Motor vehicles – Compensating devices
Patent
1977-05-09
1978-07-18
Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
Motor vehicles
Compensating devices
180 54E, 180 88, B60K 1716
Patent
active
041009886
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle such as a lift truck or the like including a vehicle frame having two spaced apart side frame members, a drive system for the vehicle including a differential having a housing disposed between the frame members with oppositely directed drive train tunnels extending towards a respective one of the frame members, an opening in each side frame member and aligned with the associated drive train tunnel, a pair of final drive units, each including wheel spindles, one on each side of the frame with each final drive unit having a mounting plate abutting an associated side frame member on the side thereof remote from the differential and a sleeve for housing a drive component extending from the mounting plate through the opening in the associated side frame member for connection to the associated tunnel, and a securing device securing each mounting plate to the associated side frame member so that loading on the vehicle will be transmitted directly to the vehicle frame and the differential will not support vehicle loads.
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Peters Jr. Joseph F.
Siemens Terrance L.
Towmotor Corporation
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