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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
May. 11, 2016
Hendrickson Usa, L.l.c., Itasca, IL (US);
Sean T. Lindsay, Forest Park, IL (US);
Shane A. Tipton, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Matthew J. Van Meter, Plainfield, IL (US);
Gary E. Gerstenslager, Chicago, IL (US);
Michael P. Robinson, Chicago, IL (US);
HENDRICKSON USA, L.L.C., Itasca, IL (US);
Abstract
An axle/suspension system for a heavy-duty vehicle with a pair of suspension assemblies which each are mounted on a hanger outboardly offset from the outboard surface of the vehicle main member from which it depends. Each suspension assembly includes a beam pivotally attached to the hanger outboardly offset from the outboard surface of the main member. The beam has a tapered profile including an upward outboard taper on at least the inboard side of the beam, which provides clearance between each beam and its respective vehicle main member during upward jounce travel or lifting of the axle/suspension system.