Dr. Ing. H.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft

Albrecht Morlok

Hans Weigele

Fritz Hacker

Peter Kolling

A rear axle for a motor vehicle, especially for a four-wheel drive motor vehicle with a torsionally soft cross bearer member, includes longitudinal guide members welded to the ends of the cross bearer, whereby the wheels are supported on the longitudinal guide members; the cross bearer member together with guide members is pivotally connected at the body in bearings which are arranged in the center axis of the cross bearer. The cross bearer includes a center section with an opening for the passage therethrough of a drive shaft. This opening is so large that the drive shaft comes to lie approximately inside of the interior contour formed by the cross section of the bearer.

Rear axle for a motor vehicle, especially for a four-wheel drive motor

A vehicle of the type having a motor driven vehicle unit and a wheeled auxiliary hook-up unit coupled thereto. A towing coupling is provided for enabling the auxiliary unit to be coupled to the vehicle unit in an articulated manner. A centering device is provided for centering the vehicle unit relative to the auxiliary hookup unit and a tightening fixture is provided to act on the towing coupling so as to displace the auxiliary towing unit relative to the vehicle unit so that it can be fixedly secured by a locking device.

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Munich, Georgia

Albrecht Morlok