Harmsworth, Alfred Charles William, Sir, bart · London Bombay : Longmans, Green, and Co. · leaf 253
these frames so thatthey splay outward or out of the direct line of pressurefrom bracket to frame, they put a torsional stress on the framewhich aggravates the tendency to fracture or loosenmg. Someof these frames are much narrower than the width between thesprings, and the spring hangers are bent… … Fig. 2.—The Darracq Pressed Steel Frame desirable. A frame which has some diagonal stays or partswhich act as diagonals is very desirable, though few car framesare so made. Diagonal staying prevents some of the injuriousracking stresses, and with the longer distance between frontand hind wheels now…
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