Inverted portal axle configuration for a low floor vehicle

An axle system (12) includes an axle shaft (20) offset located within an axle center beam housing (16). The axle shaft (20) is located in a recess (30) in a top wall (32) of the axle center beam housing (16) shaped with slopes to maximize clearance to the bottom of the vehicle floor panels (F). The...

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1. Verfasser:	BRILL LAWRENCE D.,CONTI CORRADO A.,HAYES BRIAN D.,HUNTER STEVEN E.,MAINERI FABIO,DOPICO VARELA TOMAZ
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS CASTORS GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS CROSS-CUTTING VEHICLETECHNOLOGY PERFORMING OPERATIONS TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ARTCOLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS TRANSPORTING VEHICLE WHEELS VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	An axle system (12) includes an axle shaft (20) offset located within an axle center beam housing (16). The axle shaft (20) is located in a recess (30) in a top wall (32) of the axle center beam housing (16) shaped with slopes to maximize clearance to the bottom of the vehicle floor panels (F). The pneumatic brake cylinders (36) define a cylinder axis (P) angled within an angular range from a generally vertical oriental for enhanced packaging.