公开(公告)号：US07469913B2

公开(公告)日：2008-12-30

申请号：US11375747

申请日：2006-03-15

申请人： Nathan Michael Leden ,  Richard Steven Holum ,  Richard Gregory Vogler ,  Michael Brannigan ,  Ashley Thomas Dudding

发明人： Nathan Michael Leden ,  Richard Steven Holum ,  Richard Gregory Vogler ,  Michael Brannigan ,  Ashley Thomas Dudding

IPC分类号： B60G9/04

CPC分类号： B60G9/003 ,  B60G11/27 ,  B60G2200/31 ,  B60G2200/345 ,  B60G2202/152 ,  B60G2204/148 ,  B60G2204/43 ,  B60G2204/4306

摘要： The invention is directed to vehicle suspension systems and components thereof including attachment devices for mounting an axle alignment and/or load reacting mechanism to an axle. Disclosed herein are axle towers used for connecting a torque box to an axle. The axle tower of the present invention can include one or more features to absorb and disperse loads to the axle. The axle tower has a more contoured or curved edge on the side plate that experiences a compressive force than a similar edge on the side plate that experiences a tensile force. Furthermore, the axle tower has appendages that extend out from the side plates providing a large footprint on the axle housing. At least one of the appendages extending from the side plate experiencing a compressive force has a curved or radiused corner. Also, the axle towers include an inner plate having an off-centered slot where the troque box connects. The off-centered slot provides additional material to absorb the compressive force experienced on one side of the inner plate.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及车辆悬架系统及其部件，其包括用于将轴对准和/或负载反作用机构安装到轴上的附接装置。 这里公开了用于将扭矩箱连接到轴的轴塔。 本发明的轴塔可以包括吸收和分散负载到轴的一个或多个特征。 轴塔在侧板上具有更加轮廓或弯曲的边缘，其经受比侧板上经受张力的类似边缘的压缩力。 此外，轴塔具有从侧板延伸的附件，在轴壳体上提供大的占地面积。 从经受压缩力的侧板延伸的附属件中的至少一个具有弯曲或圆角。 此外，轴塔还包括一个具有偏心槽的内板，其中该套筒连接在一起。 偏心槽提供额外的材料以吸收在内板一侧所经历的压缩力。