序号 专利名 申请号 申请日 公开(公告)号 公开(公告)日 发明人
121 Axle shaft system for use with go-karts and other vehicles US13681831 2012-11-20 US09452639B2 2016-09-27 Mitchell Z. Dziekonski
Axle shaft assemblies for use with a vehicle include a tubular shaft formed from a material having a first modulus of elasticity. A first insert is positioned within the longitudinal cavity of the shaft at a first end, the first insert having a thickness adapted to provide the first end tubular shaft with a greater modulus of elasticity for providing a suspension characteristic to the vehicle. A second insert having the selected thickness is positioned at a second end of the shaft. Interchangeability of the inserts enables a single lightweight shaft of generally thin, continuous wall thickness to be adapted with a variety of suspension characteristics, without replacing the shaft itself, while the low modulus of elasticity of the shaft facilitates the flexibility of the axle assembly and the ability of the axle to withstand impacts without deformation.
122 Auxiliary axle and suspension assembly US14132752 2013-12-18 US09290221B2 2016-03-22 Richard Conaway; Daniel R. Dykstra; Marc Johnson; Doug Thole; Boyd Freeman
A vehicle suspension assembly includes an axle member movable between a first position and a second position, mounting brackets adapted to couple to a vehicle frame assembly, trailing arms pivotably coupled to mounting brackets and pivotably coupled to the axle member, a lift arrangement including a pair of diaphragm chambers each having a push plate and a flexible bladder, the push plate of the diaphragm chamber dividing the associated diaphragm chamber into a first compartment and a second compartment, the first compartment of each diaphragm chamber being adjustably pressurized to move the push plate of the associated diaphragm chamber, and at least one push rod defining a single longitudinal axis and connected to each push plate such that pressurization of the diaphragm chambers cause a translational movement of the at least one push rod, thereby causing the axle member to move between the first and second positions.
123 STEERABLE WHEEL SIDE OF A DRIVE AXLE US14780744 2014-02-20 US20160052389A1 2016-02-25 Gunter BITTLINGMAIER
The invention relates to the wheel side of as drive axle with wheel member steering. A drop Centre rim, preferably made of steel, is provided on the wheel hub and is combined with a disc brake, which is axially inwardly offset relative to the wheel plane and which preferably has compressed an actuation. The necessary space for the disc brake arrangement is guaranteed by the sufficiently low diameter of the wheel hub in the region of the brake disc and by a comparatively large axial space for the brake system, which is created by an axially narrow design of the wheel hub transmission and a by a new design of the steering knuckle bearing and of the pertaining axle guard.
124 Vehicle with wheel and axle Assembly capable of changing track width during driving mode US14326060 2014-07-08 US20160009135A1 2016-01-14 Chiou-muh Jong
A vehicle having a set of front wheels and axle assembly and a set of rear wheels and axle assembly capable of changing the track width from a wide track to a narrow track or vice versa in vehicle moving condition. The wide track mode is for safe high speed driving and more collision protection from the four wheels. The narrow track is used on the other hand for narrow street and slow speed driving and for easy parking in a narrow space.
125 SUPPORT CASING FOR A DIFFERENTIAL GEAR OF AN AXLE AND TRACK ROD ASSEMBLY US14576057 2014-12-18 US20150174958A1 2015-06-25 Andrew John Riley
A driving and steering axle of an off-highway vehicle includes an attached track rod assembly incorporating an actuator housed in spaced apart annular mountings of an axle drive head casing. One mounting includes a slot to permit through passage of one end of the assembly with a pre-attached track rod end.
126 Auxiliary Axle and Suspension Assembly US14616055 2015-02-06 US20150151801A1 2015-06-04 Richard Conaway; Daniel R. Dykstra; Marc Johnson; Doug Thole; Boyd Freeman
A vehicle suspension assembly includes providing an axle assembly having a first end including a first mounting structure and a second end, providing a first bearing block and a second bearing block, forming a first aperture in the first bearing block and a second aperture in the second bearing block, attaching the first and second bearing blocks to the first mounting structure subsequent to forming the first and second apertures; and providing a first spindle assembly coupled to the first mounting structure by a first spherical bearing located within the first aperture and a second spherical bearing located within the second aperture, wherein a first kingpin assembly extends through the first and second spherical bearings, thereby coupling the first spindle with the first mounting structure.
127 Axle for a motor vehicle US14131981 2012-06-27 US09045029B2 2015-06-02 Ulrich Mair; Stephan Pollmeyer; Martin Munster
A vehicle axle, in particular a torsion beam axle for an electric vehicle, with at least one trailing arm on which is arranged a drive unit located close to a wheel, and the drive unit comprises an electric machine and a transmission unit. The drive unit, close to the wheel, has at least one supply line and at least one damper such that the drive unit, close to the wheel, is formed at least partially as a trailing arm and the damper is connected, on at least one side, to the drive unit at least in a single-shear manner and can be connected, on at least the other side, to a body of the electric vehicle. The at least one vehicle axle is utilized on a motor vehicle.
128 FORGED HOLLOW AXLE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME US14357961 2011-11-01 US20150130262A1 2015-05-14 Leon Fuks; Stefan Preijert; Ingela Stjärnvy
A forged hollow axle, particularly a steerable axle, is designed for a commercial vehicle. The axle has a main longitudinal extension in a y-direction, a width in an x-direction and a height in a z-direction and is composed of at least two half shells fixedly joined at an interface which extends along its longitudinal extension. A material thickness in one or both of the half shells is distributed in the main longitudinal extension and in one or both of width and height to provide a predetermined relation of a torsional stiffness and a bending stiffness in one or more spatial directions in one or more axle sections.
129 Fabricated vehicle axle US12874982 2010-09-02 US08544961B2 2013-10-01 John Stephen Bubulka; Ashley Thomas Dudding; Jerome Lim Cortez; Brian Scott Wiltjer
A fabricated vehicle axle is provided with a main body defined by the combination of a channel having an inverted U-shaped configuration and a bottom plate. The ends of the main body are curved upwardly to define a pair of gooseneck portions. Axle head sections are formed at the ends of the axle and are closed off by end extensions extending from the front and rear walls of the channel and a cover flap extension extending from the top wall of the channel. A head plate is inserted within the space between the cover flap and the top edges of the end extensions. King pin bolt holes are machined at each axle head section into the cover flaps, head plates and each end of the bottom plate to permit a king pin to be installed therein.
130 STEER AXLE HIGH-TEMPERATURE WARNING SYSTEM US13808940 2011-07-21 US20130220502A1 2013-08-29 Mark Kevin Hennig
A high temperature warning system for a vehicle steer axle an air pressure supply, a normally-closed valve in fluid communication with pressure supply, a heat sensitive control capable of opening the normally-closed valve upon a predetermined temperature, the heat sensitive control mounted adjacent to the wheel end assembly in a heat exchange relationship therewith, and a warning system connected to the air pressure supply for actuation upon opening of the normally-closed valve.
131 Portal Wheel End US13401839 2012-02-21 US20120181850A1 2012-07-19 Jeffrey S. Armfield
A modular portal wheel end system for connection to a plurality of different axles for vehicles. The portal wheel end system includes a housing configure to be selectively coupled with any one of the plurality of different axles. A plurality of input gears are configured to be interchangeably connected to the housing about a first rotational axis. A plurality of output gears are configured to be interchangeably connected to the housing about a second rotational axis offset from the first rotational axis. Each of the gears having a different predetermined width along their respective axis. The housing includes an inner portion at least partially supporting the input and output gears and an outer ring coupled to the inner portion with the outer ring having a width corresponding to the predetermined width of the input and output gears to define a cavity surrounding the input and output gears.
132 FABRICATED VEHICLE AXLE US12874982 2010-09-02 US20120056469A1 2012-03-08 John Stephen Bubulka; Ashley Thomas Dudding; Jerome Lim Cortez; Brian Scott Wiltjer
A fabricated vehicle axle is provided with a main body defined by the combination of a channel having an inverted U-shaped configuration and a bottom plate. The ends of the main body are curved upwardly to define a pair of gooseneck portions. Axle head sections are formed at the ends of the axle and are closed off by end extensions extending from the front and rear walls of the channel and a cover flap extension extending from the top wall of the channel. A head plate is inserted within the space between the cover flap and the top edges of the end extensions. King pin bolt holes are machined at each axle head section into the cover flaps, head plates and each end of the bottom plate to permit a king pin to be installed therein.
133 Portal wheel end US12501273 2009-07-10 US08118133B2 2012-02-21 Jeffrey S. Armfield
A modular portal wheel end system allows for connection of a portal wheel end to any of a plurality of differently configured axles for vehicles. The portal wheel end includes a housing that houses an input gear and an output gear. The input gear is coupled to the axle to which the portal wheel end is connected. A wheel hub is coupled to the output gear. A plurality of adapter brackets are each configured to be interchangeably connected to the housing and the axle. Each adapter bracket has a different predetermined configuration for connection to a separate one of the differently configured axles. The portal wheel end system allows the same housing, input gear, output gear, and wheel hub to be connected to any of the differently configured axles with the use of the appropriate adapter bracket.
134 AXLE HOUSING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD US13189915 2011-07-25 US20120019053A1 2012-01-26 Stephen C. Doud; Blair J. Swanson; Jeffrey E. Rea
An apparatus that includes a first member, an insert, and an object. The first member made of a first metal and has a first exterior surface and a first end. A pocket is formed in the exterior surface of the first end. The insert is made of a second, different metal. The insert is connected to the pocket and has a second exterior surface that is flush with the first exterior surface. The object is formed of the second metal and is resistance welded to the insert. The second metal is steel and the first metal is a metal that cannot be resistance welded directly to steel.
135 COMMERCIAL VEHICLE AND DEVICE FOR ATTACHING A SPRING ELEMENT TO A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE AXLE US13033987 2011-02-24 US20110204589A1 2011-08-25 Thomas Reiter; Bernhard Simon
A commercial vehicle has its axle housings supported on the chassis frame by way of spring elements. Each spring element is connected to a clamping yoke having two legs, of which in each case one leg rests against the front of the axle housing and the other leg rests against the rear of the axle housing, as seen in the driving direction. The legs are connected to one another by a web. Each leg is fixed and secured on a fixing projection on a longitudinal side of the axle housing, and the web is spaced apart from the upper side of the axle housing.
136 Axle housing assembly and method US12150011 2008-04-24 US07984552B2 2011-07-26 Stephen C. Doud; Blair J. Swanson; Jeffrey E. Rea
A method of forming a joint includes providing a first member made of cast iron having an exterior surface and a first end. A pocket is formed in the exterior surface of the first end. An insert made of steel is connected to the pocket. A second member made of cast iron is provided with an aperture. The method includes positioning the first end of the first member within the aperture and positioning a plug made of steel in the second member proximate the aperture. The plug is fixedly connected to the insert.
137 Axle assembly US11998763 2007-11-29 US07955211B2 2011-06-07 Kenneth Okamuro; Robert Joeseph Brazeau; Pratish Prabhakar Malushte
A drive axle assembly has at least one axle arm portion extending from a differential housing to a shoulder structure that is unitary with the outboard end of the axle arm portion. The shoulder structure houses a first bevel bear and a second bevel gear. Openings adjacent the bevel gears are selectively closed with covers.
138 Vehicle US11911811 2006-04-11 US07717210B2 2010-05-18 Graham John Mahy; Gordon James Tobin; Benjamin Mark Glossop
A vehicle for transporting a person has a chassis (103) and four wheels (105a, 105b, 150c, 105d) supporting the chassis above a ground surface. The wheels enable the vehicle to move along the ground surface. Each of the four wheels is adjustable in position to enable the wheelbase length and track width of the vehicle to be changed. Each of the wheels is steerable to enable the changes in the wheelbase length and the track width to be effected whether the vehicle is substantially stationary or in motion.
139 STEERING AXLE TRANSPORT POSITIONING STRUCTURE AND METHOD US12236800 2008-09-24 US20100075727A1 2010-03-25 Bruce A. Coers; Daniel J. Burke; Ryan P. Mackin
A steering axle assembly of a work machine such as an agricultural harvester includes telescoping axles and hub assemblies on the telescoping axles, with front and rear hydraulic cylinders for axially and angularly adjusting positions of the wheel hub assemblies, including steering the hubs to angles sufficient to minimize a width of the steering axle assembly for transport.
140 PORTAL WHEEL END US12501273 2009-07-10 US20100007198A1 2010-01-14 Jeffrey S. Armfield
A modular portal wheel end system allows for connection of a portal wheel end to any of a plurality of differently configured axles for vehicles. The portal wheel end includes a housing that houses an input gear and an output gear. The input gear is coupled to the axle to which the portal wheel end is connected. A wheel hub is coupled to the output gear. A plurality of adapter brackets are each configured to be interchangeably connected to the housing and the axle. Each adapter bracket has a different predetermined configuration for connection to a separate one of the differently configured axles. The portal wheel end system allows the same housing, input gear, output gear, and wheel hub to be connected to any of the differently configured axles with the use of the appropriate adapter bracket.
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