Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

Kurt Poetter

Franz Hoiss

Benjamin Jakob

Ana Maria Fernandez

Stephan Ertlmaier

Peter Paintmayer

Farshad Boromandi

Bernd Binkowski

Anton Woelfl

A front wheel suspension on a two-track vehicle having a wheel carrier or pivot bearing guided by an articulated suspension link is provided with an add-on part arranged such that during an impact of the vehicle on an obstacle which penetrates into the space bridged by the suspension link between a wheel and an axle support or vehicle body, the add-on part forms a lever arm on an articulated connection of the suspension link to separate the link by opening or destroying the connection. Separation of the articulated connection allows the vehicle wheel to be displaced laterally away from the vehicle interior. The add-on part may be fastened by a fastening screw of the articulation connection or be an extension of the screw. The add-on part may have a bead or a punch ring which has a destructive effect on the articulated connection during impact-caused displacement of the add-on part.

Front wheel suspension on a two-track vehicle

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Munich, Germany

Kurt Poetter