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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2010
Ashley Thomas Dudding, Yorkville, IL (US);
Rodolfo Rosales, Jr., Naperville, IL (US);
Jerome Lim Cortez, Tinley Park, IL (US);
Jerry Michael Lovett, Joliet, IL (US);
Ashley Thomas Dudding, Yorkville, IL (US);
Rodolfo Rosales, Jr., Naperville, IL (US);
Jerome Lim Cortez, Tinley Park, IL (US);
Jerry Michael Lovett, Joliet, IL (US);
Hendrickson USA, L.L.C., Itasca, IL (US);
Abstract
A leading or trailing arm vehicle suspension system comprised of a fabricated vehicle axle and a fully integrated beam casting providing bending stiffness to control axle windup and longitudinal stiffness to control axle position is disclosed. The beam casting is attached to the vehicle axle with a thru-bolt connection. The beam casting includes rack and pinion mounting attachment holes and also includes other built-in features providing efficient transfer of loads into the vehicle axle.