Tandem axle suspension with improved equalizer pivot assembly
US4200267A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 1978 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/455
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tandem axle leaf spring suspension in which the structure for pivotally interconnecting each equalizer member to its associated mounting bracket comprises a cylindrical wall member disposed between the mounting bracket plates and two end disks between each end of the cylindrical wall member and the adjacent bracket plate, the cylindrical wall member having a plurality of annularly spaced recesses formed in the opposite end portions thereof defining a plurality of annularly spaced axially extending projections at each end portion thereof and each end disk having a plurality of annularly spaced recesses formed in the exterior periphery thereof defining a plurality of annularly spaced radially extending projections. Each of the end disks is mounted with the radial projections thereof engaged within recesses within the associated end portion of the cylindrical wall member and with the recesses thereof receiving the associated axially extending projections of the cylindrical wall member.
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