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US 2016/0009134 A1Published application
Fabricated drop axle and method of manufacturing same
AssigneeMTH Manufacturing Inc.
InventorMichael Anthony HARASYM
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Abstract
A fabricated drop axle is described. A pair of axle stub ends is oppositely retained within a saddle having a recess through which accessories can pass.
Claims11
A fabricated drop axle assembly, comprising:
- a pair of opposed and spaced apart axle stub ends, each having a saddle end and a spindle end;
- a saddle arcuately formed about an axis to coaxially retain therein the saddle ends of the respective axle stub ends, and defining a recess that substantially bisects the axis.
A saddle for a fabricated drop axle assembly, the saddle being arcuately formed about an axis to coaxially retain therein a pair of spaced apart and opposed axle stub ends, and defining a recess that substantially bisects the axis.
A method of manufacturing a saddle for a fabricated drop axle assembly, the method comprising:
- forming a saddle plate by removing a substantially central portion of a blank to define an aperture;
- pressing the saddle plate substantially across the aperture about an axis over an arcuate die having a radius corresponding to a radius of an axle stub end to be received in the saddle to transform the saddle plate into a saddle and the aperture into a recess bisecting the axis.
A method of manufacturing a fabricated drop axle assembly, the method comprising:
- forming a saddle plate by removing a substantially central portion of a blank to define an aperture;
- pressing the saddle plate substantially across the aperture about an axis over an arcuate die having a radius corresponding to a radius of an axle stub end to be received in the saddle to transform the saddle plate into a saddle and the aperture into a recess bisecting the axis;
- wherein pressing the saddle plate transforms the saddle plate into a saddle and the aperture into a recess bisecting the axis;
- placing coaxially, opposed and spaced apart in a jig a pair of axles, each having a saddle end and a spindle end, the saddle ends each facing each other;
- coaxially aligning the saddle with the saddle ends, the recess substantially overlapping the space between the saddle ends;
- and
- mating the saddle to the axle stub ends.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.