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https://drivepatents.com/patents/1090328 · 14 Jan 2004
A trailing arm suspension (10) is provided for use in a heavy-duty vehicle. The suspension includes a frame (12) and a pair of spaced apart trailing arms (16) that each include a forward portion (18) pivotally supported by the frame. The trailing arms exte...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1090344 · 14 Jan 2004
A trailing arm (14) is provided for a vehicle suspension (10) including a forward portion (28). The forward portion extends longitudinally to a rearward portion (30) with the trailing arm having at least a portion with an open bottom (31). The trailing arm...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1090339 · 14 Jan 2004
The present invention provides a heavy duty suspension system (10) including a frame (12) and a pair of spaced apart trailing arms (14). The trailing arms each include a forward portion (17) pivotally supported by the frame and extending longitudinally to ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1091054 · 17 Dec 2003
An automatic axle engagement system utilizes wheel speed sensors (42), engine control, and braking control to provide optimal engagement of a front drive axle (12) to provide all wheel drive under poor driving conditions. The system includes a transfer cas...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1091455 · 3 Dec 2003
A wheel end assembly includes an output shaft (22/70/120) that is directly mountable to a wheel adapter (38/80/130) to drive a vehicle wheel. A gear assembly (12/62/112) is coupled to the output shaft to transfer driving force from an input to the output s...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1091881 · 12 Nov 2003
A suspension assembly (10) is provided that includes a first suspension member (12) such as a rear axle housing having first and second opposing sides (14). The housing includes spaced apart comers (16). First (18) and second (20) seats are respectively ad...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1092062 · 5 Nov 2003
A transfer case assembly (10) includes an input gear (12), an idler gear (14), and an output gear (16). The idler gear is mounted on an idler shaft (22), which is rotatably supported by a bearing (30) retained within a carrier (32). The carrier fits within...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1092879 · 1 Oct 2003
A suspension system for a low floor vehicle (10) includes an independent suspension system which includes a spring strut (66) of the McPherson type. The spring strut essentially combines a spring and shock into a load bearing member of the suspension (24)....
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1093188 · 17 Sep 2003
A suspension system includes a swing arm which pivots about a pivot axis. A hub assembly, hub gear box and input gear box are mounted to an independently pivoting swing arm. The pivot axis is located below (closer to the ground) than a rotational axis defi...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1093911 · 20 Aug 2003
A drive unit assembly (32) utilizes a single input (38) to drive a pair of laterally spaced wheel ends (34). Each wheel end is suspended independently from the other. The input is operatively coupled to only one of the wheel ends and an exposed axle shaft ...