Trailer axle cartridge
AssigneeNorco Industries, Inc.
InventorsJason Douglas Collins, Jon David Stough, Akos Peter Sefcsik, William A Aske
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is an axle cartridge member for receiving a pair of torsion stub axles. The axle cartridge member includes a pair of laterally opposed bases, with each base defining a cavity therein for receiving an elongated stub housing of the torsion stub axles. The axle cartridge member also includes a pair of axle mounts that each includes a lateral opening extending into the cavity defined in the respective base, and an arch including a crossbar extending at a height above the bases wherein the arch further includes a portion that extends upward from each of the bases at an angle and meets the crossbar that extends generally horizontally between the portions of the arch.
Claims20
An axle cartridge member for a receiving a pair of torsion stub axles therein, the axle cartridge member comprising:
- a pair of laterally opposed bases, each base defining a cavity therein for receiving an elongated stub housing of the torsion stub axles;
- a pair of axle mounts that each includes a lateral opening extending into the cavity defined in the respective base;
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- an arch including a crossbar extending at a height above the bases, wherein the arch further includes a portion that extends upward from each of the bases at an angle and meets the crossbar that extends generally horizontally between the portions of the arch.
An axle cartridge assembly, comprising:
- an axle cartridge member including a pair of laterally opposed bases and an arch extending in a lateral direction between the bases, the arch including a crossbar extending at a height above the bases and oriented at an angle relative to the bases;
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- a pair of torsion stub axles, each torsion stub axle including an elongated stub housing extending into a cavity defined in a respective base of the pair of laterally opposed bases.
A trailer assembly, comprising:
- a trailer frame;
- an axle cartridge member including a pair of laterally opposed bases and an arch extending in a lateral direction between the bases, the arch extending at an angle relative to each base and including a crossbar extending at a height above the bases;
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- a pair of torsion stub axles, each torsion stub axle including an elongated stub housing extending into a cavity defined in a respective base of the pair of laterally opposed bases.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.