Patent ID: 8960694
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: B60G,B62D

Abstract:
1. A trailing arm mounting bracket for mounting a trailing arm to a vehicle frame, wherein the bracket comprises two side plates each having a top end, a bottom end, and an opening in the bottom end for receiving a hinge pin, which side plates are positioned opposite each other with their opening at a mutual distance for receiving an end of the trailing arm in between their respective bottom ends, said mounting bracket furthermore comprising a mounting plate comprising a flat plate body having an upper portion and a lower portion which are spaced apart, wherein said side plates are mounted with their respective top ends to said lower portion of the, in a mounted condition, essentially vertically oriented mounting plate, said upper portion of the mounting plate being arranged to lie flat against a vertical portion of a beam of said vehicle frame so as to connect the mounting bracket to the vehicle frame, and wherein a centre of the shortest distance between the two openings in the side plates lies substantially in a plane defined by the body of the mounting plate.