Patent classifications
B60G2200/315
A WORKING MACHINE AND A METHOD FOR SUSPENDING A WORKING MACHINE
The invention relates to a working machine comprising a working machine frame, at least one propulsion axle having an elongated main body comprising a first end portion, a second end portion and a center portion arranged between the first and second end portions. The elongated main body has a main body length (MBL) extending from the first end portion to the second end portion. The working machine further comprises a propulsion axle suspension arrangement arranged between the working machine frame and the propulsion axle, the propulsion axle suspension arrangement comprising a first suspension device and a second suspension device arranged on opposite sides of a center of the elongated main body. The first and second suspension devices are arranged in the center portion of the elongated main body.
Body bound shear connection
A joint is formed between first and second workpieces. The first workpiece defines a cavity, while the second workpiece includes a shear member. The shear member is at least partially inserted into the cavity to secure the first workpiece to the second workpiece. One of the workpieces has a lower hardness and/or shear strength than the other workpiece and includes at least one shear tab with a base portion and an end portion. In inserting the shear member into the cavity, the end portion of the shear tab is broken away from the base portion, leaving the base portion to extend between the cavity and the shear member, thereby securing the first workpiece to the second workpiece.
CENTRAL JOINT FOR A THREE-POINT SUSPENSION LINK
A three-point suspension link has a housing supported by a ball joint so as to be rotatably and swivelably movable relative to an axle connection of the link. The link further has a captive securing arrangement functioning as a stop and extending perpendicular to the central axis of the axle connection so as to prevent a separation of the housing and axle connection in the event of failure of the ball joint. The captive securing arrangement extends perpendicular to the central axis of the axle connection operatively in two spatial directions. The three-point suspension link is formed as an axle guide link for guiding a rigid axle.
Front A-Arms for a vehicle
An All-Terrain Vehicle with a frame, shocks, and A-Arms. The A-Arms have an arcuate shape to accommodate a shock attached below a centerline connecting front wheel(s). The A-Arms on one end arc around the shock and attach to a spindle and on a second end attach to the frame. The arcuate shape provides additional clearance, beyond a non arcuate shaped A-Arm, when a wheel is turned.
Axle suspension
The invention relates to an axle suspension on a vehicle frame, comprising: an axle bracket which in its longitudinal direction is arranged transversely to the vehicle frame and at its longitudinal ends each is provided with a wheel carrier, a pendulum support which is connected with the axle bracket via a swivel bearing and is accommodated in a self-aligning bearing attached to the vehicle frame, wherein the swivel bearing has a swivel axis which extends parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle frame.
Front A-Arms For A Vehicle
An All-Terrain Vehicle with a frame, shocks, and A-Arms. The A-Arms have an arcuate shape to accommodate a shock attached below a centerline connecting front wheel(s). The A-Arms on one end arc around the shock and attach to a spindle and on a second end attach to the frame. The arcuate shape provides additional clearance, beyond a non arcuate shaped A-Arm,when a wheel is turned.
Mounting assembly for a suspension and wheel assembly of a vehicle, and vehicle including same
A mounting assembly for a suspension and wheel assembly of a vehicle can include a pair of frame members, a final drive assembly, and a pair of suspension brackets. The frame members can be spaced apart from each other in a transverse direction of the vehicle and can extend upwardly along a vertical direction of the vehicle. The final drive assembly can extend between the frame members. Each of the suspension brackets can connect a respective suspension member to a respective one of the frame members. The suspension brackets can be connected to the frame members and to the final drive assembly such that a lateral load input to one of the suspension brackets is transferred to a different one of the suspension brackets through the final drive housing, and then to the respective one of the frame members to which the different one of the suspension brackets is connected.
Wishbone-Shaped Linkage And Modular Bushing Assembly And Suspension Systems Incorporating The Same
A vehicle suspension system includes a wishbone-shaped linkage having a base, with two limbs extending from the base. Each limb is configured to support a laterally and longitudinally oriented bushing assembly, which may include a bushing assembly received by a laterally and longitudinally oriented mounting tube associated with a free end of the limb. The base includes upper and lower plates wrapping only partially around a laterally extending cross tube. A modular bushing assembly including a pair of bushing lobes and a bar pin is partially received within the cross tube, with the bushing lobes being adjustably positioned on the bar pin to allow for adjustment of the conical rate of the bushing assembly.
A mounting assembly includes a pair of mount blocks secured to a vehicle axle, with the bar pin being secured with respect to the axle via the mount blocks, thereby associating the linkage to the axle.
Bush pin, a bracket and a mounting assembly for a V-stay for a vehicle
A bush pin is provided for a V-stay presenting two arms adapted to structurally connect an axle casing for a vehicle wheel axle to a respective of a left and right vehicle frame member, including a central bush portion and a fastening portion on each side of the central bush portion, wherein each of the fastening portions is adapted to be connected to a bracket by a fastening arrangement, wherein the bush pin includes a first contact surface on each side of the central bush portion, and displaced from the fastening portions, for contacting a corresponding contact surface of the bracket in order to transfer loads.
Body Bound Shear Connection
A joint is formed between first and second workpieces. The first workpiece defines a cavity, while the second workpiece includes a shear member. The shear member is at least partially inserted into the cavity to secure the first workpiece to the second workpiece. One of the workpieces has a lower hardness and/or shear strength than the other workpiece and includes at least one shear tab with a base portion and an end portion. In inserting the shear member into the cavity, the end portion of the shear tab is broken away from the base portion, leaving the base portion to extend between the cavity and the shear member, thereby securing the first workpiece to the second workpiece.