Suspension for automotive vehicles

Patent · Tue Oct 07 00:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5041865

Pierce, W C

This patent describes a vehicle suspension system for mounting ground-engaging wheels to a vehicle frame. The suspension system comprises at least two substantially rigid arms secured to opposite sides of the frame through substantially aligned pivot mounts; at least one wheel-carrying axle between the arms; and a bracket means securing the at least one axle to each of the arms. The improvements described here is in each of the bracket means comprising: an axle plate means rigidly secured to the axle and having an elongated planar complementary surface at least partially wrapping around the axle; two spaced connecting plates secured transversely to the axle plate means and to one of the arms; and a bracing means comprising at least one curved gusset plate rigidly and angularly secured to and between the axle plate means and one of the connecting plates.

• Assignee: Lear Siegler, Inc., Santa Monica, CA
• Patent Number(s): US 4615539
• OSTI ID: 5041865
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 06 Feb 1985
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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