leaf spring

1. (General Engineering) one of a number of metal strips bracketed together in length to form a compound spring

2. (General Engineering) the compound spring so formed

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leaf′ spring`

a long, narrow, multiple spring composed of several layers of spring metal.

[1890–95]

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Noun

leaf spring - long narrow spring consisting of several layers of metal springs bracketed together

spring - a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed; "the spring was broken"

Translations

Blattfeder

рессора

leaf spring

n (Tech) → molla a balestra

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The upgrade reflects Fitch's expectation of further strengthening in Rassini's credit profile over the next 18 months as the company continues to execute repayment of existing bank debt, which combined with already awarded leaf spring contracts for the new models of all major pickup platforms, should allow Rassini to generate solid cash flow and gain significant leverage headroom.

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A new leaf spring builder lets engineers graphically build a detailed model of a multi-leaf spring by specifying spring characteristics such as the leaf profile (tapered or straight leafs), location of rebound clip attachments, type of spring eyes (up-turned, down-turned and Berlin), and the inter-leaf friction and contact properties.

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This could easily be accomplished by placing a leaf spring between the lower sear tang and rear aspect of the trigger loupe.

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Leaf spring assemblies having multiple plates stacked on one another provide additional strength, but lack flexibility and increase the overall weight of the car.

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The design of composite springs has already been dealt with in several works: Beardmore [2] or Morris [3] were dealt with a design composite leaf spring for private cars; Daugherty [4] was dealt with using a composite leaf spring for trucks; Krall [5] was dealt with investigation of the dynamic behaviour of the composite leaf springs and Mahdi [6] and Talib [7] were dealt with very similar solution with elliptic springs for vehicle suspension.

DESIGN OF A COMPOSITE LEAF SPRING FOR RAILWAY VEHICLES