Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Eric Leonard Branger

Andreas Carlitz

Thomas Schmitz

Dirk-Uwe Eidam

Stephan Presser

Gunter Wuersig

The present disclosure provides a torsion beam axle for a vehicle. The torsion beam axle comprises two longitudinal swing arms connected by a torsion profile and two bearing arrangements. Each bearing arrangement is configured to attach a respective longitudinal swing arm to a body of the vehicle. Each bearing arrangement has a rotational axis, and the rotational axes of the bearing arrangements run in parallel to or are aligned with one another. Each of the bearing arrangements has a bearing core, which is connected to one of the longitudinal swing arms, and at least one bearing arm which is coupled to the bearing core. The bearing arm comprises a supporting section, which is coupled to the bearing core, and an elastic bending section with a connecting region, via which the bearing arm can be at least indirectly attached to the body of the vehicle. The bearing arm has a step portion arranged between the supporting section and the bending section, the step portion having a triangular or trapezoidal contour and being configured to be deflected in a bending direction which is predefined by the bending section. The bending direction and the rotational axes enclose an angle between them.

Torsion beam axle for a vehicle, and bearing arrangement for a torsion beam axle

A vehicle suspension wheel strut, includes a first bushing; a wheel carrier journaled onto the first bushing; a first bracket at a first end of the first bushing; a second bracket at a second end of the first bushing; and identical damping elements positioned between the first bracket and wheel carrier at the first end of the first bushing and the second bracket and the wheel carrier at the second end of the first bushing.

Wheel strut for vehicle suspension

A power steering system in which an electric motor ( ) makes available a damping torque to a steering system via a mechanical transmission ( ). The transmission ( ) is arranged between the steering wheel ( ) and a steering rack ( ). The electric motor ( ) is actuated by a control unit ( ) in accordance with the steering torque sensed by a sensor ( ) and the vehicle speed sensed by a sensor ( ). In addition, a damping module ( ) of the control unit ( ) receives binary or continuous signals relating to the braking state, in particular relating to the brake activation ( ) and to cornering ( ). By means of these signals the damping torque which is generated by the electric motor ( ) can be adapted in such a way that vibrations which are caused by unequal wear of the brakes in the steering system are reduced.

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