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Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022

Filed:

Mar. 16, 2020
Applicant:

Caterpillar Sarl, Geneva, CH;

Inventor:

Joel Kenneth Cadbury-Allen, Hartlepool, GB;

Assignee:

Caterpillar SARL, Geneva, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/11 (2006.01); B62D 21/20 (2006.01); B60B 35/02 (2006.01); B62D 53/04 (2006.01); B62D 63/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/11 (2013.01); B62D 21/20 (2013.01); B60B 35/02 (2013.01); B62D 53/04 (2013.01); B62D 63/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

This disclosure is directed towards a chassis system and more particularly to a spindle cross member for the chassis system which is suitable for an articulated vehicle. At least one of the cross members of the chassis system is spindle cross member comprising a main member, having a middle section and tubular end sections. The middle section has an at least partially curved middle section wall which defines a cavity with an opening for receiving a head of a suspension frame of the chassis system. The tubular end sections are located at each end of the middle section located along a longitudinal axis of the spindle cross member. The spindle cross member further comprises means for pivotally attaching the head of the suspension frame to the middle section wall within the cavity.


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