Rubber-solid material bearing for arranging on a motor vehicle axle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9885387-B2
Application number	US-201615181719-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 14, 2016
Priority date	Jun 15, 2015
Publication date	Feb 6, 2018
Grant date	Feb 6, 2018

Abstract

The invention relates to a motor vehicle axle, in particular a torsion beam axle, the rubber-solid material bearing being constructed in a disk-like manner from at least two disks made from solid material with a rubber layer which is arranged in between, and is characterized according to the invention in that a disk which is arranged on the outside in relation to the axial direction A of the rubber-solid material bearing has a collar which is oriented so as to stand upright toward the outside.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A rubber-solid material bearing for arranging on a motor vehicle axle, comprising:
at least three disks made from solid material,
a rubber layer disposed between the at least three disks wherein two of the at least three disks are arranged on the outside in relation to the axial direction of the rubber/solid material bearing,
an axial bore extending through the outer disks, and
wherein the two outer disks each includes a collar extending outwardly away from the bearing in an axial direction and bounding the axial bore, and
wherein the ratio of radial rigidity to axial rigidity lies in the range from 1:30 to 1:100.

2. The rubber-solid material bearing according to claim 1 , wherein the at least three disks are equally spaced from one another, or in that the spacings between in each case two disks are different from one another.

3. The rubber-solid material bearing according to claim 1 , wherein the solid material is metallic material.

4. The rubber-solid material bearing according to claim 1 , wherein the disks are adhesively bonded to the rubber, or in that the rubber is vulcanized on to the disks.

5. The rubber-solid material bearing according to claim 1 , wherein the disks are enclosed on the outer side completely by a rubber jacket.

6. The rubber-solid material bearing according to claim 1 , wherein the rubber jacket is configured in one piece and from the same material as the rubber layer, or in that the rubber jacket is applied separately.

7. The rubber-solid material bearing according to claim 1 , wherein the opening is likewise provided with the rubber jacket on its inner circumferential face.

8. The rubber-solid material bearing according to claim 1 , wherein the solid material is steel material.

9. The rubber-solid material bearing according to claim 1 , wherein the solid material is plastic material.

Assignees

• Benteler Automobiltechnik Gmbh

Inventors

• Schultz Erik
• Koczar Peter

Classifications

• B60G2206/50

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

• B60G2204/41

  Elastic mounts, e.g. bushings · CPC title

• B60G2204/4104

  Bushings having modified rigidity in particular directions · CPC title

• B60G21/05

  between wheels on the same axle but on different sides of the vehicle, i.e. the left and right wheel suspensions being interconnected · CPC title

• B60G2206/20

  Constructional features of semi-rigid axles, e.g. twist beam type axles · CPC title