Zf Friedrichshafen Ag

Zf Friedrichshafen

Carl Freudenberg Kg

Josef Holtheide

Michael Klank

Eckehard Münch

Julian Stratmann

Olaf Abels

Alfons Nordloh

Thomas Kramer

Artur Berger

Nedal Idies

Florian Bäumer

Felix Kallass

Thorsten Sander

Arnold Blanke

Markus Wulf

Michael Beyer

Felix Kallaß

Hermann Frye

Henner Assmann

Joerg Hagemes

Hermann Heitmann

Jens Diekhoff

Disclosed is a chassis component () having a measuring device () for determining a relative position of two chassis components connected movably with one another. For example, a first chassis component is a joint () with at least one rotation axis () and a second chassis component is a structural component (), the structural component () being mounted by means of the joint () so that it can pivot around the rotation axis () of the joint (). The measuring device () has a signal emitter () and a sensor device () with a signal receiver (), where the sensor device () is arranged on the structural component () and the signal emitter () is arranged on the joint (). To improve an arrangement of the sensor device () on the structural component (), the sensor device () extends through a through-opening ().

Suspension component with a measuring device and method for producing a suspension component of this kind

A ball joint for a chassis of a vehicle. The ball joint has an inner joint portion () and a slide bearing (). The inner joint portion () is movably fitted in the slide bearing (). The ball joint further has a closure element () for closing a joint housing. The slide bearing () and the closure element () are connected to one another. To reduce the number of components and/or the number of assembly steps, the ball joint () is characterized in that the slide bearing (), for the inner joint portion (), is made as a single, one-piece plastic component ().

Ball joint for a chassis of a vehicle and method for producing a ball joint of this kind

An arrangement of an angle measurement device on the chassis of a vehicle. The chassis includes a control arm () and a pivot bearing () with a pivot axis. The control arm () pivots about the pivot axis and the angle measurement device has a sensor () and a signal emitter. The sensor () is arranged on the control arm (), in the area of the pivot axis, and the signal emitter is arranged on the pivot bearing ().

Arrangement of an angle measurement device

A ball joint (), for a vehicle chassis, having a joint housing () and a joint body () having a spherical portion (). The joint body () is held by the joint housing () at the spherical portion () of the joint body such that the joint body is mounted for articulation movement relative to the joint housing. A sensor assembly comprises a first sensor element () associated with the joint housing () and a second sensor element () associated with the joint body (). The second sensor element interacts with the first sensor element () in order to sense the position of the joint body () relative to the joint housing (). The ball joint is characterized in that the second sensor element () is arranged in the region of the spherical portion () of the joint body ().

Ball joint

An arrangement for connecting a link () of a chassis to a wheel carrier () by way of a ball sleeve joint (). The link () has an link eye (), the ball sleeve joint () has a ball sleeve (), and the wheel carrier () has two bearing eyes (). A sensor is located on the link eye () and a signal generator is located on the ball sleeve (). The sensor and signal generator form an angle measuring device. The ball sleeve () is connected to the bearing eyes () via a threaded pin (). An anti-rotation unit () is provided between the ball sleeve () and the wheel carrier () in order to fix a defined angular position of the ball sleeve () with respect to the wheel carrier ().

Arrangement for connecting a chassis link to a wheel carrier

A trailing arm device () of a drivable torsion beam axle () is described. The trailing arm device () has a housing () in which a drive-train () can be arranged and is connected to a trailing arm (). The housing (), as fitted into position within a vehicle, has a sidewall () formed integrally with a central housing region () on a side facing toward a wheel. The sidewall delimits a housing interior space () that accommodates, at least partially, the drive-train (). On the side facing away from the wheel, the housing interior space () is delimited by at least one cover element () that can be detachably connected to the central housing region ().

Longitudinal control arm device of a drivable semi-independent suspension

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Neuenkirchen, Germany

Josef Holtheide