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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2011
Andrew J. Westnedge, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Dmitriy E. Rubalskiy, Glenview, IL (US);
Michael J. Keeler, Naperville, IL (US);
Phillippi R. Pierce, Canton, OH (US);
Andrew J. Westnedge, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Dmitriy E. Rubalskiy, Glenview, IL (US);
Michael J. Keeler, Naperville, IL (US);
Phillippi R. Pierce, Canton, OH (US);
Hendrickson USA, L.L.C., Itasca, IL (US);
Abstract
An axle-to-beam connection for a vehicle axle/suspension system includes an axle having at least one depression formed therein. A sleeve is formed with at least one depression and disposed about the axle so that the axle depression and the sleeve depression matingly engage one another to form a mated pair of depressions. A method of forming the axle-to-beam connection includes providing an axle and disposing a sleeve about the axle. At least one mated pair of depressions is simultaneously formed in the axle and the sleeve. The sleeve is immovably mounted to a vehicle axle/suspension system.