# US 2020/0391815 A1 · Apparatus for supporting a component mounting plate between trailer beams > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0391815 A1 - Document ID: US20200391815A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/004,477 - Filed: 2020-08-27 - Published: 2020-12-17 - Earliest claimed: 2018-06-29 - Assignees: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC - Applicants: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC - Inventors: Jon D. Intagliata; Joseph M. Macnamara; Anthony J. Cydzik; Gary J. Brewer; Curt M. Geideman - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200391815A1 ## CPC - B62D 63/08: Component parts or accessories - F16D 65/0056: {Brake supports} - B60T 7/20: specially for trailers, e.g. in case of uncoupling of {or overrunning by} trailer (inertia-actuated overrun brakes B60T13/08) - B62D 21/20: trailer type, i.e. a frame specifically constructed for use in a non-powered vehicle - B62D 27/065: {using screwthread (connection of crossbeam to A- pillars B62D25/147; mounting load bearing surfaces B62D21/09; securing mudguards B62D25/163; connections for synthetic parts B62D29/048)} - B60T 8/3685: {characterised by the mounting of the modulator unit onto the vehicle} - B60T 2270/10: ABS control systems - B62D 21/00: Understructures, i.e. chassis frame on which a vehicle body may be mounted (combined frame and vehicle body B62D23/00 {; characterised by the material thereof B62D29/00}) - B62D 23/00: Combined superstructure and frame, i.e. monocoque constructions ({having impact absorbing means B62D21/15; } superstructure {or monocoque structure} sub-units {or parts or details thereof} B62D25/00 {; characterised by the material thereof B62D29/00}) - F16B 2/02: Clamps, i.e. with gripping action effected by positive means other than the inherent resistance to deformation of the material of the fastening - F16B 5/00: Joining sheets or plates {, e.g. panels,} to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them ({F16B17/00 takes precedence;} by sticking together F16B11/00; dowel connections F16B13/00; pins, including deformable elements F16B19/00; covering of walls E04F13/00; fastening signs, plates, panels or boards to a supporting structure, fastening readily-detachable elements, e.g. letters to signs, plates, panels, or boards, G09F7/00) - F16B 5/0635: {fastened over the edges of the sheets or plates} - B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M) - F16D: COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES - B60T: VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL (electrodynamic brake systems for vehicle, in general B60L; brakes per se, i.e. devices where braking effect occurs, including ultimate brake actuators, F16D); ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES - F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D) ## Abstract An apparatus is provided for supporting a component mounting plate that is suspended between a first trailer beam and a second trailer beam. The apparatus comprises a pair of top supporting members including (i) a first top supporting member secured to the plate, and (ii) a second top supporting member secured to the plate. Each of the first and second top members spans between and engages the first and second trailer beams. The apparatus also comprises a pair of bottom supporting members including a first bottom supporting member and a second bottom supporting member. The apparatus further comprises a pair of fastening mechanisms including (i) a first fastening mechanism that secures at least the first top member to the plate, and (ii) a second fastening mechanism that secures at least the second top member to the plate. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus for supporting a component mounting plate that is suspended between a first trailer beam and a second trailer beam, the apparatus comprising: a pair of top supporting members including (i) a first top supporting member secured to the component mounting plate, and (ii) a second top supporting member secured to the component mounting plate, wherein each of the first and second top supporting members spans between and engages the first and second trailer beams; a pair of bottom supporting members including a first bottom supporting member and a second bottom supporting member; and a pair of fastening mechanisms including: a first fastening mechanism that secures at least the first top supporting member to the component mounting plate, the first fastening mechanism including a first pair of substantially L-shaped brackets in which one leg of each L-shaped bracket is secured to the component mounting plate and the other leg of each L-shaped bracket is secured to at least one of the first top supporting member and the first bottom supporting member; and a second fastening mechanism that secures at least the second top supporting member to the component mounting plate, the second fastening mechanism including a second pair of substantially L-shaped brackets in which one leg of each L-shaped bracket is secured to the component mounting plate and the other leg of each L-shaped bracket is secured to at least one of the second top supporting member and the second bottom supporting member. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of the first and second bottom supporting members spans between and engages the first and second trailer beams. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein length of each of the first and second top supporting members and length of each of the first and second bottom supporting members are substantially the same. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of the first and second top supporting members and each of the first and second bottom supporting members comprises a substantially L-shaped member. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein (i) one leg of the L-shape of the first top supporting member and one leg of the L-shape of the first bottom supporting member are secured together, and (ii) one leg of the L-shape of the second top supporting member and one leg of the L-shape of the second bottom supporting member are secured together. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: the other leg of each L-shaped bracket of the first fastening mechanism is secured to both the first top supporting member and the first bottom supporting member; and the other leg of each L-shaped bracket of the second fastening mechanism is secured to both the second top supporting member and the second bottom supporting member. ### Claim 7 An apparatus comprising: a component mounting plate that is suspended between a first trailer beam and a second trailer beam; one or more vehicle modules secured to the component mounting plate; a pair of top supporting members including (i) a first top supporting member secured to the component mounting plate, and (ii) a second top supporting member secured to the component mounting plate, wherein each of the first and second top supporting members spans between and engages a flange of the first trailer beam and a flange of the second trailer beam; a pair of bottom supporting members including (i) a first bottom supporting member secured to the component mounting plate, and (ii) a second bottom supporting member secured to the component mounting plate, wherein each of the first and second bottom supporting members spans between and engages the flange of the first trailer beam and the flange of the second trailer beam; and a pair of fastening mechanisms including: a first fastening mechanism that secures the first top supporting member and the first bottom supporting member to the component mounting plate, the first fastening mechanism including a first pair of substantially L-shaped brackets in which one leg of each L-shaped bracket is secured to the component mounting plate and the other leg of each L-shaped bracket is secured to at least one of the first top supporting member and the first bottom supporting member; and a second fastening mechanism that secures the second top supporting member and the second bottom supporting member to the component mounting plate, the second fastening mechanism including a second pair of substantially L-shaped brackets in which one leg of each L-shaped bracket is secured to the component mounting plate and the other leg of each L-shaped bracket is secured to at least one of the second top supporting member and the second bottom supporting member. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein length of each of the first and second top supporting members and length of each of the first and second bottom supporting members are substantially the same. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein each of the first and second top supporting members and each of the first and second bottom supporting members comprises a substantially L-shaped member. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein: the other leg of each L-shaped bracket of the first fastening mechanism is secured to both the first top supporting member and the first bottom supporting member; and the other leg of each L-shaped bracket of the second fastening mechanism is secured to both the second top supporting member and the second bottom supporting member. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein (i) the first top supporting member engages only one flange of the first trailer beam and only one flange of the second trailer beam, and (ii) the second top supporting member engages the only one flange of the first trailer beam and the only one flange of the second trailer beam. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein (i) the first bottom supporting member engages the only one flange of the first trailer beam and the only one flange of the second trailer beam, and (ii) the second bottom supporting member engages the only one flange of the first trailer beam and the only one flange of the second trailer beam. ### Claim 13 (depends on 7) An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the one or more vehicle modules secured to the component mounting plate includes at least one of a trailer roll-stability module and a trailer anti-lock braking system (ABS) module.