Assembled suspension connection method for underslung axle
AssigneeDana Automotive Systems Group, LLC
InventorsAnthony Pescara, Trent Marble, Ali Saeedy, Virginia Skinner
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Abstract
Systems are provided for a support. In one example, a system includes a suspension bracket assembly comprising: a forged body; a stamped plate; and a pair of bushing pins; the forged body comprising a U-shaped portion configured to be welded to an axle housing, the stamped plate comprising a plurality of appendages configured to be fastened to the forged body via a first set of first fasteners; and the pair of bushing pins configured to be interposed between the stamped plate and the forged body, where the bushing pins are fastened via a second set of second fasteners.
Claims19
A suspension bracket assembly comprising:
- a forged body;
- a stamped plate;
- and
- a pair of bushing pins, the forged body comprising a U-shaped portion configured to be welded to an axle housing, the stamped plate comprising a plurality of appendages configured to be fastened to the forged body via a first set of first fasteners;
- and the pair of bushing pins configured to be interposed between the stamped plate and the forged body, wherein the pair of bushing pins is fastened via a second set of second fasteners.
A forged body of a suspension bracket assembly comprising:
- a U-shaped portion;
- a first block;
- a second block;
- a first leg;
- and
- a second leg,
- the U-shaped portion comprising a hole, the first block and the second block extending downward from the U-shaped portion, the first leg extending from the first block, the second leg extending from the second block, the first block and the first leg opposite from the second block and the second leg across the hole, wherein the U-shaped portion is configured to be welded to an axle housing, and wherein a stamped plate is fastened to and abuts the first block and the second block via a set of fasteners, the first block and the second block each having holes the fasteners extend through.
A stamped plate of a suspension bracket assembly comprising:
- a beam;
- a first appendage;
- a second appendage;
- and
- a gap, the beam connecting to the first appendage and the second appendage, the beam extending at an angle from a first surface of the first appendage and a second surface of the second appendage, the gap extending below the beam, the first appendage being opposite the gap from the second appendage;
- the first appendage and the second appendage being fastened to a forged body of the suspension bracket assembly via a first set of first fasteners;
- the first appendage and the second appendage being fastened to a plurality of bushing pins via a second set of second fasteners.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.