Travel trailer chassis with extended axle support
AssigneeFleetwood Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsRandall Lee Most, James V. Bertoch, Mark Mazurek, Jim D. Baehmann, Kenneth J. Biddle
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Abstract
A supplemental chassis platform comprising a box structure is rigidly mounted to a travel trailer chassis main rails. The supplemental platform assumes the role of axle support from the chassis rails, where a plurality of cross beams cooperate to form a framework that supports the axle assembly outside of the chassis' twin main rails. With the axles supported by the box section, the chassis rails' spacing can be reduced to increase the storage space available under the shell.
Claims6
An axle support for a recreational vehicle chassis to be mounted on a pair of chassis main rails extending longitudinally along the chassis comprising:
- a frame comprising:
- first and second support members aligned parallel to each other and parallel to chassis main rails, where said first pair of support members are located outside of the pair of main rails;
- a plurality of traverse members rigidly disposed between and connected perpendicularly to the first and second support members, where the plurality of traverse members each pass through respective holes in the main chassis rails;
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- an axle mounting assembly disposed on each of the first and second support members for mounting the axle to said frame.
An improved chassis for a travel trailer, said chassis having a pair of longitudinal main chassis rails extending generally the length of said chassis, the improvement comprising:
- an axle support mounted on the chassis at the main rails, the axle support comprising at least three traverse members rigidly secured between two supplemental rails, said supplemental rails and said traverse members cooperating to form a box structure, said traverse members each passing respectively through a hole in the main chassis rails;
- axle mounting brackets located at the supplemental rails, where each axle mounting bracket is located at a position colinear with an axis of a respective traverse member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.