system
independent front suspension utilizing coil springs replaced the leaf spring solid axle designs. The original coil spring design with Radius rods was used on
Twin-Traction_Beam
radial leaf springs. The steel leaf springs are available in several configurations, and the stiffness increases linearly with displacement. These leaf springs
Geislinger_coupling
Motor vehicle
were delivered with OHV pushrod engines of the J series variety and leaf spring suspensions (no IRS) on all models. Marketed as Datsun 1300 or Datsun
Datsun_510
Bolt-action rifle
rubber under the bolt stop spring. A redesigned ejector, incorporating a small coil spring in place of the fragile leaf spring, was developed and can be
M1917_Enfield
Motor vehicle
carburettors and had a separate all-steel chassis with coil spring rear (this was changed to leaf springs towards the end of production) and front torsion bar
Riley_Pathfinder
Joins the rear wheel of a motorcycle to its body
suspension were tried, including Indian's leaf spring suspended swingarm, and Matchless's cantilevered coiled-spring swingarm. Immediately before and after
Swingarm
Prime mover
tracks with 131 small links and three bogies per side, sprung by small leaf springs, each carrying each two small road wheels. The prototype had an armoured
Renault_UE_Chenillette
with a pair of elliptical leaf springs cushioning each pillar. The first sliding pillar suspension with vertical coil springs was developed by John Henry
Sliding_pillar_suspension
Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle
rated at 9,500 kg capacity and sprung by the combination of parabolic leaf springs, telescopic shock absorbers, and an anti-roll bar. In second generation
BMC_Kirpi
Vehicle suspension that uses a torsion bar
navigate rough terrains. Early designs of automobiles relied heavily on leaf springs, but innovations such as those developed by manufacturers like Citroën
Torsion_bar_suspension
Glossary of the main components of a typical steam locomotive
axle(s). Leaf springs Main suspension springs for the locomotive. Each driving wheel supports its share of the locomotive's weight via leaf springs that connect
Steam_locomotive_components
Range of modular trucks from Scania
high H: High Suspension A: leaf-spring suspension front and air suspension rear B: air suspension front and rear Z: leaf-spring suspension front and rear
Scania_PRT-range
Second production series model produced by Trabant (1962-1965)
with two single wishbones (one for each wheel), and a single transverse leaf spring (one for both wheels). It gives the car its distinct negative rear wheel
Trabant_600
Japanese heavy tank prototype
suspension system was modified from that of the Type 91. While still using a leaf spring suspension, it had only nine road wheels on each side. Mounted in the
Type_95_heavy_tank
City economy car produced by Honda (1967–1972)
engine was used in the Honda Vamos, where it was coupled with a beam axle/leaf spring rear suspension. The simple N360 name, along with its variants, used
Honda_N360
Motor vehicle
Besides the suspension system that was based on a low-cost, obsolete leaf spring rigid axle, the car had remained almost exactly the same over its 32-year
Suzuki_Mehran
Experimental German WWII medium tank
side, 660mm in diameter and mounted in pairs on double-bogies using leaf spring suspension. While these road wheels were larger than those of the production
Panzer_III/IV
German WWII tank destroyer (Jagdpanzer 38)
transmission and thicker frontal armour weighed the front down. The leaf springs were strengthened from June 1944, which levelled the vehicle. From May–July
Hetzer
Tactical military truck
two-axle all-wheel drive truck (4×4) with leaf spring suspension front and rear (BB; B = Blattfederung/leaf suspension). In the case of tractor trucks
RMMV HX range of tactical trucks
RMMV_HX_range_of_tactical_trucks
Cable used to rapidly decelerate an aircraft as it lands
landing aircraft. The wire supports on carriers are merely curved steel leaf springs that can flex to allow an aircraft to taxi over the installed deck pendant
Arresting_gear
General Motors compact car (1960–1969)
transverse leaf spring along with softer rear coil springs designed to diminish rear roll stiffness and foster more neutral handling. Spring rates could
Chevrolet_Corvair
Motor vehicle
front independent, variable flexibility suspension with coil springs (rear leaf spring suspension in 1967), telescopic shock absorbers and high ground
Renault_Super_Goélette
Motor vehicle
instead of the gearbox. The leaf spring suspension was modified so that the reinforced axles were connected to all spring elements. In 1906, the car received
Oldsmobile_Curved_Dash
Motorcycle produced from 1928 to 1942
leading-link forks and central coil spring were replaced by Indian's trailing-link forks and quarter-elliptic leaf spring. By 1929, the Indian 402 would have
Indian_Four
Type of aircraft
system and features a tailless, sphere-shaped fuselage with four-leg leaf-spring landing gear. Sensors and other equipment are located in a special equipment
Kamov_Ka-137
Suspension link
On some leaf spring-equipped vehicles, such as 1960s Chrysler Corporation cars, the springs are mounted so that a lesser portion of the spring's length
Radius_rod
Motor vehicle
used a standard Pobeda transmission, mated to the GAZ-69 front axle, leaf spring suspension, and transfer case, with a brand-new rear axle (used on no
GAZ-M20_Pobeda
Small family car by Ford (1968–2004)
MacPherson strut front suspension and a simple live axle mounted on leaf springs. The Escort was the first small Ford to use rack-and-pinion steering
Ford_Escort_(Europe)
Range of executive car made by Volvo Cars
fibreglass transverse leaf spring. The 1995 estate received independent rear suspension. Volvo reported that the single composite leaf spring used in the rear
Volvo_900_Series
Line of British automobiles (1938–1961)
construction, and coil independent front suspension supplanted the transverse leaf spring. Girling hydraulic brakes were fitted, initially 7 in (180 mm) drums
Ford_Prefect
British light tank of the 1930s and WW2
two-wheel bogie to which a second set of bogies was connected with a leaf spring. It was patented by Carden in 1929 and apparently derived from a similar
Vickers_6-ton
Motor vehicle
semi-elliptic leaf springs and telescopic dampers. The progressive suspension including a very clever mounting design for the rear axle and the transverse leaf system
Vauxhall_Viva
American sport utility vehicle
used leaf springs front and rear. The two-wheel drive version came with independent front suspension and rear trailing arms, both with coil springs. Both
Chevrolet_K5_Blazer
Half-track armoured personnel carrier
wheel, mounted at the rear. The front wheels had transversely mounted leaf springs and shock absorbers (the only ones fitted) to dampen impacts. The Sd
Sd.Kfz._250
Italian self-propelled gun of World War Two
trolleys which were joined in pairs by two arms. Suspensions were of the leaf spring type, which was reliable but didn't allow for high speeds. The transmission
Semovente_da_75/18
Motor vehicle
49 mpg‑US) Front suspension: MacPherson strut with coil spring Rear suspension: Rigid Axle with Coil/Leaf spring and Gas-filled Shock Absorbers Steering type: Rack
Maruti_800
Automobile
and 5.5J by 13 steel wheel rims. At the rear the leaf springs were replaced by vertical coil spring/dampers and an A- bracket (which connected to the
Lotus_Cortina
Motor vehicle
torque is either 180 or 200 N⋅m (133 or 148 lb⋅ft). The regular Maxx had leaf spring suspension at both front and rear, drum brakes all around, and a four-speed
Mahindra_Maxx
Motor vehicle
semi-elliptic leaf springs, plus double-acting hydraulic dampers. Steering was by means of a rack-and-pinion mechanism positioned beneath the transverse leaf spring
Autobianchi_A111
Jeep motor vehicle model
Jeeps consistently had a separate body and frame, rigid live axles with leaf springs both front and rear, a tapering nose design with flared fenders, and
Jeep_CJ
Small family car produced by Czechoslovak automaker AZNP
featured redesigned front axles with a coil spring and telescopic shock absorbers rather than a leaf spring as in the 440. The 1,270 kg (2,800 lb) saloons
Škoda_Octavia_(1959)
Motor vehicle
independent at the front using a transverse leaf spring, and at the rear the axle had half-elliptic springs. The Mark II version of September 1947 was
Humber_Hawk
First production series model produced by Trabant (1957-1962)
transverse leaf spring (one for both wheels). In front, the wheels are controlled by two single wishbones (one for each wheel), and a single transverse leaf spring
Trabant_P_50
Variety of steel
Applications include piano wire, spring clamps, antennas, springs (e. g. vehicle coil springs or leaf springs), and s-tines. Spring steel is commonly used in
Spring_steel
Motor vehicle
is equipped with an independent double wishbone front suspension, a leaf-spring back axle and all-round disc brakes, delivering better handling and smoother
TD2000
Motor vehicle
centrally mounted lever. Both axles were rigid, suspended on semi-elliptical leaf springs. Cable-operated brakes provided stopping power to all four wheels. The
Mercedes-Benz_W10
LEAF SPRING
LEAF SPRING
Girl/Female
Muslim
Leaf
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Leaf
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Old Norse Leifr, LEIF means "descendant, heir."
Girl/Female
Hindu
Leaf
Surname or Lastname
English, Spanish, and Portuguese
English, Spanish, and Portuguese : nickname for a loyal or trustworthy person, from Old French leial, Spanish and Portuguese leal ‘loyal’, ‘faithful (to obligations)’, Latin legalis, from lex, ‘law’, ‘obligation’ (genitive legis).
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu
Leaf
Female
English
 Variant spelling of Old English Lea, LEAH means "meadow." Compare with other forms of Leah.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Leaf.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Leaf
Boy/Male
British, English
Leaf
Female
Hebrew
(לֵ×ָה) Hebrew name LEAH means "weary." In the bible, this is the name of Jacob's first wife. Compare with other forms of Leah.
Female
Hebrew
 Variant spelling of Hebrew Leah, LEA means "weary." Compare with another form of Lea.
Male
Icelandic
Icelandic form of Old Norse Guðleifr, GUÃLEIF means "divine heir."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Pallabi | பலà¯à®²à®¾à®ªà¯€ Â
Leaf
Pallabi | பலà¯à®²à®¾à®ªà¯€ Â
Girl/Female
Hindu
Leaf
Girl/Female
Tamil
Leaf
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal names Lēofa (masculine) and Lēofe (feminine) ‘dear’, ‘beloved’. These names were in part short forms of various compound names with this first element, in part independent affectionate bynames.English : apparently a topographic name for someone who lived in a densely foliated area, from Middle English lēaf ‘leaf’; a certain Robert Intheleaves is recorded in London in the 14th century.Americanized form of Swedish Lö(ö)f, Löv, an ornamental name from löv ‘leaf’.English translation of the Ashkenazic Jewish ornamental surname Blatt.
Girl/Female
French, Hindu, Indian
Leaf
Female
English
 Old English name LEA means "meadow." Compare with another form of Lea.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Devon)
English (chiefly Devon) : nickname for a thin or lean person, from Middle English lene ‘lean’ (Old English hlǣne).Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Liatháin (see Lehane).Reduced form of Scottish McLean.
LEAF SPRING
LEAF SPRING
Girl/Female
Hindu
Fame
Girl/Female
German
Virtue
Boy/Male
Belgium, Indian, Portuguese
Removes Darkness by Bringing Light; Turning Around
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Heaven Paradise
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Felicity
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Rajasthani
Solid Like Rock; Imperishable
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bhandhavi | பாநà¯à®¤à®µà¯€
Who loves friends & family members, Friendship, Relationship
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Fate; Destiny
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Very Clever
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Gift from the Divine
LEAF SPRING
LEAF SPRING
LEAF SPRING
LEAF SPRING
LEAF SPRING
v. i.
Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; not plump; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a lean cattle.
v. t.
To conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or charge of; as, to lead an army, an exploring party, or a search; to lead a political party.
n.
A small cylinder of black lead or plumbago, used in pencils.
a.
As deaf as a stone; completely deaf.
n.
A plummet or mass of lead, used in sounding at sea.
n.
The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction; as, to take the lead; to be under the lead of another.
v. i.
To cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest.
n.
Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs; hence, pl., a roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates.
a.
Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn.
v. t.
To cause to leap; as, to leap a horse across a ditch.
n.
precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; as, the white horse had the lead; a lead of a boat's length, or of half a second.
v. i.
Wanting fullness, richness, sufficiency, or productiveness; deficient in quality or contents; slender; scant; barren; bare; mean; -- used literally and figuratively; as, the lean harvest; a lean purse; a lean discourse; lean wages.
v. i.
To shoot out leaves; to produce leaves; to leave; as, the trees leaf in May.
v. t.
To spend in idleness; -- with away; as, to loaf time away.
n.
An article made of lead or an alloy of lead
a.
Having leaflike expansions on the legs; -- said of certain insects; as, the leaf-footed bug (Leptoglossus phyllopus).
v.
A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape; as, a leak in a roof; a leak in a boat; a leak in a gas pipe.
n.
Something which is like a leaf in being wide and thin and having a flat surface, or in being attached to a larger body by one edge or end; as : (a) A part of a book or folded sheet containing two pages upon its opposite sides. (b) A side, division, or part, that slides or is hinged, as of window shutters, folding doors, etc. (c) The movable side of a table. (d) A very thin plate; as, gold leaf. (e) A portion of fat lying in a separate fold or layer. (f) One of the teeth of a pinion, especially when small.
v. t.
To pass over by a leap or jump; as, to leap a wall, or a ditch.
superl
Full of leaves; abounding in leaves; as, the leafy forest.