From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Bentley front axle control and the use of offset spring eyes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 84\3\ scan0223 | |
| Date | 30th May 1934 | |
| To E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} from Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. Worr-B. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}1/HP.30.5.34. Bentley Front Axle Control. We have previously pointed out that when the front spring is used as ours is, as a strut in compression, anchorage by an offset eye is an advantage, tending to reduce the stress in the top plate, and when the top plate begins to buckle under maximum braking, resisting the buckling. As under maximum braking, the horizontal load is much greater than the vertical load, the offset should not be excessive. With a spring used in tension, of course, the offset is a disadvantage, tending to increase the tension in the top plate. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||