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US 9,428,020 B2Granted
Axle alignment system
AssigneeArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
InventorSteven Saieg
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Abstract
An axle alignment system for an axle assembly. The axle alignment system may include a bracket assembly and an alignment plate. The alignment plate may be moveably disposed on the bracket assembly with one or more fasteners that may move along one or more slots that may be provided with the bracket assembly and/or the alignment plate.
Claims10
An axle alignment system comprising:
- an axle assembly;
- a bracket assembly including a first plate having a first elongate slot and a second elongate slot, wherein the first and second elongate slots each have a major axis and a minor axis;
- an alignment plate that has a first surface disposed proximate the first plate, a second surface disposed opposite the first surface, an alignment feature that is disposed proximate the second surface and extends away from the first plate, a first opening aligned with the first elongate slot, and a second opening aligned with the second elongate slot, wherein the first opening and the second opening are each configured as an elongate slot having a major axis and a minor axis disposed substantially perpendicular to the major axis, wherein the major axes of the first and second openings are disposed nonparallel to the major axes of the first and second elongate slots, respectively;
- a lower control arm that extends between the axle assembly and the bracket assembly;
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- an upper control arm that extends between the axle assembly and the bracket assembly;
- wherein the first elongate slot and the first opening receive a first fastener that mounts the lower control arm to the bracket assembly and the second elongate slot and the second opening receive a second fastener that mounts the upper control arm to the bracket assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.