Navbharat Industrial Coproration

Shivaji Marg, Delhi

Multi-leaf springs are widely used for automobile and rail road suspensions. It consists of a series of flat plates, usually of semi- elliptical shape. The leaves are held together by means of two U-bolts and a center clip. Rebound clips are provided to keep the leaves in alignment and prevent lateral shifting of the plates during the operation. The longest leaf, called the master leaf, is bent at both ends to form the spring eye. At the center, the spring is fixed to the axle of the car. Multi- leaf springs are provided with one or two extra full length leaves in addition to the master leaf. These extra full-length leaves are stacked between the master leaf and the graduated-length leaves. The extra full-length are provided to support the transverse shear force.

Parabolic Spring is a spring that consists of two or more leaves. Each leaf represents a complete spring in itself. The leaves touch only in the center, where they are fixed to the axle and at the outer ends, where they are fixed to the vehicle. In between those two points the leaves do not touch each other as they do with conventional leaf springs.