Bracket and bushing assembly for walking beam of vehicle wheel suspension system
OwnerAnthony M. Nunesinventor
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Abstract
An improved bracket and bushing combination for the end of a walking beam forming a part of a wheel suspension system of a large truck. The bracket is a hollow housing having an end opening and side holes for receiving bolts which are threaded into the ends of a bushing after the bushing has been inserted into the housing through the end opening. The bushing is carried at one end of a walking beam, and the bushing is held in the housing by mounting elements which are secured in place over the end opening by bolts and nuts in partial surrounding relationship to the bushing. In one form of the bushing, the shaft of the bushing is concentric to the resilient core member surrounding the shaft. In another form of the bushing, the shaft is eccentric to the core member.
Claims13
In a vehicle suspension system having a walking beam and an axle housing, the improvement comprising:
- a shell-like bracket having a pair of spaced side walls and provided with an end opening, said bracket having means for connecting the bracket to the axle housing;
- an elongated bushing adapted for attachment to one end of the walking beam, said bushing being movable through said end opening and into and out of the space between the side walls;
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- means coupled with each of the side walls, respectively, and the adjacent end of the bushing for releasably securing the bushing to the bracket.
In a vehicle suspension system having a walking beam and an axle housing, the improvement comprising:
- a bracket having a shell-like housing and a pair of spaced side walls and provided with an end opening, said bracket having means for connecting the bracket to the axle housing;
- a bushing for attachment to one end of the walking beam, said bushing being movable through said end opening and into and out of the space between the side walls;
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- means coupled with the side walls and the bushing for releasably securing the bushing to the bracket.
In a vehicle suspension system having a walking beam and an axle housing, the improvement comprising:
- a bracket having a pair of spaced side walls and provided with an end opening, said bracket having means for connecting the bracket to the axle housing;
- a bushing for attachment to one end of the walking beam, said bushing being movable through said end opening and into and out of the space between the side walls, the bushing having a pair of annular end parts, each side wall having a recess for receiving a respective end part of the bushing;
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- means coupled with the side walls and the bushing for releasably securing the bushing to the bracket.
In a vehicle suspension system having a walking beam and an axle housing, the improvement comprising:
- a bracket having a pair of spaced side walls and provided with an end opening, said bracket having means for connecting the bracket to the axle housing;
- a bushing for attachment to one end of the walking beam, said bushing being movable through said end opening and into and out of the space between the side walls, each end of the bushing having an annular outer end part, each side wall having an inner face and a recess on each inner face of each sidewall, respectively, each recess having a surface substantially complemental to the outer end part of the bushing;
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- means coupled with the side walls and the bushing for releasably securing the bushing to the bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.