Clip Details

In the Clip details component, a user can enter the required number of clips in the Total number of Clips text field that has to be included. The following explains the options used in the Clip Details table:

Direction: Defines the direction of the clip from center bolt either Front or Rear.

Distance: Defines the distance of the clip from center bolt in the ‘direction’ specified.

Clip: Depending upon the requirements the user can choose any clip label from the drop-down list.

Note	Only those clips that are defined in the Clips component is added to the clip label in the table.

leaf_spring_clip_details_mv

Rebound Clip block for Leaf Property File (*lpf)

Clip Table Sub-block

In the Clip Table sub-block of Leaf Property file, the attribute, type, and valid value that has to be entered in tiem orbit file format is detailed in the following table. This table also provides the information about whether an attribute is required.

An example of how a clip table sub-block is represented in a TiemOrbit file format is shown below:

leaf_spring_clip_details_example_mv

Block Name = ‘Rebound_Clip_List’ (Required)
Sub-block name = ‘CLIP_TABLE’ (Required)
Attributes	Type	Valid Value	Required
clipNo	Integer	1, 2 …	Yes
clipLabel	String	String	Yes
direction	String	FRONT REAR	Yes
distance	Real	Value should be in the range of leaf lengths	Yes