GB2218390A - Vehicle axle support - Google Patents

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GB2218390A
GB2218390A GB8810995A GB8810995A GB2218390A GB 2218390 A GB2218390 A GB 2218390A GB 8810995 A GB8810995 A GB 8810995A GB 8810995 A GB8810995 A GB 8810995A GB 2218390 A GB2218390 A GB 2218390A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
    • F16M11/20—Undercarriages with or without wheels
    • F16M11/22—Undercarriages with or without wheels with approximately constant height, e.g. with constant length of column or of legs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25H—WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT, e.g. FOR MARKING-OUT WORK; STORAGE MEANS FOR WORKSHOPS
    • B25H1/00—Work benches; Portable stands or supports for positioning portable tools or work to be operated on thereby
    • B25H1/0007—Work benches; Portable stands or supports for positioning portable tools or work to be operated on thereby for engines, motor-vehicles or bicycles

Abstract

In order to facilitate access to the underside of a vehicle, the vehicle wheel is removed and a support leg 10 is clamped to the hub 24. The support leg 10 has an upper end formed with holes 20 positioned to match the positions of the existing studs 26 on the hub 24 so that the existing studs 26 and wheel nuts 28 can be used to clamp the supporting leg 10 to the hub 24. The lower end of the support leg 10 has a spreader plate 14 to aid stability, preferably strengthened with gussets 18. <IMAGE>

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Title: Vehicle Axle Support Field of the Invention This invention relates to a support for supporting one end of a vehicle axle, for example to facilitate access to the underside of the vehicle for maintenance or repair purposes.
Background to the Invention Vehicles are commonly supported in raised positions by means of axle stands, ramps or jacks. The invention aims to provide an alternative form of support which is safe and stable as a result of being rigidly clamped to the vehicle axle.
Summary of the Invention According to the invention a support for supporting a hub at one end of a vehicle axle comprises a support leg which is adapted to be releasably clamped on the hub by means of the existing studs projecting from the hub, the lower end of the support leg being shaped to rest stably on the ground so that the support leg supports the hub in a nonrotatable condition. Preferably, the existing wheel nuts are used to clamp the supporting leg to the hub, the existing wheel nuts being threaded onto the existing studs.
The lower end of the support leg may have a spreader plate to spread the supported load over the ground, to aid stability. One or more gusset plates or flanges may be used to strengthen the angle between the spreader plate and the support leg.
The support leg may be detachably clamped at or adjacent it upper end to the hub, and for this purpose the upper end of the support leg preferably has a series of holes spaced to match the spacing of the existing studs. The support leg may have several series of holes to suit differing stud spacings on different cars, enabling a support to be used with a wide variety of vehicles.
It will be appreciated that when the support is clamped to the hub the vehicle axle is stably supported and cannot fall. By the provision of a plurality of supports, any chosen number of hubs of the vehicle may be supported, enabling selected areas or the whole of the underside of the vehicle to be worked on, as required. A particular advantage of the invention is that the use of four support legs to support all the hubs of a four wheeled vehicle will cause the latter to be mounted in a stable position with the vehicle in its normal attitude.
A support according to the invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1 is a side view of the support, Figure 2 is an underside plan view of the support, Figure 3 is a top plan view of the support, Figure 4 is a front view of the support, Figure 5 is a side view of the support shown attached to a vehicle hub, and Figure 6 is a front view of the support shown attached to the vehicle hub.
Description of the Preferred Embodiment The support comprises a support leg 10 in the form of a metal plate having a curved upper edge 12 and a horizontal lower edge welded to a spreader plate 14. Gusset plates 16 and 18 are welded on respective sides of the leg 10 to strengthen the attachment of the leg 10 to the spreader plate 14.
The upper end of the leg 10 is formed with four holes 20 positioned and spaced to match the positioning and spacing of the studs which project from each hub on the end of a vehicle axle. Figure 6 shows a representative vehicle axle 22 having a hub 24 from which the four studs 26 project. It will be appreciated that the studs 26 normally serve to attach the vehicle wheel (not shown) to the hub 24 by means of wheel nuts 28.
To attach the support to the hub 24, the existing vehicle wheel is removed (using a jack if necessary), leaving the four existing studs 26 projecting from the hub 24. The leg 10 is placed onto the hub 24 with the studs 26 projecting through the holes 20. The leg 10 is then clamped onto the hub 24 by tightening the existing wheel nuts 28 onto the studs 26. In this position the support is rigidly clamped onto the hub 24 so that the latter is supported in a stable non-rotatable condition. Access to the underside of the vehicle can then easily be made for maintenance or repair purposes. The support is removed by releasing the nuts and withdrawing the support, the axle being supported by an axle stand or jack if necessary.

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1. A support for supporting a hub at one end of a vehicle axle, comprising a support leg which is adapted to be releasably clamped on the hub by means of the existing studs projecting from the hub, the lower end of the support leg being shaped to rest stably on the ground so that the support leg supports the hub in a non-rotatable condition.
2. A support according to claim 1, wherein the existing wheel nuts are used to clamp the supporting leg to the hub, the existing wheel nuts being threaded onto the existing studs.
3. A support according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the lower end of the support leg has a spreader plate to spread the supported load over the ground, to aid stability.
4. A support according to claim 3, wherein one or more gusset plates or flanges strengthen the angle between the spreader plate and the support leg.
5. A support according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the support leg is detachably clamped at or adjacent its upper end to the hub, for this purpose the upper end of the support leg having a series of holes spaced to match the spacing of the existing studs.
6. A support according to claim 5, wherein the support leg has several series of holes to suit differing stud spacings on different cars, enabling the support to be used with a wide variety of vehicles.
7. A support for supporting a hub at one end of a vehicle axle, substantially as herein particularly described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3891177A (en) * 1973-04-23 1975-06-24 Raymond M Jerrel Support means for wheeled vehicles
GB2091182A (en) * 1980-11-27 1982-07-28 Newcastle Mach Serv Vehicle tyre security appliance
GB2102362A (en) * 1981-04-01 1983-02-02 Bryan Mckay Vehicle wheel hub support stand
GB2162478A (en) * 1984-08-02 1986-02-05 John Walter Lowe Vehicle wheel axle stand
GB2186851A (en) * 1986-02-21 1987-08-26 James Barnes Kenyon Collapsible caravan support stands

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3891177A (en) * 1973-04-23 1975-06-24 Raymond M Jerrel Support means for wheeled vehicles
GB2091182A (en) * 1980-11-27 1982-07-28 Newcastle Mach Serv Vehicle tyre security appliance
GB2102362A (en) * 1981-04-01 1983-02-02 Bryan Mckay Vehicle wheel hub support stand
GB2162478A (en) * 1984-08-02 1986-02-05 John Walter Lowe Vehicle wheel axle stand
GB2186851A (en) * 1986-02-21 1987-08-26 James Barnes Kenyon Collapsible caravan support stands

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