Patent ID: 6209895
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
An axle suspension system for a wheeled vehicle, including:a trailing arm beam extending longitudinally along said vehicle,a resilient pivotal bushing attached at a forward end of said trailing arm beam and a spring attached to a rearward end of said trailing arm beam,said resilient pivotal bushing and said spring attached to said wheeled vehicle,said trailing arm beam having a U-shape transverse cross section with a horizontally extending wall joining oppositely located vertical extending walls to define a vertical facing opening thereof in said trailing arm beam,a vehicle axle, andan axle thrust mounting located on said trailing arm beam and spanning said vertically facing opening thereof adjacent said rearwardly located end of said trailing arm beam,said axle thrust mounting including:an axle cradle mounted on said vertically extending walls of said trailing arm beam and extending transversely across said trailing arm beam,said axle cradle having crosswalls which seat in notches formed in said vertically extending walls of said trailing arm beam,aligned axle receiving arcuate shaped notches formed in said vertical walls of said trailing arm beam,a wall closing a portion of said vertically facing opening of said trailing arm beam, said wall extending from said axle cradle to said pivotal bushing, anda thrust transferring gusset mounted on said closing wall in direct abutting engagement with said axle cradle.