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US 6,659,481 B2Granted
Attachment of a vehicle axle to an axle suspension
AssigneeDaimlerChrysler AG
InventorsMichael Auerbach, Michael Helfrich, Lothar Noll, Michael Schober
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AssigneeDaimlerChrysler AG
InventorsMichael Auerbach, Michael Helfrich, Lothar Noll, Michael Schober
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An attachment of a vehicle axle to an axle suspension of a vehicle, such as a utility vehicle, includes a first plate element arranged on the upper side of the vehicle axle, a second plate element arranged on the lower side of the vehicle axle, and at least one spring clip, which connects the vehicle axle to an axle spring suspension of the axle suspension via the plate elements. To simplify assembly and mounting of this attachment, at least one web which is attached on its upper side to the first plate element and on its lower side to the second plate element may be arranged on each side of the vehicle axle so that the vehicle axle is completely surrounded and enclosed by the webs and the plate elements.
An attachment of a vehicle axle to an axle suspension of a vehicle, comprising:
A method of manufacturing an attachment of a vehicle axle to an axle suspension of a vehicle, the attachment including a first plate element arranged on an upper side of the vehicle axle, a second plate element arranged on a lower side of the vehicle axle, at least one spring clip connecting the vehicle axle to an axle spring suspension of the axle suspension via the first plate element and the second plate element and at least one web arranged on each side of the vehicle axle, an upper side of each web being attached to the first plate element and a lower side of each web being attached to the second plate element, the vehicle axle being completely surrounded and enclosed by the at least one web, the first plate element and the second plate element, each web being configured to pre-tension the first plate element and the second plate element toward each other and to clamp the vehicle axle between the first plate element and the second plate element, the method comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.