Cast trailing arm assembly for trailer suspension
    42.
    发明授权
    Cast trailing arm assembly for trailer suspension 有权
    用于拖车悬挂的拖尾臂组件

    公开(公告)号:US07360774B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-04-22

    申请号:US11016297

    申请日:2004-12-17

    Abstract: A trailing arm assembly for a suspension includes at least first and second cast components. The first and second cast components are welded to each other to substantially surround an outer perimeter of an axle member. The first cast component is then welded to one side of the axle member at a first weld and the second cast component is welded to an opposite side of the axle member at a second weld. A bushing tube is then welded to one of the first and second cast components and is subsequently attached to a vehicle frame member. The first weld area comprises a pair of laterally spaced window welds and the second weld area comprises a single window weld.

    Abstract translation: 用于悬架的牵引臂组件至少包括第一和第二铸件。 第一和第二铸造部件彼此焊接以基本上围绕轴构件的外周。 然后将第一铸造部件在第一焊接处焊接到轴构件的一侧,并且在第二焊接处将第二铸造部件焊接到轴构件的相对侧。 衬套管然后被焊接到第一和第二铸件中的一个并且随后附接到车架构件。 第一焊接区域包括一对横向隔开的窗口焊缝,第二焊接区域包括单个窗口焊缝。

    VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS
    44.
    发明申请
    VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS 有权
    车辆悬挂

    公开(公告)号:US20070210549A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-09-13

    申请号:US11470391

    申请日:2006-09-06

    Inventor: Andrew Westnedge

    Abstract: The invention relates to vehicle suspension systems of the type with a trailing arm, and to a seat for securing the trailing arm to an axle or axle casing. Hitherto, trailing arms have been located on axles or axle casings and held in place by the force of U-bolts holding the trailing arm to the axle. Under excessive loads as can be applied to vehicle suspension systems, trailing arms can be moved out of alignment to the detriment of the running of the vehicle. To avoid such movement, seats for trailing arms are known to be welded to vehicle axes or casings and to which the trailing arms are secured such as by U-bolts. Here, manufacturing tolerances can cause a bad, relatively loose fit between the seat and axle or axle casing, causing alignment difficulties when fitting or welding the seat in place, with a large build-up of stresses in the vicinity of the weld when the trailing arm seat is subjected to torsional loading, that can be particularly damaging to an axle casing that ordinarily is formed from the thin sheet metal. The object of the invention is to provide a vehicle suspension that avoids those difficulties mentioned above, which objective is met by a construction comprising an axle and at least one trailing arm, there being a seat for the or each trailing arm, the or each seat having a primary recess in which the axle is located, the primary recess having a transverse secondary recess in which an insert is located, the insert being positively secured in the primary recess, and having end sections extending beyond the edges of the primary recess, that are positively secured to the adjacent walls of the axle.

    Abstract translation: 本发明涉及具有牵引臂的类型的车辆悬架系统,以及用于将牵引臂固定到车轴或车轴壳体的座椅。 到目前为止,后臂已经位于轴或轴壳上,并且通过将牵引臂保持在轴上的U形螺栓的力而保持在适当位置。 在可应用于车辆悬架系统的过度载荷下,拖臂能够移出对准以损坏车辆的行驶。 为了避免这种运动,已知用于牵引臂的座椅被焊接到车辆轴线或壳体上,并且牵引臂例如通过U形螺栓固定到该座椅上。 这里,制造公差可能会导致座椅与轴套或轴套之间的配合不良,相对松动,导致当将座椅安装或焊接到位时导致对准困难,当焊接附近时应力大量增加 臂座承受扭转载荷,这可能对通常由薄金属板形成的轴壳特别有害。 本发明的目的是提供一种避免上述困难的车辆悬架,该目的通过包括一个轴和至少一个牵引臂的结构来满足,该结构包括用于该或每个牵引臂的座椅,每个座椅 所述主凹部具有一个主凹槽,所述主凹部具有横向次凹槽,插入件位于所述主凹槽中,所述插入件牢固地固定在所述主凹槽中,并且具有延伸超过所述主凹槽的边缘的端部部分, 被牢固地固定到轴的相邻壁。

    Vehicle suspension beam
    47.
    发明授权
    Vehicle suspension beam 有权
    车辆悬挂梁

    公开(公告)号:US07178816B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-02-20

    申请号:US11333657

    申请日:2006-01-17

    Abstract: A hollow vehicle suspension beam (1) has opposed side walls formed with recesses (11) in which an axle wrap (2) is located and secured by welded jointing (12, 13) internally and externally of the opposed side walls to provide a strong joint between the beam and axle wrap. The beam may comprise at least one component (5, 6) of a generally U-shaped section the opposed limbs of which provide at least part of the opposed side walls of the beam, and the mouth of the section provides an access opening into the interior of the beam for the internal welded jointing (12) to be made at the axle wrap. One embodiment has the beam comprised of two of the U-shaped components (5, 6) disposed with their mouths opening in opposite directions to provide access to the interior of the beam for the internal welded jointing to be made at the axle wrap (2) before the mouths are closed by closure components (15, 16). Another embodiment has the opposed side walls formed in combination by the opposed limbs of a U-shaped component and the space between the plate components being closed off by closure components after the internal welded joint have been made.

    Abstract translation: 空心车辆悬挂梁(1)具有形成有凹部(11)的相对侧壁,其中轴封(2)定位并通过在相对侧壁的内部和外部的焊接(12,13)固定,以提供强的 梁和轴之间的接头包裹。 梁可以包括至少一个大致U形截面的部件(5,6),其相对的臂部提供梁的相对侧壁的至少一部分,并且该部分的口部提供进入 用于内部焊接接头(12)的梁的内部在轴套上制成。 一个实施例具有由两个U形部件(5,6)组成的梁,所述两个U形部件(5,6)以其相反方向开口的方式设置,以提供通向梁的内部的通路,用于在轴套(2)处制造内部焊接接头 )在口被封闭部件(15,16)封闭之前。 另一个实施例具有由相对的U形部件组合形成的相对侧壁,并且在制造内部焊接接头之后,板部件之间的空间被封闭部件封闭。

    Suspension system having reduced weight arm construction
    50.
    发明申请
    Suspension system having reduced weight arm construction 有权
    悬挂系统减轻臂结构

    公开(公告)号:US20060157950A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-07-20

    申请号:US11036458

    申请日:2005-01-14

    Applicant: Thomas Chalin

    Inventor: Thomas Chalin

    Abstract: A suspension system having a reduced weight arm construction. In one vehicle suspension system, an axle is constructed at least partially of a metal alloy. An arm assembly of the suspension system includes an axle attachment constructed at least partially of a material which cannot be welded directly to the metal alloy. To interconnect the axle to the axle attachment of the arm assembly, a transition device is permanently secured to the metal alloy and permanently secured to the axle attachment material.

    Abstract translation: 具有减重臂结构的悬挂系统。 在一个车辆悬架系统中,轴至少部分地由金属合金构成。 悬架系统的臂组件包括至少部分由不能直接焊接到金属合金的材料构成的轴附件。 为了将轴互连到臂组件的轴附件,过渡装置永久地固定到金属合金上并永久地固定到轴附件材料上。

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