Axle arrangement with modularly fixable axle setting, and method for the production thereof, and motor vehicle with twist beam axle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9821624-B2
Application number	US-201615012024-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 1, 2016
Priority date	Feb 2, 2015
Publication date	Nov 21, 2017
Grant date	Nov 21, 2017

Abstract

An axle arrangement is provided having a wheel carrier with fastening arms. By placement of an assembly opening in the fastening arm in a motor vehicle transverse direction (Y), it is possible to fix the track width with the use of identical parts.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An axle arrangement for a motor vehicle comprising a twist beam axle with a torsion tube, which connects two outer swing arms, and with wheel carriers which are rigidly coupled to the ends of the swing arms by way of screw connections, the wheel carriers having an integrated wheel bearing for the attachment of a vehicle wheel, one wheel carrier being coupled to the end of the swing arm by way of at least three screw connections, and each wheel carrier having fastening arms oriented so as to project in the direction of the end of the swing arm, the track width of the axle arrangement being fixed by placement of a receiving opening in the motor vehicle transverse direction (Y) on each fastening arm, wherein the wheelbase of the motor vehicle is preset by placement of the receiving opening in the motor vehicle longitudinal direction (X).

2. The axle arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the fastening arms additionally extend in the motor vehicle longitudinal direction (X).

3. The axle arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the fastening arms of the wheel carrier are subjected to mechanical reworking by which the camber angle (β) and/or the toe angle (α) are preset.

4. The axle arrangement as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the camber angle (β) and/or the toe angle (α) are preset by way of the placement of the receiving openings on the fastening arms of a wheel carrier.

5. The axle arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the receiving opening is a passage bore or a threaded bore.

6. The axle arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the fastening arm has a length (L), oriented in the direction of the end of the swing arm, which corresponds to 1.5 times to 5 times the diameter of the receiving opening.

7. The axle arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the wheel carrier has a receptacle for a brake caliper.

8. The axle arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the wheel carrier is formed in one piece from one material.

9. The axle arrangement as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the wheel carrier is formed from a steel material or as a cast component.

10. The axle arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the wheel bearing is pressed into the wheel carrier.

11. The axle arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the wheel carrier is an outer shell of the wheel bearing.

12. The axle arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the axle arrangement is installed in a vehicle platform for the production of different vehicle models with a uniform technical basis.

Assignees

• Benteler Automobiltechnik Gmbh

Inventors

• Niggemeyer Norbert
• Henksmeier Thomas
• Stastny Peter
• Bera Waldemar
• Janzen Andreas

Classifications

• B60G2206/8207

  by screwing · CPC title

• B60G2200/21

  Trailing arms connected by a torsional beam, i.e. twist-beam axles · CPC title

• B60G2204/1484

  on an intermediate upright strut upon which the stub axle is pivoted · CPC title

• B60G2206/50

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

• B60G2200/17

  with a strut contributing to the suspension geometry by being articulated onto the wheel support · CPC title