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US 9,315,083 B2Granted
Frame hanger for providing thrust angle alignment in vehicle suspension
AssigneeHendrickson USA, L.L.C.
InventorsShawn D. Noble, Matthew J. Van Meter, Joseph Martin
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Abstract
A frame hanger having a frame attachment portion having a first mounting surface and a second mounting surface, a first control arm mounting portion positioned beneath the frame attachment portion, wherein a first plurality of elongated longitudinally extending slots extend through the first mounting surface of the frame attachment portion, and wherein a second plurality of elongated longitudinally extending slots extend through the second mounting surface of the frame attachment portion.
Claims28
A frame hanger for use in a vehicle suspension comprising:
- a frame attachment portion having a first mounting surface and a second mounting surface;
- a first control arm mounting portion positioned beneath the frame attachment portion;
- wherein a first plurality of elongated longitudinally extending slots extend through the first mounting surface of the frame attachment portion;
- and
- wherein a second plurality of elongated longitudinally extending slots extend through the second mounting surface of the frame attachment portion;
- wherein the first plurality of elongated longitudinally extending slots on the first mounting surface of the frame attachment portion correspond to a first plurality of holes positioned on a vehicle frame rail for mounting the frame attachment portion to the vehicle frame rail;
- and
- the second plurality of elongated longitudinally extending slots on the second mounting surface of the frame attachment portion correspond to a second plurality of holes positioned on the vehicle frame rail for mounting the frame attachment portion to the vehicle frame rail.
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A frame hanger for use in a vehicle suspension comprising:
- a frame attachment portion having a first mounting surface and a second mounting surface;
- a first control arm mounting portion positioned beneath the frame attachment portion;
- wherein a first plurality of elongated longitudinally extending slots extend through the first mounting surface of the frame attachment portion;
- wherein a second plurality of elongated longitudinally extending slots extend through the second mounting surface of the frame attachment portion;
- wherein the first plurality of elongated longitudinally extending slots on the first mounting surface of the frame attachment portion correspond to a first plurality of holes positioned on a frame bracket for mounting the frame attachment portion to the frame bracket;
- wherein the second plurality of elongated longitudinally extending slots on the second mounting surface of the frame attachment portion correspond to a second plurality of holes positioned on the frame bracket for mounting the frame attachment portion to the frame bracket;
- wherein the frame bracket further includes a third plurality of holes for mounting the frame bracket to a vehicle frame rail;
- and
- wherein the frame bracket further includes a fourth plurality of holes for mounting the frame bracket to the vehicle frame rail.
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A frame hanger for use in a vehicle suspension comprising:
- a frame attachment portion having a first mounting surface and a second mounting surface;
- a first control arm mounting portion positioned beneath the frame attachment portion;
- a frame bracket mounted to the first and second mounting surfaces of the frame attachment portion;
- said frame bracket having a first plurality of elongated longitudinally extending slots that correspond to a first plurality of holes in the first mounting surface of the frame attachment portion, and having a second plurality of elongated longitudinally extending slots that correspond to a second plurality of holes in the second mounting surface of the frame attachment portion.
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A suspension assembly for supporting a longitudinally extending vehicle frame rail, comprising:
- a frame hanger;
- an axle attachment member mounted to a first vehicle axle;
- a first control arm having a first end mounted to, and extending from, a first control arm mounting portion positioned on the frame hanger;
- and said first control arm having a second end mounted to the axle attachment member;
- wherein the frame hanger includes a frame attachment portion having a first mounting surface and a second mounting surface;
- wherein the first control arm mounting portion is positioned beneath the frame attachment portion;
- wherein a first plurality of elongated longitudinally extending slots extend through the first mounting surface of the frame attachment portion;
- wherein a second plurality of elongated longitudinally extending slots extend through the second mounting surface of the frame attachment portion;
- wherein the first plurality of elongated longitudinally extending slots on the first mounting surface of the frame attachment portion correspond to a first plurality of holes positioned on a vehicle frame rail for mounting the frame attachment portion to the vehicle frame rail;
- and
- the second plurality of elongated longitudinally extending slots on the second mounting surface of the frame attachment portion correspond to a second plurality of holes positioned on the vehicle frame rail for mounting the frame attachment portion to the vehicle frame rail.
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A suspension assembly for supporting a longitudinally extending vehicle frame rail, comprising:
- a frame hanger;
- an axle attachment member mounted to a first vehicle axle;
- a first control arm having a first end mounted to, and extending from, a first control arm mounting portion positioned on the frame hanger;
- and said first control arm having a second end mounted to the axle attachment member;
- wherein the frame hanger includes a frame attachment portion having a first mounting surface and a second mounting surface;
- wherein the first control arm mounting portion is positioned beneath the frame attachment portion;
- wherein a first plurality of elongated longitudinally extending slots extend through the first mounting surface of the frame attachment portion;
- wherein a second plurality of elongated longitudinally extending slots extend through the second mounting surface of the frame attachment portion;
- wherein the first plurality of elongated longitudinally extending slots on the first mounting surface of the frame attachment portion are positioned in a frame bracket attached to a first end of the frame attachment portion;
- and
- the second plurality of elongated longitudinally extending slots on the second mounting surface of the frame attachment portion are positioned in the frame bracket attached to a second end of the frame attachment portion.
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A suspension assembly for supporting a longitudinally extending vehicle frame rail, comprising:
- a frame hanger;
- an axle attachment member mounted to a first vehicle axle;
- a first control arm having a first end mounted to, and extending from, a first control arm mounting portion positioned on the frame hanger;
- and said first control arm having a second end mounted to the axle attachment member;
- wherein the frame hanger includes a frame attachment portion having a first mounting surface and a second mounting surface;
- wherein the first control arm mounting portion is positioned beneath the frame attachment portion;
- wherein a first plurality of elongated longitudinally extending slots extend through the first mounting surface of the frame attachment portion;
- wherein a second plurality of elongated longitudinally extending slots extend through the second mounting surface of the frame attachment portion;
- wherein the first plurality of elongated longitudinally extending slots on the first mounting surface of the frame attachment portion correspond to a first plurality of holes positioned on a frame bracket for mounting the frame attachment portion to the frame bracket;
- wherein the second plurality of elongated longitudinally extending slots on the second mounting surface of the frame attachment portion correspond to a second plurality of holes positioned on the frame bracket for mounting the frame attachment portion to the frame bracket,
- wherein the frame bracket further includes a third plurality of holes for mounting the frame bracket to a vehicle frame rail;
- and
- wherein the frame bracket further includes a fourth plurality of holes for mounting the frame bracket to the vehicle frame rail.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.