Vehicle axle suspension bracket with squeeze attachment interface

A suspension bracket is supported by an axle housing and is used to attach a vehicle suspension to the axle housing. The axle housing includes a polygonal cross-section including obliquely orientated corner portions that extend between adjacent vertical and horizontal walls. The suspension bracket i...

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Main Authors SMITH MARK, TROST HARRY W, ESCHENBURG DALE J, BRAGAN PAUL G, HALL EVERETT, PAN JAW-PING, MCKENZIE JACK R, BULEY THOMAS D, SOMNAY RAJESH J, LIE TJONG T
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LanguageEnglish
Published 08.12.2005
Edition7
Subjects
AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS
CASTORS
INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
VEHICLE WHEELS
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Summary:A suspension bracket is supported by an axle housing and is used to attach a vehicle suspension to the axle housing. The axle housing includes a polygonal cross-section including obliquely orientated corner portions that extend between adjacent vertical and horizontal walls. The suspension bracket includes a base portion, a pair of bracket legs, and contact pads that extend between each bracket leg and the base portion. Each bracket leg engages a protruding portion that extends outwardly from one of the vertical walls. A pressure force is applied to secure the suspension bracket to the axle housing. The pressure force squeezes the suspension bracket around the axle housing to generate a clamp load. The clamp load is exerted by the contact pads against the corner portions of the axle housing. Fore/aft loading and torsional loading are transferred from the axle housing to the suspension bracket via the corner portions.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20050148154