Constructed wheel support

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9555682-B2
Application number	US-201514730861-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 4, 2015
Priority date	Jun 5, 2014
Publication date	Jan 31, 2017
Grant date	Jan 31, 2017

Abstract

A wheel support for arrangement on a motor vehicle axle is disclosed on a multi-link axle having a flange for receiving a wheel hub and at least two receptacles for rotatable coupling to links, the wheel support being coupled to a trailing link by means of thermal joining, which wheel support is distinguished by the fact that the wheel support is configured as a welded component and has a main body region which has at least two sheet metal components which are coupled to one another by way of thermal joining.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A wheel support for a multi-link axle for mounting on a motor vehicle, comprising a flange as a receptacle for a wheel hub and at least two receptacles for rotatable coupling to links, the wheel support being coupled to a trailing link by thermal bonding, wherein the wheel support is configured as a welded component and has a main body region which comprises at least two sheet metal components which are coupled to one another by thermal bonding, the main body region having a frame work structure.

2. The wheel support according to claim 1 , wherein the two sheet metal components are configured as clasp components, the clasp components extending with their wall from the flange to the trailing link and being coupled to the latter by thermal bonding in each case.

3. The wheel support according to claim 2 , wherein the ends of the clasp components each have a perforation, two ends of two clasp components together forming a receptacle for the rotatable attachment of a link.

4. The wheel support according to claim 1 , wherein a three-dimensionally shaped support component of U-shaped cross section is formed which comprises a main web with limbs extending from the main web, a receptacle for the rotatable attachment of a link being formed at the end of the support component.

5. The wheel support according to claim 1 , wherein a clasp component and/or the support component of the wheel support is or are made from metallic material.

6. The wheel support according to claim 1 , wherein a clasp component and/or the supporting component is or are made from a steel material and tempered.

7. The wheel support according to claim 6 , wherein the tempering is produced by hot forming and press hardening.

8. The wheel support according to claim 1 , wherein the clasp component and/or the support component have different wall thicknesses from one another and/or different strengths from one another.

9. The wheel support according to claim 1 , wherein the main body region is of internally hollow configuration.

Assignees

• Benteler Automobiltechnik Gmbh

Inventors

• Peitz Detlev

Classifications

• B60G2206/50

  Constructional features of wheel supports or knuckles, e.g. steering knuckles, spindle attachments · CPC title

• B60G2200/182

  with one longitudinal arm or rod and lateral rods · CPC title

• F16F1/3686

  End mountings · CPC title

• B60G3/202 Primary

  having one longitudinal arm and two parallel transversal arms, e.g. dual-link type strut suspension · CPC title

• B60G7/008

  Attaching arms to unsprung part of vehicle (B60G7/005, B60G7/006 take precedence) · CPC title