B - Operations – Transporting – 62 – D
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
62
D
180/54
B62D 5/06 (2006.01) B60G 11/113 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1045984
AXLE MOUNTING OF POWER STEERING GEAR ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A bracket is provided for mounting an integral power steering unit on the axle of a vehicle wherein the forces of reaction of the unit are accommodated. The bracket is provided with a base mounting plate having at least one locating pin cooperating with the pad on the axle for mounting of the spring. The pin has a locational interference fit with the apertures in both the plate and the pad. U-bolts clamp together the plate, the pad and the spring of the vehicle. Locking means is provided to positively resist pivoting of the mounting bracket about the pin under the powerful reaction forces of the power steering gear unit. Preferably, this locking means takes the form of four spaced set screws mounted on depending skirts at the front and rear of the mounting plate at the spring mounting pad. In an alternative embodiment, this locking means may take the form of one or more additional interference fitting pins extending through the bracket and the mounting pad. The additional pins are provided as may be necessary for the particular vehicle in accordance with the steering force requirements. In the pre- ferred embodiment, all that need be done to adapt the standard axle to the new mounting system is reaming of the existing loca- ting aperture for a larger locating pin, whereby the required interference fit may be effected. The set screws are individually adjusted and engage the front and rear edges of the spring pad on the axle without the need for additional machining. - 1 -
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