Wheel support for a motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11267507-B2
Application number	US-201917045255-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 28, 2019
Priority date	Apr 19, 2018
Publication date	Mar 8, 2022
Grant date	Mar 8, 2022

Abstract

A wheel support for a motor vehicle, including a main part and a track lever extending from the main part for attaching a track rod via a track rod joint, wherein the track rod joint is fixed or can be fixed to the track lever at an attachment point by a pin on one side of the track lever. A holding protrusion which covers the attachment point forms a securing means for the track rod on the wheel support. The disclosure additionally relates to a method for mounting a wheel support for a motor vehicle.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A wheel support for a motor vehicle, comprising:
a main part and a track lever extending from the main part for attaching a track rod via a track rod joint, wherein the track rod joint is fixed or can be fixed to the track lever at an attachment point by a pin on one side of the track lever wherein a holding protrusion which covers the attachment point forms a securing means for the track rod on the wheel support.

2. The wheel support according to claim 1 , wherein the holding protrusion is spaced apart from the track lever and/or the main part.

3. The wheel support according to claim 2 , wherein the holding protrusion extends from the main part or a bracket which is fixed to the main part and/or to the track lever on one side or both sides.

4. The wheel support according to claim 2 , further comprising a bracket fixed to at least one of the main part and the track lever on both sides of said bracket, comprising a two-sided fixing of the bracket, wherein a closed-edged recess is formed in cross-section resulting from the two-sided fixing of the bracket, which is jointly defined by the main part, the track lever, and the bracket.

5. The wheel support according to claim 2 , wherein the track lever has a bearing eye for attaching the track rod joint, wherein the bracket is fixed to the bearing eye on the side facing away from the main part.

6. The wheel support according to claim 2 , wherein the bracket has at least one first leg and a second leg extending from the first leg at an angle, wherein the holding protrusion extends from the first leg and is spaced apart from the second leg.

7. The wheel support according to claim 1 , wherein the holding protrusion is releasably fixed.

8. The wheel support according to claim 7 , wherein the holding protrusion extends from the main part or a bracket which is fixed to the main part and/or to the track lever on one side or both sides.

9. The wheel support according to claim 7 , further comprising a bracket fixed to at least one of the main part and the track lever on both sides of said bracket, comprising a two-sided fixing of the bracket, wherein a closed-edged recess is formed in cross-section resulting from the two-sided fixing of the bracket, which is jointly defined by the main part, the track lever, and the bracket.

10. The wheel support according to claim 7 , wherein the track lever has a bearing eye for attaching the track rod joint, wherein the bracket is fixed to the bearing eye on the side facing away from the main part.

11. The wheel support according to claim 1 , wherein the holding protrusion extends from the main part or a bracket which is fixed to the main part and/or to the track lever on one side or both sides.

12. The wheel support according to claim 11 , wherein the holding protrusion extends from the bracket and wherein the bracket is fixed on both sides, comprising a two-sided fixing of the bracket, wherein a closed-edged recess is formed in cross-section resulting from the two-sided fixing of the bracket, which is jointly defined by the main part, the track lever, and the bracket.

13. The wheel support according to claim 11 , wherein the track lever has a bearing eye for attaching the track rod joint, wherein the bracket is fixed to the bearing eye on the side facing away from the main part.

14. The wheel support according to claim 1 , further comprising a bracket fixed to at least one of the main part and the track lever on both sides of said bracket, comprising a two-sided fixing of the bracket, wherein a closed-edged recess is formed in cross-section resulting from the two-sided fixing of the bracket, which is jointly defined by the main part, the track lever, and the bracket.

15. The wheel support according to claim 14 , wherein the track lever has a bearing eye for attaching the track rod joint, wherein the bracket is fixed to the bearing eye on the side facing away from the main part.

16. The wheel support according to claim 1 , wherein the track lever has a bearing eye for attaching the track rod joint, wherein the bracket is fixed to the bearing eye on the side facing away from the main part.

17. The wheel support according to claim 1 , wherein the bracket has at least one first leg and a second leg extending from the first leg at an angle, wherein the holding protrusion extends from the first leg and is spaced apart from the second leg.

18. The wheel support according to claim 1 , wherein the holding protrusion has a free end and extends towards the track lever in the direction of the free end, such that, as viewed in cross-section, a holding recess is formed in the holding protrusion, which contributes to forming the securing means.

19. The wheel support according to claim 1 , wherein a distance, in a specific direction, between the track rod joint mounted as intended and the holding protrusion can be smaller than dimensions of a bearing housing receiving a bearing element of the track rod and/or of the bearing element in the same direction.

20. A method for mounting a wheel support for a motor vehicle, said wheel support comprising a main part and a track lever extending from the main part, wherein the method of mounting said wheel support comprises:
attaching a track rod to the track rod lever via a track rod joint,
fixing the track rod joint to the track lever at an attachment point by a pin on one side of the track lever, and
disposing a holding protrusion which covers the attachment point on the wheel support to form a securing means for the track rod.

Assignees

• Audi Ag

Inventors

• Bosch Jakob

Classifications

• F16C2326/05

  Vehicle suspensions, e.g. bearings, pivots or connecting rods used therein · CPC title

• F16C11/0695

  Mounting of ball-joints, e.g. fixing them to a connecting rod · CPC title

• F16C2326/02

  Wheel hubs or castors · CPC title

• B62D7/18

  Steering knuckles; King pins · CPC title

• B62D7/166 Primary

  substantially perpendicular, e.g. between tie-rod and steering knuckle · CPC title