Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Trailer axles for wide base tires
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Application No.: US17046141Application Date: 2020-08-28
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Publication No.: US11807038B2Publication Date: 2023-11-07
- Inventor: Zachary Alexander Merrill
- Applicant: Zachary Alexander Merrill , Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin
- Applicant Address: US SC Greenville
- 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/US2020/048384 2020.08.28
- International Announcement: WO2022/046069A 2022.03.03
- Date entered country: 2020-10-08
- Main IPC: B60B35/06
- IPC: B60B35/06 ; B60C9/20

Abstract:
An apparatus (10) is provided, configured for use with a trailer (48) of a tractor trailer (44), that includes forward and rearward axles (12, 28) that each have a central body. The forward axle (12) has first and second mounting portions (16, 20) that are configured to receive first and second wide base tires (24, 26). The rearward axle (28) has first and second rearward mounting portions (32, 36) configured to receive third and fourth wide base tires (40, 42). The first forward mounting portion axis (18) is oriented at an angle (56) from +0.75-+0.95 degrees to the lateral direction, and the second forward mounting portion axis (22) is oriented at an angle (58) from +0.08-+0.28 degrees to the lateral direction. The first rearward mounting portion axis (34) is oriented at an angle (60) from +0.65-+0.85 degrees to the lateral direction, and the second rearward mounting portion axis (38) is oriented at an angle (62) from −0.05-+0.15 degrees to the lateral direction.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230150305A1 TRAILER AXLES FOR WIDE BASE TIRES Public/Granted day:2023-05-18
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