Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Track rod
- Patent Title (中): 履带杆
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Application No.: US12920712Application Date: 2010-01-29
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Publication No.: US08459673B2Publication Date: 2013-06-11
- Inventor: Herrebertus E. J. Tempelman , Ihab Ragai , Paul R. Bigoney
- Applicant: Herrebertus E. J. Tempelman , Ihab Ragai , Paul R. Bigoney
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2010/022520 WO 20100129
- International Announcement: WO2010/088471 WO 20100805
- Main IPC: B60G9/02
- IPC: B60G9/02

Abstract:
A track rod for laterally locating an axle assembly with respect to a vehicle frame. The disclosed track rod is especially useful for large off highway vehicles. The track rod includes a first end piece pivotally connected to a vehicle structure such as a frame and a second end piece pivotally connected to a vehicle axle, one of the end pieces includes a housing having a fixed, force-receiving member The housing is adapted to receive a first elastomenc member located in a juxtaposed position with respect to one side of the fixed member A floating plate slidably received in the housing is located in a juxtaposed position with respect to the first elastomenc member The other end piece includes a portion receivable by the housing. A second elastomenc member is positioned between the end piece portion and the fixed member.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110272908A1 TRACK ROD Public/Granted day:2011-11-10
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