Spring strut top mounting

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9758195-B2
Application number	US-201514677439-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 2, 2015
Priority date	Apr 4, 2014
Publication date	Sep 12, 2017
Grant date	Sep 12, 2017

Abstract

The invention relates to a spring strut top mounting, comprising at least one shaping base body, wherein the at least one shaping base body has a dome-shaped section in the region connecting to the spring strut and at least one separate, local reinforcement element which is connected to the base body. The object of making available a spring strut top mounting which has improved rigidity, in particular improved local rigidity, is achieved according to the invention in that the base body has at least one stamped region in the region connecting to the spring strut, and the at least one reinforcement element lays against the base body at least in the vicinity of the at least one stamped region.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A spring strut top mounting for mounting to a spring strut of a vehicle, comprising:
at least one base body having,
a dome-shaped section defined in a region that is configured to be coupled to the spring strut, and
stamped regions formed in the region configured to be coupled to the spring strut; and

at least one separate local reinforcement element coupled to said at least one base body and laying against said at least one base body at least in a vicinity of the stamped regions.

2. The spring strut top mounting of claim 1 , wherein said at least one reinforcement element is shaped sheet metal.

3. The spring strut top mounting of claim 1 , wherein at least one of said at least one base body and at least one reinforcement element are shell shaped.

4. The spring strut top mounting of claim 1 , wherein a base area of all of the stamped regions in the at least one base body occupies at least 20% of the total area in the region configured to be coupled to the spring strut.

5. The spring strut top mounting of claim 1 , wherein said at least one base body coupled to said at least one reinforcement element defines a cavity there between.

6. The spring strut top mounting of claim 1 , wherein said at least one reinforcement element has at least one stamped region configured to lay superposable against at least one of the stamped regions of said base body.

7. The spring strut top mounting of claim 1 , wherein said at least one base body and said at least one reinforcement element form a closed profile.

8. The spring strut top mounting of claim 1 , wherein said at least one reinforcement element has a greater strength than said at least one base body.

9. The spring strut top mounting of claim 1 , wherein said at least one reinforcement element has a greater material thickness than the at least one base body.

10. The spring strut top mounting of claim 1 , wherein one or more of said at least one base body and said at least one reinforcement element are made of steel.

11. The spring strut top mounting of claim 1 , wherein said at least one base body and said at least one reinforcement element each have one or more holes defined therein, and wherein said holes are configured such that, when said base body and reinforcement element are coupled together, at least one hole in said base body is positioned superposable on top of at least one hole in said reinforcement element.

12. The spring strut top mounting of claim 1 , wherein said at least one base body and said at least one reinforcement element are coupled together by one of a materially joined or frictionally locking connection.

13. A spring strut top mounting for mounting to a spring strut of a vehicle, comprising:
at least one base body having,
a dome-shaped section defined in a region that is configured to be coupled to the spring strut, and
a plurality of step-shaped stamped regions formed in the region configured to be coupled to the spring strut; and

at least one separate local reinforcement element coupled to said at least one base body and laying against said at least one base body at least in a vicinity of at least one of said plurality of stamped regions.

14. The spring strut top mounting of claim 13 wherein at least two of the stamped regions have different depths as measured from a surface of the at least one base body.

15. The spring strut top mounting of claim 13 , wherein a base area of the sum of the plurality of stamped regions in the at least one base body occupies at least 20% of the total area in the region configured to be coupled to the spring strut.

16. The spring strut top mounting of claim 13 wherein each of the plurality of stamped regions is configured as a basin that sits below a surface of the at least one base body.

17. The spring strut top mounting of claim 13 , wherein said at least one separate local reinforcement element has at least one stamped region configured to lay superposable against said at least one of said plurality of stamped regions of said base body.

18. The spring strut top mounting of claim 13 , wherein said at least one base body and said at least one reinforcement element form a closed profile.

19. The spring strut top mounting of claim 13 , wherein said at least one reinforcement element has a greater strength than said at least one base body.

Assignees

• Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe Ag
• Thyseenkrupp Steel Europe Ag

Inventors

• Zörnack Markus
• Drewes Stephan

Classifications

• B62D27/02

  rigid · CPC title

• F16L33/28 Primary

  for hoses with one end terminating in a radial flange or collar · CPC title

• A61L2202/123

  Connecting means · CPC title

• B62D25/088 Primary

  Details of structures as upper supports for springs or dampers · CPC title

• A61L2/26

  Accessories · CPC title