Daimler-Benz Ag

Friedrich Hoffmann

Kurt Enke

Franz X Scheller

Klaus Bauer

Wilhelm Von Kamp

The invention relates to an axle suspension means for motor vehicles, wherein the guide means of a rigid axle is constructed so that the latter changes its position in the sense of a positive oblique springing during inward spring stroke movements, and executes no inherent steering movements during one-sided and alternate-side inward and outward spring strokes. For this purpose the rigid axle is guided on each side by a pair of guiding control arms which determine, for its wheel axis, a pivot axis about which the wheel axis is movable by means of a guide arm retained on the vehicle body in the sense of the positive oblique springing during inward spring stroke movements. Simultaneously, the two pairs of guiding control arms, each in common with a rocker arm mounted on the rigid axle pivotably about the pivot axis staggered vertically to its wheel axis, form straight guides guiding the pivot axis in a vertical plane during inward spring stroke movements, whereby inherent steering movements of the rigid axle are prevented.

Suspension system for rigid vehicle axle

A partial lining disk brake with floating saddle for vehicles, particularly for motor vehicles, in which the floating saddle is constituted by an essentially plane frame that is arranged with its longitudinal webs secant-like with respect to the brake disk and which receives in one longitudinal web at least one brake cylinder and in another longitudinal web at least one abutment for the brake lining; the floating saddle is displaceably guided at the brake carrier axially parallel to the brake disk whereby the brake carrier is also constructed frame-like and, insofar as it has any supporting function, is arranged exclusively underneath the floating saddle, the floating saddle engages with downwardly extending projections in corresponding guide elements of the brake carrier to assure an accurate guidance thereof.

Disk brake with floating saddle for vehicles

A partial lining disk brake, especially for motor vehicles, with a U-shaped brake housing externally surrounding the brake disk and with hydraulically actuated brake cushions arranged on each side of the brake disk which are axially displaceably supported at guide members, preferably with the aid of their lining carriers; each brake cushion is thereby supported at two guide members which are arranged in the center plane of the brake cushion extending through the brake disk axis, whereby one guide member engages with the brake cushion from the outside as viewed in the radial direction while the other engages with the brake cushion from the inside.

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Stuttgart, Germany

Friedrich Hoffmann