Wheel assembly

Details Wheel assembly Wheel assembly

2008-09-26

2010-12-14

Culbreth, Eirc (Department: 3616)

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Running gear

C280S086751, C280S086758

Reexamination Certificate

active

07850179

ABSTRACT:
A wheel assembly for a vehicle includes a knuckle having an upper end and a lower end. A bracket is mounted to one of the upper end and the lower end of the knuckle by a plurality of fasteners. A ball joint is mounted to the bracket and configured for attaching the wheel assembly to the vehicle. One of the knuckle and the bracket defines a boss and the other defines a bore. The boss is slideably disposed within the bore in slip fit engagement. The boss transfers a load between the knuckle and the bracket in both a vertical direction along a king pin axis and a horizontal direction along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle.

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patent: 2004/0188969 (2004-09-01), Huhn et al.

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