US 10,946,711 B2 · Vehicle twist axle assembly

Abstract

The twist axle assembly includes a pair of trailing arms that are spaced apart from one another in a first direction. The twist axle assembly also includes a twist beam, which has an open shaped cross-sectional shape, that extends in the first direction between a pair of opposing end portions. The open cross-sectional shape of the twist beam includes a base and a pair of side walls. The end portions of the twist beam are fixedly attached with the trailing arms. A pair of beam reinforcements are fixedly attached with the trailing arms and with the base of the twist beam. The beam reinforcements are fixedly attached with the twist beam through at least one of fasteners, adhesives, resistance spot welding, cold metal transfer welding, laser welding, and brazing.

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Dependent claims

A twist axle assembly for a vehicle, comprising:

a pair of trailing arms spaced from one another in a first direction;
a twist beam having an open cross-sectional shape, said twist beam extending in said first direction between a pair of opposing end portions;
said open cross-sectional shape including a base and a pair of side walls;
said end portions of said twist beam being fixedly attached with said trailing arms;
a pair of beam reinforcements fixedly attached with said trailing arms and with said base of said twist beam;
each of said beam reinforcements being fixedly attached with said twist beam through at least one of fasteners, adhesives, resistance spot welding, cold metal transfer welding, laser welding, and brazing;
and
wherein said base of said twist body has a plurality of apertures spaced from one another in said first direction for receiving fasteners to fixedly attach beam reinforcements of different lengths to said twist beam.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Vehicle twist axle assembly

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