US3162463A - Twin-axle tracking assembly - Google Patents

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US3162463A
US3162463A US136310A US13631061A US3162463A US 3162463 A US3162463 A US 3162463A US 136310 A US136310 A US 136310A US 13631061 A US13631061 A US 13631061A US 3162463 A US3162463 A US 3162463A
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    • B60G5/053—Resilient suspensions for a set of tandem wheels or axles having interrelated movements with two or more pivoted arms, the movements of which are resiliently interrelated, e.g. the arms being rigid a leafspring being used as equilibration unit between two axle-supporting units
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  • This invention relates to a tracking assembly for twin axles on automobiles in which the axles are articulated to the chassis of the vehicle by way of stays and automaticfly adjust themselves to curves through the intermediary of load-supporting springs mounted pivotally on the chassis, the springs being mounted on convex lateral surfaces in spring-blocks and bearing freely at their ends upon the axles which have convex surfaces that touch or are tangential to the inner sides of the springs.
  • the basic problem in such twin-axle tracking assemblies is to improve the curve-following properties of vehicles equipped with twin axles by ensuring that the two axles will automatically adjust themselves to the curves, i.e. to be convergent towards the inner side of the curve, under the control of the ground-adhesion of the tires.
  • the axles in known .t. ipaxle assemblies are both individually suspended from the vehicle chassis in an articulated manner by means of triangular stays, the triangular stay of the rear axle being articulated either to the vehicle frame between the two axles or to the vehicle chassis in front of the front axle of the pair.
  • the disadvantages set forth above of a front anxle arranged to be pushed along are avoided by reason of the fact that the front axle is pivotally connected with two track-rods set at an angle to each other and pivotally engaged with the vehicle frame at spaced points.
  • the rear axle may be connected pivotally with the vehicle frame by means of a triangular stay.
  • the track-rods are held in their neutral positions by the pro-stressing of elastic members in their articulations whereby are obtained both a stabilization of the basic position of the front axle, which is of importance for quietness of running, and a restoring force for the front axle.
  • the trackrods are each provided at their ends with two adjacently arranges spherical segments the circular surfaces of which both lie in a plane parallel with the axles during straight ahead travel, the spherical segments being mounted in corresponding recesses of a bearer plate.
  • each pair of spherical segments is arranged on a. plate secured to the end of the track-rod, which plate is disposed wiihina preferably cylindrical housing secured on the bearer plate and provided with a cover flange, an elastic rubber ball being gripped, With pro-compression, between the plate and the cover flange.
  • the rear wheels are each mounted on adjacently arranged suspended axles.
  • each wheel-pair may be provided with two brake drums instead of one so that there will be six brake drums instead of four in a twinaxle assembly of the form proposed.
  • the suspended axles are secured directly to the ends of the load-support ng springs which extend at an angle to each other.
  • This arrangement of the suspended axles aifords a further improvement by reason of the simple and cheap construction of the rear axle mounting.
  • An exact adjustment of the rear axle to curves is achieved by this construction in that the load-supporting springs disposed one at each side of the vehicle extend at an angle to each other in such fashion that th distance between the rear ends of the springs is greater than that between the front ends, is. the springs converge in the normal direction of travel of the vehicle.
  • the front axle may with advantage also be provided with a single wheel at each end. lh-is construction has the advantage that the whole transport fleet of vehicles or trailers need only have a single type of spare tire as all the wheels of the vehicles are constructed in the same manner.
  • two rearwardly directed support brackets are secured on the front axle which is engaged by the track-rods, the ends of these brackets, upon braking occurring, applying themselves against the undersides of the load-supporting springs which are rockably suspended in the spring-blocks.
  • the spring-blocks secured to the vehicle chassis in a lmown manner, are merely connected with one another by means of a transverse member disposed at about axle height, the track-rods a and the triangular stay engaging with this member.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view of a twin-axle tracking assembly constructed in accordance with the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a side elevation thereof
  • FIG. 3 is a view similar to that of FIG. 1 but omitting the spring-blocks and the load-supporting springs,
  • FIG. 4 is a section taken on the line IVIV of FIG. 3 but showing the load-supporting spring with its associated spring-block,
  • FIG. 5 is a rear view of the assembly
  • FIG. 6 is a sectional elevation, to a larger scale, of a track-rod arrangement in the position in which it is shown in FIGS. 1 and 3,
  • FIG. 7 is a section taken on the line VIIVI'I of FIG. 6,
  • FIG. 8 is a section taken on the line VIIIVIII of FIG. 3,
  • FIG. 9 is a side elevation of another example according to the invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a plan view thereof
  • FIG; 11 is a detail, shown partly in section, of the assembly shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 and FIG. 12 is a further detail of this assembly.
  • the twin-axle assembly is secured, preferably detachably, to the vehicle chassis (not shown), for example to the longitudinal, members thereof, by means of bearer 4 and 5 disposed in parallel planes between which is mounted the shackle 8 or 9 which clamp s together the leaves of the respective load-supporting spring 6 or 7.
  • the lateral surfaces 1%), 1 1 or 12, 13, respectively, of the shackles 8 and 9' are convexly shaped and bear on the inner surfaces 5 and 4 of the spring-blocks I. This arrangement makes it possible for the load-supporting springs 6 and 7 to swing laterally in their blocks 1.
  • the springs 6 and 7 are mounted, in the region of their shackles 8 and 9, between upper and lower elastic rubber pads 14 and 15 (see FIGS. 2 and 5) arranged in the spring-blocks 1 so as to be tiltable vertically.
  • each' spring pad is formed with a longitudinal groove 25 in which engages a rib 26 disposed on the lower face of the respective end of the load-supporting springs. This known arrangement ensures a certain stabilization of the spring mountings.
  • limiting pieces 27 to 30 which touch the inner sides of the springs 6 and7 by their convexly curved surfaces. These limiting pieces are secured on the axles 2t) and 21, preferably on the spring ;pads 16 to 19 secured thereon, and have horizontal exd of simplification, only the brake drums to 3-8 of the braking equipment for these wheel arrangements are shown.
  • the spring-blocks 1 are interconnected at axle height by the transverse member 39 which is of a flanged channelshape in cross-section, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 8.
  • the axles Ztl and 21 are articulated to this transverse member, as can best be seen from FIG. 3.
  • the front axle 20 is connected through articulations 42 and 43 with the adjacent ends of two track-rods 4-0 and 41 which are set at an angle to each other.
  • the track-rods 4th and 4 1 are connected through further articulations 44 and 45 to the transverse member 39.
  • the track-rods and 43 and 49 respectively, which engage in corresponding recesses 59 to 53 formed in bearing plates 54 and 55.
  • the bearing plates 55 are secured to the transverse member 39.
  • These housings 58 and 59 are each provided with a bolted-on cover-flange 6% or 61, respec: tively, elastic rubber balls 62 and 6-3 being gripped between the plates 56 and 57 and the cover-flanges 69 and d1, preferably with some pre-compression.
  • Wedge-shaped intermediate elements 64 and 65 are secured on the plates 56 and 57 and upon these are fixed the spherical segments 4d, 47 or 48, 49.
  • the articulations 42 to 45 thus constructed permit a vertical movement of the front axle 20 against the elastic resistance of the balls 62, 63, the spherical segments 46 to 4% remaining in their recesses 54 ⁇ to 53.
  • the articulations also permit, however, a lateral swinging of thetrack-rods 4t) and 41 against an increased elastic resistance of the balls 62 and 63, a spherical segment I rising out of its associated recess in the respective bearing plate in each of the articulations.
  • the articulations 42 to 45 are preferably arranged not to require lubrication, bearing liners 66 of synthetic material being arranged in the recesses Stl to 53 and the spherical segments 46 to 49 consisting of non-rusting metal.
  • FIGS. 1 to 5 there is secured on the rear axle 21 a triangular stay consisting of limbs 67 and 68 and having its base constituted by the axle 21.
  • the securing of the limbs 67 and 68 to the axle 21 is effected, as can be seen in FIG. 4, at the securing points for the spring pads 17 and 19.
  • the apex ends of the limbs 67 and 68 are attached to a sleeve 69 which receives in a conical bore 79 the truncated conical end 71 of a bearing pin 72 which is a component of a ball-joint 73 by means of which the triangular stay is articulated to the transverse member 3%.
  • the ball-joint arrangement 73 can best be seen in FIG. 8.
  • the bearing pin72 extends through an opening 74 in the member 39 and into the housing 75.
  • This housing together with a cover plate 76 is detachably connected, as by means of bolts 77, to the transverse member '39.
  • a part-spherical curved surface 78 of the pin 72 bears against a bearing liner 79 arranged within the housing 75, this liner being covered with a liner 80 of V synthetic material so that it requires no lubrication.
  • the pin 72 On the pin 72 is extended beyond its spherically curved zone 78 as a projection 81 which is surrounded by an elastic rubber ball 82 which bears at one side on the housing 'and at the other side on thepin 72, preferably with some precompression. Swinging of the triangular stay therefore occurs against the elastic resistance of this elastic rubber ball 82.
  • the truncated conical end 71 of the pin 72 is formed with a screwthreaded extension 83 upon which is screwed a nut 84 which is then prevented from rotating in some suitable manner, for example, by means of a locking washer.
  • two rearwardly directed abutment brackets 85 and 86 are secured on the front axle at the fixing points for the spring pads 16 and 18. These abutment brackets 85 and 86 apply themselves by their ends to the adjacent surfaces of the load-supporting springs 6 and 7 vhen the front axle 26 rotates in the sense indicated by the arrow 87 in FIG. 4 due to braking of the wheel arrangements. Such a rotation may also arise should the wheel arrangements encounter an increased resistance to rolling.
  • the braking reaction is therefore transmitted by the abutment brackets 85 and 86 to the load-supporting springs 6 and 7 which, in consequence of their swingablc suspension in the springbloclcs 1 described above, tilt vertically and transmit a proportion of the force applied by the abutment brackets to the rear axle 21 with relieving of the ground pressure on the front axle 2%).
  • the proportion or" the force transmitted to the rear axle 21 may be pre-dctermined by correspondingly selecting the lengths of the abutment brackets 85 and 86.
  • FIGS. 1 and 3 In order to explain the operation of the twin-axle tracking assembly reference will be made to FIGS. 1 and 3.
  • the direction of travel for straight ahead driving is indicated by the arrow 88.
  • the load-supporting spring 5 is taken along with it by reason of the limiting piece 2% also swings in the clockwise direction.
  • the end of the spring a which bears upon the front axle takes along with it, through the intermediary of the limiting piece 27, the font axle aangement and displaces this upwardly or to the right (as seen in FIG.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 A suitable locking device for the rear aide 2 1 is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • a triangular stay consisting of limbs 39 and 0 and having its base constituted by the transverse member 39 is connected with the spring-blocks i by means of bearing pins 91 (FIG. 2) so as to be swingable vertically.
  • the triangular stay carries a pin 92 which co operates with a locking member 93 secured on the rear axle 21.
  • the locking member 93 has a recess 94 in which the pin d2 may be laid.
  • the triangular stay In the unlocked condition the triangular stay is swung upwardly as shown in FIG. 2.
  • the swinging motion may be brought about by means of a flexible transmission element 95 shown in FIG. 2 as a chain-dotted line.
  • a flexible transmission element 95 shown in FIG. 2 as a chain-dotted line.
  • the transmission element is dflCid from a vertical direction into a horizontal direction by suitable means and is connected at its other end to a push-rod 97 which is displaceable longitudinally through a guide 93.
  • the pushflange 132 The pushflange 132.
  • rod 97 is provided at its outer end with a handgrip 99 and can be arrested at the positions indicated at llll) and 191.
  • the distance between the points of arrest 1% and 101 corresponds to the swinging movement of the pin 92 from its raised position to the position in which it is engaged in the recess 94 and vice versa.
  • the guide 98 is secured, for example, on the vehicle superstructure or on the vehicle chassis, which is shown fragmentarily at N2 in FIG. 2.
  • the operation of the push-rod may also be controlled remotely from the drivers seat through the intermediary of an interposed compressed-air cylinder and an electro-pneumatic valve.
  • each only one elastic rubber ball 62 or 63 which elastically holds the spherical segments 46 to 49 in engagement with the recesses Stl to 53 in the bearing plates 5 or 55, respectively.
  • two elastic rubber balls are provided for each articulation.
  • the recesses 59 to 53 are not formed in the bearing plates 54 and but are arranged in a plate disposed within the housing 58 or 55 and supported from the plate 54 or 55 by means of an additional elastic rubber ball. In this arrangement, therefore, the articulation composed of the spherical segments and bearing recesses is disposed in the housing 555 or 59 sandwiched between rubber balls.
  • FIGS. 9 and 10 The constructional example shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 is concerned with a form of the twin-axle assembly according to the invention having a rigid front axle with a single road-wheel at each end.
  • This construction is particularly advantageous by reason of the interchangeability or' all the wheels of the vehicle.
  • the construction of the front axle as well as its mounting on the vehicle chassis corresponds with that of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, except however that the spring-blocks l are not arranged in the centre be tween the front and rear wheels in order to correspond with the relationship between the axle pressures which now obtains.
  • the wheels of the rear axle are mounted on suspended axles 1M and 195 which are preferably secured directly to the rear ends of the load-supporting springs 6 and 7.
  • the supporting of the ends of the springs upon the suspended axles 1M and 185 is more clearly shown in FIGS. 11 and 12.
  • the pad' is constituted by a bearing shoe 1% of U-shape in cross-section which embraces the packet of springs both laterally and on the underside.
  • the rear end of each load-supporting spring must be capable of executing swinging movements over a certain range.
  • provision must be made for the transmission of tensile forces from the load supporting springs to the suspended axles.
  • lifting of the ends of the springs from the suspended axles 1&4, lilo must be prevented.
  • the tensile forces are transmitted to the suspended axle 1% or through a pin 3.2.1 which is secured on the bearing shoe 1% and engaged in an aperture in the spring-packet.
  • Bolts 1% are provided for securing the bearing shoe 1% on the axle or the axle
  • the bolts 16% are merely passed through the bottom wall 19%) of the bearing shoe 1%.
  • a rearwardly located fifth bolt 187 is extended above the bottom wall 169 and serves for strong bolting of the lower spring leaf 111 and a sleeve lidwith the axle for the purpose of the transmission of tensile forces from the load-supporting spring.
  • the sleeve lid overlaps the end of springleaf lit), which is provided with a slot 112, and mounted for sliding movement, but which is also mounted for transmission of brake rca tions and swing motion.
  • a distance plate 113 on the bottom wall 109 of the bearing shoe 1% served for equalizing elevation.
  • a yoke 115 which embraces the spring packet and thereby also prevents lifting of the latter.
  • the yoke 115 carries at its upper end a distance tube 116 which bears on the upper side of the spring packet and is secured against displacements by means of a spring leaf 117 bent to hook shape.
  • FIG. of the drawings the positions assumed by the individual Wheels and axles of the twin-axle assembly during travel of the vehicle in a curved path are indicated in broken lines.
  • the load-supporting springs 6 and 7 it is preferred to arrange the load-supporting springs 6 and 7 so that'they converge .towards each other, the distance a between the rear ends of the springs being greater than the distance b between the front ends.
  • a twin-axle tracking assembly for a vehicle comprising front and rear axles on the vehicle frame, loadsupporting springs swingably mounted intermediate their ends on said vehicle frame and bearing by their front.
  • each load-supporting spring is mounted intermediate its ends between side faces of a spring block secured on said vehicle frame and is provided with lateral convexly curved surfaces to engage said side faces.
  • each articulating means at an end of a track-rod includes a prestressed elasticelement, said elements tending to hold said track-rods in their neutral positions.
  • An assembly as claimed in claim 2 including a transverse member disposed at about afle height and interconnecting the spring-blocks, said member constituting the part of the vehicle frame to which the front and rear axles are connected.
  • a twin-axle tracking assembly for a vehicle comprising a front axle, load-supporting springs swingably mounted on the vehicle frame intermediate the ends thereof, means for transmitting swinging movements of said springs to said front axle to cause lateral displacement thereof, at least one rear axle 'operatively connected to at least one of said springs so that lateral displacement of said rear axle will cause swinging movement of the associated spring and push means connecting said front axle to said vehicle frame for universal movement with respect thereto comprising a pair of track-rods located rearwardly of said front axle, means universally articulat ing the front ends of said t'rack' rods to said front axle at spaced locations and means universally articulating the rear ends of said track-rods to said vehicle frame at locations spaced apart to a lesser extent than said spaced locations on said front axle, said front and rear axles being adapted to be inclined with respect to one another during vehicle turning movement.
  • An assembly as claimed in claim 8 including a rear axle constructed in two short, spaced and aligned parts, wheel means supported for rotation on each of said parts, and means securing the rear ends of said load-supporting springs each to one of said short, spaced and aligned parts, with lateralrmovement of one of said rear axles causing swinging of the associated spring.
  • An assembly as claimed in claim 8 including a rear axle constructed in two spaced aligned parts, each part having a wheel mounted on each end thereof and being attached to the corresponding spring-end which bears thereon between said wheels.
  • A. twin-axle tracking assembly for a vehicle comprising front and rear axles on the vehicle frame, loadsupporting springs swingably mounted intermediate their ends on said vehicle frame and bearing by their front ends on said front axle and by their rear ends on said rear axle, means on said rear axle for transmitting lateral movement of the rear axle to at least one of said springs to cause swinging thereof and means on said front axle for transmitting swinging movement of either of said springs to said front axle to cause corresponding lateral movement thereof, including push means connecting said allel with the axles, a bearing plate being provided on the part to which said end is articulated, and seating recesses being provided in said bearing plate to receive said spherical segments.
  • each pair of spherical segments is arranged on a plate secured on the respective end of the track-rod, a housing is secured on said bearing plate, a coverflange is provided on said housing and a compressed elastic body is engaged between said bearing plate and said coverfiange (References on following page) 9
  • HARRY LEVY Primary Examiner. 5/53 Spangler 280-1045 PHILIP ARNOLD, Examiner.

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