Front axle arrangement for a heavy vehicle

US6736232B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Scania CV AB (Publ) · SE

Inventors

• Ake Bergstrom · Mariefred, SE
• Pär Wallin · Uppsala, SE
• Michael Linden · Gately Drive, SE
• Fredrik Modahl · Knivsta, SE
• Anders Gustavsson · Gnesta, SE
• Geoffrey Davidson · Stockholm, SE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 7, 2002
• Grant date: May 18, 2004
• Expiry date: Aug 7, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60G2300/026
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a front axle arrangement for a heavy vehicle, e.g. a freight vehicle. The vehicle incorporates a number of wheels (42, 43) which bear the vehicle, and an engine unit (20) for the vehicle's propulsion and a longitudinal chassis element (6) which extends along the vehicle's longitudinal axis in the normal direction of forward movement of the vehicle. The front axle arrangement forms a separate front axle unit (11) incorporating a frame structure (12-15) which is intended to be connected to the longitudinal chassis element, and two of said wheels which are suspended in the frame structure. The front axle unit (11) is intended to bear the engine unit (20) in such a way that the latter extends in through a central aperture of the frame structure (12-15) and can at least partially be extracted from the front axle unit.