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US 10,538,135 B2Granted
Axle suspension
AssigneeLiebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH
InventorGerhard Hemmler
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Abstract
The invention relates to an axle suspension on a vehicle frame, comprising: an axle bracket which in its longitudinal direction is arranged transversely to the vehicle frame and at its longitudinal ends each is provided with a wheel carrier, a pendulum support which is connected with the axle bracket via a swivel bearing and is accommodated in a self-aligning bearing attached to the vehicle frame, wherein the swivel bearing has a swivel axis which extends parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle frame.
Claims21
An axle suspension (1) on a vehicle frame (2), comprising:
- an axle bracket (3) which in its longitudinal direction is arranged transversely to the vehicle frame (2) and at its longitudinal ends each is provided with a wheel carrier (4),
- a swivel bearing (6) mounted on the axle bracket (3),
- a pendulum support (5) which is situated on top of the swivel bearing (6) and connected with the axle bracket (3) via the swivel bearing (6), and
- a self-aligning bearing (7) attached to the vehicle frame (2) and with the pendulum support (5) extending upwardly through the self-aligning bearing (7), wherein
- the swivel bearing (6) has a swivel axis which extends parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle frame (2), and
- the pendulum support (5) projects upwardly through the self-aligning bearing (7) in compressed state and retracts downwardly away from the self-aligning bearing (7) in rebounded state.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.