Mounting Patents (Class 301/132)
Spring (Class 301/133)
  • Stress-relieved wheel assembly and method therefor
    Patent number: 3961827
    Abstract: A wheel assembly comprises an axle housing secured to the frame of a vehicle, a spindle secured to the axle housing and a wheel rotatably mounted on the spindle. The axle housing and wheel spindle are secured together at radial flanges thereof by a plurality of circumferentially disposed bolts. A concavity is formed on the inner face of each of the flanges to impose compressive forces on radially inner portions thereof when the flanges are drawn and secured together by the bolts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1976
    Assignee: Caterpillar Tractor Co.
    Inventors: Aleksander Mankowski, Eugene M. Poplawski, Jack H. Kraina