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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2008
Filed:
May. 02, 2003
Lawrence D. Brill, Westerville, OH (US);
Corrado A. Conti, Novara, IT;
Brian D. Hayes, Newark, OH (US);
Steven E. Hunter, Lancaster, OH (US);
Fabio Maineri, Milan, IT;
Tomaz Dopico Varela, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Lawrence D. Brill, Westerville, OH (US);
Corrado A. Conti, Novara, IT;
Brian D. Hayes, Newark, OH (US);
Steven E. Hunter, Lancaster, OH (US);
Fabio Maineri, Milan, IT;
Tomaz Dopico Varela, Shelby Township, MI (US);
ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC, Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
An axle system includes an axle shaft offset located within an axle center beam housing. The axle shaft is located in a recess in a top wall of the axle center beam shaped with slopes to maximize clearance to the bottom of the vehicle floor panels. The pneumatic brake cylinders define a cylinder axis angled within an angular range from a generally vertical orientation for enhanced packaging.