Leaf spring

A Leaf spring is a spring type, usually it has been used in vehicles but nowadays current type is not so popular. Using leaf spring is one of the oldest ways to make suspension.

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Leaf Spring Media

A traditional semi-elliptical Hotchkiss leaf spring arrangement. On the left, the spring is connected to the frame through a shackle.
Generic diagram of a leaf spring pack, without eyes; leaves are fastened together by the center bolt, midway along the length of the spring, and lateral alignment is enforced by multiple clips
Hotchkiss drive; each side of the rear axle is suspended by a leaf spring. The front eye of each leaf spring is attached to a bracket welded to the frame and the rear eye is attached to the frame using a shackle, which allows the spring to lengthen as it flexes.
Three-quarter-elliptic leaf spring on a carriage.
Tapered or parabolic leaf spring diagram
17th-century coach spring in Lisbon Carriage Museum
Leaf spring on a German locomotive built by Orenstein-Koppel and Lübecker Maschinenbau
Elliptic
Semi-elliptic
Three quarter-elliptic