The Boler Company

Hendrickson Usa, L L.c.

Hendrickson International Corporation

Mark William Dankow

Christopher Wayne Forrest

Thomas Sholeen

Vincent Mastrangelo

Ashley Thomas Dudding

John Wayne Stuart

Jason Steby Thomas

Pedro Ramses Banda Marquez

Lynn Lash

Raymond A Hewitt

Pedro Ramses Marquez

Christopher W Forrest

A non-torque reactive air suspension exhibiting excellent roll stability characteristics is shown to include frame hangers mounted to frame rails extending longitudinally on opposite sides of a vehicle. Longitudinally extending beams are connected to the frame hangers at one end and extend parallel to the frame rails. At their other ends, the beams are joined by a crossbrace extending laterally across the vehicle centerline. In a central portion thereof, the beams have an axle pivot bore to which an axle clamp assembly is connected, the axle clamp assembly clamping a drive axle housing for the vehicle. The axle pivot bore is generally aligned with the drive axle. A control rod assembly is connected to suspension or frame components. Together with the beams, the control rod assembly forms a parallelogram configuration wherein the beams form the lower linkages of that configuration and the control rods included within the control rod assembly form the upper linkages of that configuration.

Vehicle suspension

A suspension system component for use in association with a leaf spring eye wrap of a leaf spring is shown to include a generally rigid planar base portion and a generally rigid scarf gap cover portion extending from the base portion in a direction generally normal to the base portion. The scarf gap cover portion includes first and second cover portion portions extending in different planes and adjoined at a seam. The component further includes a generally rigid first stop portion formed as a peg-like structure extending from the base portion in the same direction as the scarf gap cover portion. The component also includes a generally rigid second stop portion formed as a curved engagement surface extending from the base portion in that same direction. When installed in a leaf spring eye wrap, the component covers the scarf gap formed by the end of the eye wrap and provides a protective barrier between a sleeveless bushing installed in that eye wrap and the scarf gap for allowing connection of the leaf spring to a pivot point established by a frame hanger mounted on a frame rail.

Leaf spring eye wrap scarf gap cover component

A fabricated control rod is disclosed having a spacer with a &ldquo;C&rdquo; or &ldquo;U-shaped&rdquo; channel cross-section. The spacer also has a bushing tube welded to each of its ends. Each end of the spacer is shaped to have a substantially continuous mating engagement with the exterior side surface of the adjacent bushing tube. Also, at least a substantially complete perimeter weld joins both the interior and exterior of each shaped end to the bushing tube.

Control rod

A fabricated control rod having a spacer with a &ldquo;C&rdquo; or &ldquo;U-shaped&rdquo; channel cross-section. The spacer also has a bushing tube welded to each of its ends. Each end of the spacer is shaped to have a substantially continuous mating engagement with the exterior side surface of the adjacent bushing tube. Also, at least a substantially complete perimeter weld joins both the interior and exterior of each shaped end to the bushing tube.

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Fort Wayne, IN, United States of America

Mark William Dankow