| 摘要 |
<p>In a tandem axle suspension a system for connecting the end of a rectangular axle housing (20) to a bushing (24) in the eye (17) at the adjacent end of a walking beam (16). The system comprises an axle bracket (18) mounted on the bushing (24) in the walking beam eye (17). The axle bracket (18) has a platform (27) on which the end of the axle housing (20) is supported on a pair of lower axle housing engaging clamps (30). The upper corners of the axle housing (20) are engaged by a pair of upper axle housing corner clamps (30) which may be identical with the lower clamps. Bolts (35) are used to clamp the assembly of four axle housing corner clamps (30) to the four corners of the axle housing (20) and to the platform (27) on the axle bracket (18). The clamping force applied to each corner of the axle housing is equal and opposite to the clamping force applied to the diagonally opposite corner. With each clamping force being counter balanced by an equal and opposite clamping force there is no tendency to distort the axle housing whereby retorquing of the assembly is not required after long periods of service.</p> |
