Monthly Archives: November 2013

Telescopic shock absorbers

Modern passenger cars are often equipped with telescopic shock absorbers. Among the various shock absorbers of this type, one should distinguish telescopic shock absorbers- and …

Shock absorbers

Shock absorbers dampen vibrations and reduce shocks, which are transferred to the bodywork as a result of deformation of elastic suspension elements when the wheels run over uneven road surfaces. …

Bus suspension

Construction of the front and rear air suspension of a Mercedes-Benz bus. Spring element (air spring) it is made in the form of a bellows with annular ribs. Such a bellows, made of rubber …

Pneumatic spring elements

Pneumatic spring elements used in some motor vehicles make it possible to adjust the spring hardness to the current load, while maintaining a constant height of the body in relation to the road. …

Rubber spring elements

flexible jointRubber spring elements used in some vehicles with independent wheel suspension may work in tension, squeezing, torsion and shear. The most common are rubber spring elements, …

Torsion bars

Torsion bars are also often used in the construction of independent wheel suspension of passenger cars and off-road vehicles. The principle of operation of torsion bars as a spring element is by use …

Advantages of coil springs

coil springThe advantages of coil springs as a spring suspension element include the ease of adaptation to the design of the independent suspension of the front wheels, lightness and simplicity of execution. Otherwise …

Coil springs

Coil springs. The coil spring as a spring is made of a steel rod coiled in the shape of a helix. The spring is compressed under load. The upper part of the spring-spring …