Steering knuckle and adjustable boss
US6902176B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 3, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/497
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A multi-piece steering knuckle having at least one boss which is adjustable in position along an axis of a king pin. More particularly, a steering knuckle including at least one boss having a threaded surface for threading to a mating surface of a yoke arm, the threaded surface allowing the boss to be selectively positioned along an axis of a king pin in a non-finite number of incremental positions. In another embodiment, a steering knuckle boss having an outwardly threaded surface for threading to a mating surface of a yoke arm and having, optionally, an inner wall composed of, at least in part, a nickel-aluminum bronze alloy.
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