Slider Suspension Assembly with Compliant Hold-Down Arrangement
AssigneeSAF-HOLLAND GmbH
InventorWilliam J. Hicks
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Abstract
A vehicle suspension assembly includes a vehicle frame rail, a slide rail extending longitudinally along the vehicle frame rail and slidably adjustable thereto, a support bracket extending downwardly from the slide rail, a trailing arm pivotably coupled to the support bracket, a spring member positioned between the trailing arm and the slide rail, and an elastically resilient coupling arrangement coupling the slide rail to the vehicle frame rail, wherein the coupling member is configured to elastically deform during vertical displacement of the vehicle frame rail with respect to the slide rail.
Claims27
A vehicle suspension assembly, comprising:
- a vehicle frame rail;
- a slide rail extending longitudinally along the vehicle frame rail and slidably adjustable with respect to the vehicle frame rail;
- a support bracket extending downwardly from the slide rail;
- a trailing arm pivotably coupled to the support bracket;
- a spring member positioned between the trailing arm and the slide rail;
- and
- an elastically resilient coupling arrangement coupling the slide rail to the vehicle frame rail, wherein the coupling arrangement is configured to elastically deform during vertical displacement of the vehicle frame rail with respect to the slide rail.
A vehicle suspension assembly, comprising:
- a slide rail configured to extend longitudinally along a vehicle frame rail and configured to slidably adjustable with respect to the vehicle frame rail;
- a support bracket extending downwardly from the slide rail;
- a trailing arm pivotably coupled to the support bracket;
- a spring member positioned between the trailing arm and the slide rail;
- and
- an elastically resilient coupling arrangement configured to couple the slide rail to the vehicle frame rail, wherein the coupling member is configured to elastically deform during vertical displacement of the vehicle frame rail with respect to the slide rail.
A coupling arrangement for use with a vehicle suspension assembly that includes a vehicle frame rail, a slide rail extending longitudinally along the vehicle frame rail and slidably adjustable with respect to the vehicle frame rail, a support bracket extending downwardly from the slide rail, a trailing arm pivotably coupled to the support bracket, a spring member positioned between the trailing arm and the slide rail, the coupling arrangement comprising:
- a first bracket configured to slidably engage the vehicle frame rail;
- a second bracket configured to abut the slide rail;
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- an elastically resilient biasing member positioned between the first and second brackets and that is configured to elastically deform during vertical displacement of the vehicle frame rail with respect to the slide rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.