Sway bar and bushing systems and methods
AssigneeOshkosh Defense, LLC
InventorJason Zuleger
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a frame, a first mounting bracket, and a sway bar assembly. The frame includes a first member including a first opening and a second member including a second opening. The first mounting bracket is disposed proximal the first member and includes a first panel and a second panel. The first panel is substantially parallel to a surface of the first member and defines a bar opening that is substantially aligned with the first opening. The second panel extends substantially perpendicular to the first panel and includes an aperture that is substantially aligned with the bar opening. The sway bar assembly includes a bar having a first end and a second end. The bar extends through the first opening and the second opening and is rotatably coupled to the first mounting bracket.
Claims19
A vehicle, comprising:
- a frame comprising a first member and a second member, the first member including a first opening, the second member including a second opening, wherein the first member and the second member are spaced apart from one another in at least one position;
- a first mounting bracket disposed proximal the first member, the first mounting bracket comprising:
- a first panel that is substantially parallel to a surface of the first member, the first panel defining a bar opening, the bar opening substantially aligned with the first opening;
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- a second panel extending substantially perpendicular to the first panel, the second panel including an aperture that is substantially aligned with the bar opening;
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- a sway bar assembly, comprising:
- a bar comprising a first end and a second end, the bar extending through the first opening and the second opening and being rotatably coupled to the first mounting, the first end extending outward of the first member and the second end extending outward of the second member.
A mounting bracket for a sway bar assembly, comprising:
- a first panel defining a bar opening and a plurality of openings for coupling the first panel to a vehicle frame, the first panel configured to be substantially parallel to the vehicle frame such that the bar opening is substantially aligned with a first opening in the vehicle frame;
- a second panel coupled to the first panel and extending away from the first panel in substantially perpendicular orientation relative to the first panel, the second panel defining an aperture that is substantially aligned with the bar opening;
- a support panel coupled to the first panel and the second panel, the support panel substantially perpendicular to both the first panel and the second panel;
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- a mounting device coupled to at least the second panel and configured to couple a bar of the sway bar assembly to the second panel.
A mounting bracket for a sway bar assembly, comprising:
- a first extension;
- a second extension, the second extension substantially parallel to the first extension and spaced apart from the first extension to form a gap therebetween;
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- a mounting device coupled to the first extension and the second extension, the mounting device defining a groove that is substantially aligned with the gap, the mounting device comprising a first mounting block that is engageable with a lower surface of the first extension and the second extension and a second mounting block that is engageable with an upper surface of the first extension and the second extension, the first mounting block configured to couple to the second mounting block through the first extension and the second extension.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.