Apex axle truss system
AssigneeArtec Industries, LLC
InventorNathan C. Price
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Abstract
An apex axle truss system includes a first apex axle truss including a sheet of metal that has been bent to form a first substantially vertical wall, second substantially vertical wall, first angled wall, and second angled wall. The first substantially vertical wall is configured to be secured to a first lateral side of an axle housing. The second substantially vertical wall is configured to be secured to a second lateral side of the axle housing. The first angled wall is disposed between the first substantially vertical wall and the second substantially vertical wall. The second angled wall is disposed between the first angled wall and the second substantially vertical wall. The first angled wall and the second angled wall form an apex that is configured to be disposed over an upper surface of the axle housing.
Claims19
An axle truss system comprising:
- a first axle truss comprising a sheet of metal that has been bent to form:
- a first substantially vertical wall configured to be secured to a first lateral side of an axle housing;
- a second substantially vertical wall configured to be secured to a second lateral side of the axle housing;
- a first angled wall disposed between the first substantially vertical wall and the second substantially vertical wall, wherein a first bend line is between the first substantially vertical wall and the first angled wall;
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- a second angled wall disposed between the first angled wall and the second substantially vertical wall, wherein:
- a second bend line is between the second substantially vertical wall and the second angled wall;
- a third bend line is between the first angled wall and the second angled wall;
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- the first axle truss is sized and shaped to be:
- disposed under a coil spring bracket;
- disposed adjacent to the coil spring bracket;
- or
- disposed over at least a portion of a differential housing, wherein the differential housing is secured to the axle housing.
An axle truss system comprising:
- a first substantially vertical wall configured to be secured to a first lateral side of an axle housing;
- a second substantially vertical wall configured to be secured to a second lateral side of the axle housing;
- a first angled wall disposed between the first substantially vertical wall and the second substantially vertical wall, wherein a first bend line is between the first substantially vertical wall and the first angled wall;
- a second angled wall disposed between the first angled wall and the second substantially vertical wall, wherein a second bend line is between the second substantially vertical wall and the second angled wall;
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- a substantially horizontal wall disposed between the first angled wall and the second angled wall.
An axle truss system comprising:
- a first axle truss comprising a sheet of metal that has been bent to form:
- a first angled wall;
- and
- a second angled wall, wherein a bend line is between the first angled wall and the second angled wall, wherein the first angled wall and the second angled wall are configured to be disposed over an upper surface of a differential housing of an axle housing system, wherein a first portion of the first axle truss is configured to be welded to a first side surface of the differential housing of the axle housing system, and wherein a second portion of the first axle truss is configured to be welded to a second side surface of the differential housing of the axle housing system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.