Vehicle suspension
AssigneeThe Boler Company
InventorsDaniel R. Adema, Ashley T. Dudding, Michael J. Gottschalk, Roger D. Jable, Christopher B. Wall
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Abstract
A vehicle suspension for connecting a vehicle frame rail to a first vehicle axle and for connecting the vehicle frame rail to a second vehicle axle includes a fabricated equalizing beam connected to the first and second vehicle axles, a split bolster spring assembly connected to the equalizing beam, a fabricated saddle connected to the split bolster spring assembly, and a modular shear plate connected to the saddle and to the vehicle frame rail. The modular shear plate permits use of a universal saddle for mounting to a variety of vehicle frame configurations.
Claims17
A vehicle suspension for connecting a vehicle frame rail to a first vehicle axle and for connecting the vehicle frame rail to a second vehicle axle, comprising:
- an equalizing beam having a first end connected to said first vehicle axle and a second end connected to said second vehicle axle;
- a bolster spring assembly connected to said equalizing beam;
- a saddle connected to said bolster spring assembly;
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- a shear plate connected to said saddle and to the vehicle frame rail having a first saddle mounting wall, a second saddle mounting wall and a third saddle mounting wall, said second saddle mounting wall extending from said first saddle mounting wall at a second saddle mounting wall first end and continuously tapering outwardly with respect to said first saddle mounting wall to a second saddle mounting wall second end, said third saddle mounting wall extending from said first saddle mounting wall at a third saddle mounting wall first end and continuously tapering outwardly with respect to said first saddle mounting wall to a third saddle mounting wall second end, such that said second saddle mounting wall first end and said third saddle mounting wall first end are closer to each other than said second saddle mounting wall second end and said third saddle mounting wall second end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.