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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2015
Magna International Inc., Aurora, ON, CA;
Darren Andrew Womack, Windsor, CA;
Kevin Richard Langworthy, Davisburg, MI (US);
Darren Andrew Womack, Windsor, CA;
Kevin Richard Langworthy, Davisburg, MI (US);
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC., Aurora, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A twist axle assembly () of a vehicle includes a pair of trailing arms () and a twist beam () extending along an axis (A) between first and second twist beam ends (). The twist axle assembly () further includes a bushing () interconnected to each one of the first and second twist beam ends () and a respective trailing arm () for establishing a weld-less joint between the twist beam () and the trailing arm (). In an embodiment, the twist beam () and bushings () are tubular, and the bushings () are press-fit or molded onto the respective first or second twist beam ends (). In a further embodiment, the trailing arms () define an orifice () aligned on the axis (A), and the tubular bushings () are press-fit into the orifices () of the trailing arms () to establish the weld-less joint.