Control arm base

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9446645-B2
Application number	US-201314418020-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 10, 2013
Priority date	Aug 1, 2012
Publication date	Sep 20, 2016
Grant date	Sep 20, 2016

Abstract

A control arm base ( 30 ) for connecting a control arm ( 10 ), particularly a divided control arm, for a wheel ( 20 ) to a vehicle, which control arm ( 10 ) includes at least two partial control arms ( 11 a, 11 b ) which can be connected on the one hand to a vehicle-side joint ( 32 a, 32 b ) and on the other to a wheel-side joint ( 13, 13 a, 13 b, 13 c ). In order to realize a targeted influencing of the longitudinal and transverse rigidity of the control arm with simple conventional joints, the control arm base ( 30 ) includes at least two vehicle-connecting joints ( 31 a; 31 b ) for articulated connection of the control arm base ( 30 ) to the vehicle, and at least two partial control arm connecting joints ( 32 a, 32 b ) for the vehicle-side articulated connection of each of the partial control arms ( 11 a, 11 b ) to the control arm base ( 30 ). The invention further relates to a wheel suspension that includes such a control arm base ( 30 ).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A control arm base for connecting a divided control arm for a wheel to a vehicle, the control arm including at least two partial control arms, the at least two partial control arms connectable, on one end, to a vehicle-side joint and, on an opposite end, to a wheel-side joint, the control arm base comprising:
at least two vehicle connecting joints for articulated connection of the control arm base to the vehicle; and
at least two partial control arm connecting joints for vehicle-side, articulated connection of one each of the partial control arms to the control arm base; wherein at least one of the vehicle connecting joints is a radially inflexible vehicle connecting joint designed as a sliding joint or rotational sliding joint movable axially to the vehicle longitudinal direction, and another of the vehicle connecting joints is an axially flexible vehicle connecting joint designed as a radially inflexible sliding joint or rotational sliding joint movable axially to the vehicle longitudinal direction, the control arm base including an element elastic axially to the vehicle longitudinal direction; wherein the axially elastic element is a spring.

2. A wheel suspension for a steered wheel of a vehicle, driven by a wheel hub drive, comprising:
a divided control arm for the wheel to the vehicle, the control arm including at least two partial control arms, the at least two partial control arms connectable, on one end, to a vehicle-side joint and, on an opposite end, to a wheel-side joint;
a control arm base for connecting the divided control arm for the wheel to the vehicle, the control arm base comprising:
at least two vehicle connecting joints for the articulated connection of the control arm base to the vehicle; and
at least two partial control arm connecting joints for vehicle-side, articulated connection of one each of the partial control arms to the control arm base;
wherein at least one of the vehicle connecting joints is an axially and radially flexible vehicle connecting joint, the axially and radially flexible vehicle connecting joint being an elastic flexure joint or a socket joint having an elastic socket joint, the socket joint being a sliding joint or a rotational sliding joint;
wherein at least one of the partial control arms is pivotable around a pivot axis and wherein the pivot axis extends between the partial control arm connecting joint and the wheel connecting joint of the partial control arm.

3. A wheel suspension for a steered wheel of a vehicle, driven by a wheel hub drive, comprising:
a control arm base for connecting a divided control arm for the wheel to the vehicle, the control arm including at least two partial control arms, the at least two partial control arms connectable, on one end, to a vehicle-side joint and, on the other end, to a wheel-side joint, the control arm base comprising: at least two vehicle connecting joints for articulated connection of the control arm base to the vehicle; and at least two partial control arm connecting joints for vehicle-side, articulated connection of one each of the partial control arms to the control arm base; and
the partial control arms being connected or connectable, on the one end, to one of the partial control arm connecting joints of the control arm base and, on the other end, to a wheel connecting joint for articulated connection of the control arm to the wheel; wherein at least one of the partial control arms is pivotable around a pivot axis and wherein the pivot axis extends between the partial control arm connecting joint and the wheel connecting joint of the partial control arm.

Assignees

• Schaeffler Technologies Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Vogler Tobias
• Fischer Raphael
• Denzler Nicole

Classifications

• B60G2204/15

  Mounting of subframes · CPC title

• B60G2200/422

  Driving wheels or live axles · CPC title

• B60G7/02 Primary

  Attaching arms to sprung part of vehicle {(B60G7/006 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• Y10T403/32721

  Elastomeric seat · CPC title

• Y10T403/32541

  Rotatable members resiliently biased to one position · CPC title