Benteler-automobiltechnik Gmbh

Quadrant Plastic Composites Ag

Andreas Franzke

Matthias Koerner

Alex Mirau

Oliver Seibt

Elmar Moritzer

Ralf Pape

Joachim Graefe

Thomas Troester

Christopher Budde

Simon Poehler

Markus Rowinski

Simon Pöhler

The invention relates to a subframe for a motor vehicle, comprising an upper shell, a lower shell made from a fiber-reinforced plastic and a rib structure for stiffening the upper shell, wherein the upper shell is composed of a metallic material and the rib structure is composed of a plastic reinforced with short fibers and is formed integrally from the lower shell. The invention furthermore relates to a method for producing a subframe, wherein the lower shell together with the rib structure connected integrally therewith is formed from a stack of plies of a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic and joined to an upper shell made from a metallic material.

Subframe for a motor vehicle and method for producing a subframe

A motor vehicle axle includes a subframe which has a bushing for linkage to a vehicle body. The bushing defines an axis and includes a bushing body and a face plate which is welded to the bushing body via a weld seam and has a contact surface which is raised in relation to the weld seam, as viewed in a direction of the axis.

Motor vehicle axle with subframe

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Paderborn, Germany

Andreas Franzke