Trailing arm suspension beam assembly
AssigneeSAF-HOLLAND GmbH
InventorsGreg Galazin, Ed Hammer, Bill Broene, Greg Thorwall, Roger L. Jansen, III
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Abstract
A suspension assembly includes an axle member, a first trailing beam assembly and a second trailing beam assembly. The first trailing beam assembly and the second trailing beam assembly each include a first end operably coupled to a vehicle frame and a second end that includes a downwardly opening recess, wherein the recess includes an outer periphery, the axle member is positioned within the recess, and wherein a weld extends about the entire periphery of the recess, thereby securing the trailing beams to the axle member.
Claims7
A suspension assembly, comprising:
- an axle member having a central axis;
- a first trailing beam assembly including a first trailing beam and a first spring support, the first trailing beam having a first end pivotably coupled to a vehicle frame about a first pivot axis and having a second end operably coupled to the axle member, the first spring support including a spring support plate having a spring supporting surface that is outwardly canted with respect to at least a select one of the central axis of the axle member and the first pivot axis prior to coupling the first trailing beam with the vehicle frame;
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- a second trailing beam assembly including a second trailing beam and a second spring support, the second trailing beam having a first end pivotably coupled to a vehicle frame about a second pivot axis and having a second end operably coupled to the axle member, the second spring support including a spring support plate having a spring supporting surface that is outwardly canted with respect to at least a select one of the central axis of the axle member and the second pivot axis prior to coupling the second trailing beam with the vehicle frame.
A suspension assembly, comprising:
- an axle member having a central axis;
- a first trailing beam assembly, comprising:
- a first trailing beam having a first end pivotably coupled to a vehicle frame about a first pivot axis, a second end operably coupled to the axle member, and an uppermost surface;
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- a first spring support including a spring support plate having a spring supporting surface that is located vertically lower than the uppermost surface of the first trailing beam subsequent to the first trailing beam being coupled to the vehicle frame;
- and a second trailing beam assembly, comprising:
- a second trailing beam having a first end pivotably coupled to the vehicle frame about a second pivot axis, a second end operably coupled to the axle member, and an uppermost surface;
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- a second spring support including a spring support plate having a spring supporting surface that is located vertically lower than the uppermost surface of the second trailing beam subsequent to the second trailing beam being coupled to the vehicle frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.