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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2020
Caterpillar Sarl, Geneva, CH;
Joel Kenneth Cadbury-Allen, Hartlepool, GB;
Caterpillar SARL, Geneva, CH;
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.