Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Patent
1995-02-08
1996-07-23
Rice, Kenneth R.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
B62D 1700
Patent
active
055382738
ABSTRACT:
A steerable axle assembly for use in a motor vehicle. The assembly includes a tube yoke attached to an axle tube, with the yoke having vertically spaced arms. The assembly further includes a steering knuckle having a pair of vertically spaced flanges. At least one of the steering knuckle flanges is rotatably attached to a mating tube yoke arm, via a bearing cap. The other steering knuckle flange is rotatably attached to the mating tube yoke arm via a second bearing cap or a ball joint. Each bearing cap includes a mounting flange releasably attached to one of the tube yoke arms or steering knuckle flanges, a first generally cylindrical portion attached to the mounting flange and disposed in a bore formed in the tube yoke arm, or steering knuckle flange to which the mounted flange is attached, and a second generally cylindrical portion attached to the first generally cylindrical portion and disposed in a stepped bore formed in the mating tube yoke arm or steering knuckle flange so as to pilot a bearing assembly contained therein. The longitudinal centerline axes of the first and second generally cylindrical portions are offset relative to one another and the mounting flange of the bearing cap may be indexed relative to the tube yoke arm or steering knuckle flange to which it is releasably attached, so as to effect a change in position of the steering knuckle relative to the tube yoke, and accordingly, to effect a caster adjustment.
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Osenbaugh Carl D.
Shannon Kerry R.
Dana Corporation
Rice Kenneth R.
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