Patent ID: 8276925
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: B60G,B62D

Abstract:
1. A knuckle comprising: a spindle to support a wheel; an upper boss extending inwardly of said spindle; a lower boss extending inwardly of said spindle and spaced vertically below said upper boss wherein said lower boss includes a tie rod arm mount interface; a mount flange on an inboard end of said spindle at a location outboard of said upper and said lower bosses; a tie rod arm associated with said tie rod arm mount interface; a steer arm positioned on an opposite side of said knuckle from said tie rod arm, said steer arm being fixed to said tie rod arm and including an input mount interface to receive steering input to turn the wheel, and wherein said tie rod arm and said steer arm are integrally formed together as a single-piece component, said single-piece component having a first arm end coupled to a tie rod and a second arm end that is coupled to an input link at said input mount interface; and wherein said single-piece component includes an intermediate portion that includes a first mount interface connected to said lower boss and a second mount interface connected to said mount flange.