Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Patent
1998-02-11
2000-07-04
Johnson, Brian L.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
267 47, 267260, B60G 1104, B60G 1110, B60G 1112, B60G 11107, B60G 11113
Patent
active
060827505
ABSTRACT:
The closed joint leaf spring mounting assembly for a mobile vehicle with a body and at least two axles may have a suspension bracket configured to be permanently fixed upon an axle housing for enclosing one of the axles and to include a plurality of vertical throughbores therein, a leaf spring having conformed surface to be congruous with areas of the suspension bracket including the throughbores, and including vertical throughbores therein which align with and form a continuation of the throughbores in the bracket, and a plurality of connectors, such as cap screws, for engagement within the aligned throughbores of the spring end and bracket for securing the structures together.
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Gurudutt Vish N.
Merkler Michael B.
Merriman David C.
Sanders Mark N.
Britton Michael
Calfa Jeffrey P.
Johnson Brian L.
Navistar International Transportation Corp
Sullivan Dennis Kelly
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