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US 5,429,423 AGranted
Fabricated front axle I-beam
AssigneeDana Corporation
InventorsPaul Pollock, Dick Ryan, Dennis Mahoney
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Abstract
A non-driven tubular vehicle axle assembly in which the axle body is formed from the mating of opposing axle sections constructed of sheet material formed into channel members. The utilization of channel members of differing lengths combined in the construction of the axle body along with separately formed spring pads and knuckle/king pin mountings provides for ease of assembly of axles of various length and specification.
Claims20
A tubular vehicle axle assembly comprising:
- a first axle body section formed from at least one elongated first channel member, said first axle body section having an opening along its longitudinal axis and peripheral edges along both sides of said opening;
- a second axle body section formed from at least two elongated second channel members, each channel member having two ends, one end of one said second channel member secured to one end of the other said second channel member by a vertical securing means such that said second channel members share a common longitudinal axis, said second axle body section having an opening along its longitudinal axis and peripheral edges along both sides of said opening;
- said peripheral edges of at least said first and second axle body sections joined to said peripheral edges of an adjacent axle body by a horizontal securing means to form a cross-sectionally closed tubular axle body.
A tubular vehicle axle assembly comprising:
- a first axle body section formed from at least one elongated first channel member, said first axle body section having an opening along its longitudinal axis and peripheral edges along both sides of said opening;
- a second axle body section formed from at least two elongated second channel members, each channel member having two ends, one end of one said second channel member secured to one end of the other said second channel member by a vertical securing means such that said second channel members share a common longitudinal axis, said second axle body section having an opening along its longitudinal axis and peripheral edges along both sides of said opening;
- said peripheral edges of at least said first and second axle body sections joined to said peripheral edges of an adjacent axle body by a horizontal securing means to form a cross-sectionally closed tubular axle body;
- a plurality of spring pads secured to said tubular axle body;
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- a pair of mounting members adapted to receive vehicle king pin or knuckle assemblies.
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