Front steer axle beam
US5741027A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S180/905
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A front steer axle being for use in a motor vehicle to pivotally support a pair of transversely spaced steerable right and left wheel spindle assemblies. The front steer axle beam includes an elongated transverse beam member which is generally symmetrical about a center line. The elongated transverse beam member is formed by a transverse center section having a pair of spaced apart spring mounting pads, a pair of distal ends positioned above the transverse center section for pivotally cooperating with the wheel spindle assemblies, and a pair of S-shaped sections extending between opposed ends of the transverse center section and the spaced apart pair of distal ends. The pair of S-shaped sections have an I-shaped cross-section defined by a single pair of vertically spaced apart flanges and an interconnecting web. Each of the S-shaped sections include a pair of integral reinforcing ribs extending between the spaced apart flanges on opposite sides of the web to strengthen the S-shaped sections, and thereby resisting bending loads resulting from opposed forces exerted on each distal end and its adjacent spring mounting path.
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