Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Ford-werke Gmbh

Martina Beyer

Marc Simon

Thomas Gerhards

Wolfgang David

Karsten Sander

Frank Scheper

Karsten Klostermeier

Michael Frantzen

Jens Wohlers

Michael Johannes Franzten

Jen Wohlers

Andreas Rodenberg

The invention relates to a transverse link () having a main body (), which has at least one first fixing region () for pivotal attachment to a vehicle frame element and at least one further fixing region () for pivotal attachment to a hub carrier, the main body () having at least one wheel limb (). In order largely to avoid destruction of the journal connection of the transverse link to a hub carrier if the wheel hits a curbstone, for example, the proposal is to provide a transitional region (), which is arranged between the wheel limb () and the further fixing region (), the transitional region () being embodied in such a way that a deformation zone () acting in the longitudinal direction (Y) of the wheel limb () is formed.

Transverse link on a motor vehicle

A transverse link () has a main body (), which has at least one first fixing region () for pivotal attachment to a vehicle frame element. The first fixing region () has a journal () surrounded by a bearing bush (). A stop region () is arranged proximate the first fixing region (). The stop region is interrupted when viewed in the circumferential direction, resulting in the formation of diametrically opposite thickened portions (), which are arranged between the main body () and the journal () and are embodied in such a way that only forces acting in the lateral and vertical vehicle directions are absorbed when the main body () is twisted out of the neutral position thereof, about a vertical axis (Y) of a second fixing region ().

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Pulheim, Germany

Martina Beyer