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US 7,093,843 B2Granted
King pin arrangement for steering knuckle
AssigneeArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
InventorsTomaz Dopico Varela, Duy T. Lam
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Abstract
A steering knuckle assembly provides a tapered roller bearing on the bottom and a needle bearing on the top of a king pin. A spring cap preloads the tapered roller bearing. The king pin includes a step on the upper portion to transfer the spring cap preload force to the top of an axle beam.
Claims17
A king pin arrangement comprising:
- a support structure comprising an upper cavity and a lower cavity;
- a needle bearing within said upper cavity;
- a tapered roller bearing within said lower cavity;
- a king pin mounted within said needle bearing and said tapered roller bearing for rotation about an axis, a step defined in said king pin;
- and
- a spring cap mounted within said upper cavity, said spring cap exerting a force upon said king pin, said step for transferring said force to an axle beam.
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A steerable knuckle assembly comprising:
- a steering knuckle comprising an upper cavity and a lower cavity;
- a needle bearing within said upper cavity;
- a tapered roller bearing within said lower cavity;
- a king pin mounted within said needle bearing and said tapered roller bearing for rotation about an axis, a step defined in said king pin;
- and
- a spring cap mounted within said upper cavity, said spring cap exerting a force upon said king pin, said step for transferring said force to an axle beam.
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A king pin arrangement comprising:
- a support structure comprising an upper cavity and a lower cavity;
- a needle bearing within said upper cavity;
- a tapered roller bearing within said lower cavity;
- and
- a king pin mounted within said needle bearing and said tapered roller bearing for rotation about an axis, an upper segment of said king pin received within said needle bearing, said upper segment of said king pin of a larger diameter than a king pin segment which is received into said tapered roller bearing.
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A steerable knuckle assembly comprising:
- a steering knuckle comprising an upper cavity and a lower cavity;
- a needle bearing within said upper cavity;
- a tapered roller bearing within said lower cavity;
- a king pin mounted within said needle bearing and said tapered roller bearing for rotation about an axis, an upper segment of said king pin received within said needle bearing, said upper segment of said king pin is of a larger diameter than a king pin segment which is received into said tapered roller bearing;
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- a spring cap mounted within said upper cavity, said spring cap exerting a force upon said king pin.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.