Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Spindle sleeve with sleeve washer for rotational alignment
-
Application No.: US16094295Application Date: 2017-05-26
-
Publication No.: US11192401B2Publication Date: 2021-12-07
- Inventor: Zachary Alexander Merrill
- Applicant: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin
- Applicant Address: FR Clermont-Ferrand
- Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin
- Current Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin
- Current Assignee Address: FR Clermont-Ferrand
- Agent Neal P. Pierotti
- International Application: PCT/US2017/034771 WO 20170526
- International Announcement: WO2017/210127 WO 20171207
- Main IPC: B60B27/00
- IPC: B60B27/00 ; B60B27/02 ; B62D17/00

Abstract:
An apparatus for a vehicle is provided that includes an axle with a keyway. A spindle sleeve is present that has a spindle sleeve inner surface axis coaxial with the axis of the axle. A spindle sleeve outer surface axis is not coaxial with the axis of the axle, and the spindle sleeve has a sleeve washer that has a keyway tab. A retaining nut is in selective rotating communication with the sleeve washer such that rotation of the retaining nut is communicated to the sleeve washer to cause the spindle sleeve to rotate relative to the axle when the retaining nut is in rotating communication with the sleeve washer. Rotation of the retaining nut is not communicated to the sleeve washer to cause the spindle sleeve to rotate relative to the axle when the retaining nut is not in rotating communication with the sleeve washer.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190126678A1 SPINDLE SLEEVE WITH SLEEVE WASHER FOR ROTATIONAL ALIGNMENT Public/Granted day:2019-05-02
Information query