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US 5,810,377 AGranted
Fabricated steer axle
AssigneeThe Boler Company
InventorsMichael J. Keeler, Michael J. Gottschalk
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AssigneeThe Boler Company
InventorsMichael J. Keeler, Michael J. Gottschalk
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A fabricated high strength non-driven steer axle is provided so as to be cost effective to manufacture, the axle having a limited number of parts and steps of manufacture, as well as being of a reduced weight. The axle includes an integral one piece metallic form having a substantially U-shaped central portion in cross-section, and a pair of spaced arms extending from each end thereof toward a respective king pin mounting area. In order to simplify king pin mounting (e.g. eliminate the need for a bearing sleeve or tube), a separate king pin reinforcing plate is inserted between the spaced arms so that each king pin is received through an orifice in the reinforcing plate and a corresponding orifice defined in another plate, both in a bearing manner so as to efficiently support the king pin.
An axle for a wheeled vehicle, the axle comprising:
An axle for a wheeled vehicle, the axle comprising:
An axle assembly for a wheeled vehicle, the axle assembly comprising:
An axle assembly for a wheeled vehicle, the axle assembly comprising:
An axle for a wheeled vehicle, the axle comprising:
In an axle suspension system for a wheeled vehicle comprising an axle, a king pin assembly and structure for mounting said king pin assembly to said axle, characterized by said structure for mounting said king pin assembly to said axle including a plate connecting the king pin assembly to the axle, said plate being located proximal an end of said king pin assembly and connected to said king pin assembly in such a manner that bearing forces are transferred from said king pin assembly to said plate and wherein the said connection between said plate and king pin assembly is free of any weld at a location where said weld would be placed in tension.
In an axle suspension system for a wheeled vehicle including an axle system for connecting wheels thereto through a king pin assembly mechanism and wherein said axle system includes a central substantially horizontal section and an upwardly extending portion of said axle system at either end of said central section for connecting a king pin assembly to said axle system, characterized by said upwardly extending sections at each end of said axle system including a pair of side plates, each having top and bottom edges, a top plate, and a bottom plate, said top and bottom plates abridging said side plates at their top and bottom edges respectively, and such that the ends of said plates so constructed define a mechanism for connecting said king pin assembly thereto, and being further characterized by welds attaching said side plates at their bottom edges to said bottom plates and the axle being so constructed that said welds are not placed in tension during operation of the vehicle.
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