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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2002
Denis John McCann, Powys, GB;
James A. E. Mills, Clwyd, GB;
Richard Bellingham, Wrexham, GB;
Peter Kerslake Gibbens, Newport, GB;
Royston Leonard Morris, Newport, GB;
Paul Roberts, Newport, GB;
Paul Anthony Thomas, Newport, GB;
Jonathan Leslie Christopher Jackson, Herefordshire, GB;
Carl Edward Heinlein, Newport, GB;
Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems, Berks, GB;
Abstract
A vehicle suspension assembly includes a device for securing an axle to a selected suspension component. A seat member that is received between the axle and the suspension component includes an axle adaptor as part of the seat member. A first portion of the seat member is received between the axle and the suspension component. A second portion of the seat member extends away from the first portion and includes at least one support surface for supporting a brake component relative to the axle. In one example embodiment, the seat member includes an integrated brake carrier.