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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2013
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);
Henderickson USA, L.L.C., Itasca, IL (US);
Abstract
An axle-to-beam or crossbrace-to-beam connection for a vehicle axle/suspension system includes an axle or crossbrace having at least one depression formed therein. A sleeve is formed with at least one depression and disposed about the axle or crossbrace so that the axle or crossbrace depression and the sleeve depression matingly engage one another to form a mated pair of depressions. A method of forming the axle-to-beam or crossbrace-to-beam connection includes providing an axle or crossbrace and disposing a sleeve about the axle or crossbrace. At least one mated pair of depressions is simultaneously formed in the axle or crossbrace and the sleeve. The sleeve is immovably mounted to a vehicle axle/suspension system.