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US 10,329,011 B2Granted
Axle saddle
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsJohn Swank, Shane E. Hunnicutt, Joshua Stephen Kossler, Michael Neal Patterson
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Abstract
According to various embodiments, disclosed is an axle saddle system for an axle having an undercut between the outboard and inboard bearing lands of the axle. According to various embodiments, the axle saddle system comprises a saddle configured to fill the axle undercut in order to protect the axle from damage by the installation of a wheel onto the axle.
Claims20
An axle saddle system comprising:
- an axle comprising an outboard bearing land, an inboard bearing land, and an undercut situated between the outboard bearing land and the inboard bearing land, wherein the undercut is radially tapered with respect to at least one of the outboard bearing land and the inboard bearing land;
- a saddle substantially covering the undercut, wherein the saddle fills the undercut, such that a diameter of the filled undercut is approximately equal to a diameter of the outboard bearing land and a diameter of the inboard bearing land;
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- a first saddle strap configured to tighten the saddle around the undercut.
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An axle saddle system comprising:
- an axle comprising an outboard bearing land, an inboard bearing land, and an undercut situated between the outboard bearing land and the inboard bearing land, wherein the undercut is radially tapered with respect to at least one of the outboard bearing land and the inboard bearing land;
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- a saddle substantially covering the undercut, wherein the saddle fills the undercut, such that a diameter of the saddle is approximately equal to a diameter of the outboard bearing land and a diameter of the inboard bearing land.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.