Wheel suspension with a virtual steering axle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9815495-B2
Application number	US-201615189482-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 22, 2016
Priority date	Jun 23, 2015
Publication date	Nov 14, 2017
Grant date	Nov 14, 2017

Abstract

The present invention concerns a wheel suspension 5 for a torsion beam axle 1 , whereby a wheel mount 8 rotates about a virtual steering axle 18 as a result of a cornering force. According to the invention, it is further provided that a wheel mount bracket 6 with a yielding element 11 is coupled to the end 4 of a longitudinally extending swing arm 3 of the torsion beam axle 1 , so that an additional steering in positive toe occurs as a result of a lateral force effect.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A wheel suspension for a torsion beam axle of a motor vehicle, containing a wheel mount, the wheel mount is elastokinematically coupled to a wheel mount bracket in such a way that the wheel mount pivots about a virtual steering axle toward positive toe in response to a cornering force and/or braking force acting on a wheel connected to the wheel mount, whereby the elastokinematic coupling is formed by at least two elastic bearings and one additional bearing with at least one degree of freedom and the torsion beam axle consists of a transverse pipe and two longitudinally extending swing arms extending along it, whereby a wheel mount bracket is respectively coupled to one end of the longitudinally extending swing arm, wherein a yielding element is a support plate which is a single-layer transverse baffle with a recess and is integrated between the wheel mount bracket and the longitudinally extending swing arm in the area of a vehicle longitudinal direction (X) front elastic bearing.

2. The wheel suspension according to claim 1 , wherein the recess is an elongated hole.

3. The wheel suspension according to claim 1 , wherein the yielding element exhibits an elastic flexibility in a vehicle transverse direction (Y), whereby the flexibility is caused by elastic material deformation as a result of the application of a force.

4. The wheel suspension according to claim 1 , wherein, with integration of the yielding element as well as at least one rigid coupling point, the wheel mount bracket is coupled to the end of the longitudinally extending swing arm.

5. The wheel suspension according to claim 4 , wherein two rigid coupling points are provided, whereby, with respect to the driving direction, one coupling point is disposed at the top on the wheel mount bracket and one coupling point is a rear coupling point.

6. The wheel suspension according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic bearings are solid rubber bearings.

7. The wheel suspension according to claim 6 , wherein the elastic bearings ( 9 ) are rubber metal bearings.

8. The wheel suspension according to claim 6 , wherein the elastic bearings are rubber metal disc bearings.

9. A wheel suspension for torsion beam axle of a motor vehicle, containing a wheel mount, the wheel mount is elastokinematically coupled to a wheel mount bracket in such a way that the wheel mount pivots about a virtual steering axle toward positive toe in response to a cornering force and/or braking force acting on a wheel connected to the wheel mount, whereby the elastokinematic coupling is formed by at least two elastic bearings and one additional bearing with at least one degree of freedom and the torsion beam axle consists of a transverse pipe and two longitudinally extending swing arms extending along it, whereby a wheel mount bracket is respectively coupled to one end of the longitudinally extending swing arm, wherein a yielding element is integrated between the wheel mount bracket and the longitudinally extending swing arm in the area of a vehicle longitudinal direction (X) front elastic bearing, and the yielding element is deformed only under the effect of the cornering force.

10. The wheel suspension according to claim 9 , wherein the yielding element is not deformed by the effect of a braking force.

11. A wheel suspension for a torsion beam axle of a motor vehicle, containing a wheel mount, the wheel mount is elastokinematically coupled to a wheel mount bracket in such a way that the wheel mount pivots about a virtual steering axle toward positive toe in response to a cornering force and/or braking force acting on a wheel connected to the wheel mount, whereby the elastokinematic coupling is formed by at least two elastic bearings and one additional bearing with at least one degree of freedom and the torsion beam axle consists of a transverse pipe and two longitudinally extending swing arms extending along it, whereby a wheel mount bracket is respectively coupled to one end of the longitudinally extending swing arm, wherein a yielding element is a support plate integrated between the wheel mount bracket and the longitudinally extending swing arm in the area of the vehicle longitudinal direction (X) front elastic bearing and the support plate is configured as a clasp plate.

Assignees

• Benteler Automobiltechnik Gmbh

Inventors

• Schultz Erik

Classifications

• B60G2200/4622

  Alignment adjustment · CPC title

• B60G21/051

  Trailing arm twist beam axles · CPC title

• B60G2206/50

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

• B60G2200/132

  with a single trailing arm · CPC title

• B60G7/008 Primary

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