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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2015
Hendrickson Usa, L.l.c., Itasca, IL (US);
Michael J. Gottschalk, McKinney, TX (US);
Scott Kohler, Danville, OH (US);
Mark Dankow, New Albany, OH (US);
Andrew Westnedge, Granville, OH (US);
Hendrickson USA, L.L.C., Itasca, IL (US);
Abstract
A steering knuckle () is provided for use in association with a vehicle steering assembly (). The steering knuckle () includes a knuckle body () having a generally vertical face () and an upper yolk arm () having a generally vertical face (). The generally vertical faces () of the steering knuckle body () and the upper yolk arm () are connected to each other. The generally vertical face () of the upper yolk arm () includes a camshaft bore () extending therethrough and configured to receive a camshaft (). The generally vertical face of the knuckle body may be welded to a spindle (), with a portion of the spindle being cut away to allow for a complete circular weld between the knuckle body and the spindle.