Patent ID: 6439672
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: B60B,B60Y

Abstract:
A non-rotatable, dead axle for a supporting vehicle, such as a truck or trailer and the like, formed of an elongated shaft of a length of substantially the width of the vehicle and having opposite end spindle portions upon which vehicle wheels may be mounted, comprising:said shaft being formed of an extruded, one piece, metal, hollow tube portion of generally circular exterior cross-section with a central opening extending its length; said central opening being asymmetrically curved in cross-section relative to the tube axis so that in cross-section, the wall of the tube is divided into radial segments whose thicknesses vary relatively from thin to thick, and with the segments extending substantially the full length of the tube portion; at least one of the thick sections being adapted to be oriented to receive the greater of any forces imposed upon the axle when in use upon the vehicle; and said spindle portions being formed by separate members that are secured upon the respective ends of the tube portion in axial alignment with the tube portion.