Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Patent
1987-10-20
1989-01-03
Mitchell, David M.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
403 4, B62D 1700
Patent
active
047951877
ABSTRACT:
A king pin member in the form of a plate portion adapted to index to a spindle knuckle, and a king pin stub extending from the plate portion in one of several positions offset from the indexing member, and thus from the nominal location of the king pin stub, such that the king pin member may be positioned in the spindle knuckle and engage an axle terminus to rotate the spindle knuckle to a desired orientation relative to the axle terminus to adjust and correct the camber relationship of a wheel journalled to the spindle knuckle. The offset king pin stub may be rotatable relative to the plate portion to provide variable offsets. By first measuring the camber maladjustment and selecting the king pin member with an appropriate offset king pin stub, camber corrections can be made. In particular applications, two corrective king pin members may be desirable to maintain the spindle knuckle and axle terminus geometry. Also, in some applications a two axis king pin stub may be necessary to facilitate installation of the kind pin member in the spindle knuckle.
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Harris Robert E.
Mitchell David M.
O'Rourke Thomas W.
Weaver Ross
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