Patent ID: 6240806
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: B60T,F16D,Y10T

Abstract:
A cam shaft support and enclosure assembly for a vehicle, said assembly including:(a) a cam tube having first and second ends, at least one of said ends being formed with engagement means;(b) a pair of bushings, each one of said bushings being mounted in a respective one of said cam tube ends;(c) a spider adapted to be mounted on an axle of said vehicle, said spider receiving and supporting said cam tube first end;support means spaced from said spider for receiving and supporting said cam tube second end;(d) a shaft having first and second ends, said shaft first end formed with a cam and said shaft second end formed with means for operatively engaging a slack adjuster, said shaft passing completely through said bushings and said cam tube so that said cam and said slack adjuster engagement means each extend outwardly from respective ones of said cam tube ends, the cam tube ends being sealed and said cam tube containing a lubricant; and(e) at least one of said spider and said support means being formed with engagement means for mating with said cam tube engagement means, enabling the spider and the support means to react loads emanating from said cam tube.