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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2025
Hendrickson Usa, L.l.c., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Andrew L. Bradley, Mount Vernon, OH (US);
Scott Kohler, Danville, OH (US);
Ken Mutzner, Logan, OH (US);
Michael Andrew Power, Granville, OH (US);
Michael Sheridan, Lancaster, OH (US);
John Slonaker, Granville, OH (US);
Andrew J. Westnedge, Granville, OH (US);
Hendrickson USA, L.L.C., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A steering centering/damping mechanism for a steerable axle/suspension system of a heavy-duty vehicle, the steering centering/damping mechanism comprising a mechanically-operated structure including a torsion spring. The mechanically-operated structure interconnects a tie rod and a steering knuckle of the steerable axle/suspension system and provides increasing positive steering centering force with increasing steer angle of the steerable axle/suspension system.