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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2022
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
David O. Zalanka, Mt. Zion, IL (US);
Timothy D. Harman, Forsyth, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A suspension connection weldment may include a cross member having a first end and a second end and a pair of substantially parallel flank walls spaced apart from one another and arranged at respective first and second ends of the cross member. The flank walls may extend upward and forward from the respective first and second ends of the cross member and generally orthogonal to the cross member. The flank walls may include a plurality of vertically extending rib elements spaced horizontally along respective flank walls from a rear side of the flank wall to a front side of the flank wall. Each rib element may include an upper bore in an upper end and a lower bore in a lower end. The upper and lower bores may be configured to receive a suspension connecting pin.