Brazed fifth wheel hitch assembly components and method of constructing same
AssigneeSAF-HOLLAND GmbH
InventorsRandy Schutt, Brian E. Ainsworth
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Abstract
A brazing connection includes a first component comprising a first material and including a first connection portion, a second component comprising a second material and including a second connection portion, a heating element that is electrically conductive and electrically resistant positioned between the first connection portion of the first component and the second connection portion of the second component, where the heating element is configured to transmit heat when conducting an electrical current, and a brazing material configured to melt when receiving heat from the heating element, thereby connecting the first component to the second component.
Claims17
A fifth wheel hitch assembly locking jaw, comprising:
- a locking jaw comprising a first material and including a first connection surface;
- a wear plate comprising a second material and including a second connection surface and an abutment surface, wherein the abutment surface is configured to abut a kingpin of a fifth wheel hitch assembly;
- a heating element that is electrically conductive and electrically resistant positioned between the first connection surface of the locking jaw and the second connection surface of the wear plate, where the heating element is configured to transmit heat when conducting an electrical current;
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- a brazing material seperate from the heating element and configured to melt when receiving heat from the heating element, thereby connecting the locking jaw the wear plate and such that the heating element remains between the locking jaw and the wear plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.