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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2004
Paul Roberts, Newport, GB;
Royston Leonard Morris, Newport, GB;
Michael Gaywood, Newport, GB;
Nagaraja Gargeshwari, Bangalore, IN;
Paul Roberts, Newport, GB;
Royston Leonard Morris, Newport, GB;
Michael Gaywood, Newport, GB;
Nagaraja Gargeshwari, Bangalore, IN;
Abstract
A trailer axle assembly includes a non-rotating axle tube that extends laterally between a pair of wheel ends. Each wheel end supports a disc brake assembly that selectively generates a braking force to slow or stop rotation of the wheel ends. The disc brake assemblies include a torque plate that is mounted to the axle tube. The axle tube includes a radial location feature that holds the torque plate fixed relative to the axle tube so that rotational brake torque is transmitted directly through a solid interface. The axle tube also includes an axial location feature that positions the torque plate at a predetermined location along the axle beam and prevents relative axial movement between the axle beam and the torque plate.