Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

Michael Keigler

Hubert Scholz

Matthias Stangl

Thomas Eifflaender

David Keller

Johann Dudkowiak

Martin Schwab

Katja Tenhaeff

Wolfgang Gruber

Thomas Kaespaizer

Andreas Reiser

Thomas EIFFLÄNDER

Thomas KÄSPAIZER

A vibration damper is provided for a vehicle, preferably for a motor vehicle, having a wheel carrier made of metal for rotatably receiving a wheel, a damper tube arrangement at least partly made of a fiber-reinforced plastic for forming a damper fluid volume, a piston which is guided in the damper tube arrangement and includes a piston rod. The damper tube arrangement is rigidly connected to the wheel carrier and the piston rod can be connected to a body of the vehicle. A wheel carrier fluid volume is formed in the wheel carrier and which is connected to the damper fluid volume. The fluid in the wheel carrier fluid volume is in direct contact with the metal of the wheel carrier in order to transfer heat.

Vibration damper for a vehicle

An axle support of a motor vehicle has two longitudinal supports and at least one cross-beam which is connected to connection points with the cross-beams having body connection points in the end areas thereof. The axle support can be installed with identical dimensions in different types of motor vehicle with respect to the weight and/or drive power thereof. When using the axle support in a type of motor vehicle with a heavy weight and/or high driving power, at least one connecting point is wound with a reinforcement element made from fiber-reinforced plastic, which, in another type of vehicle with a lower weight and/or lower driving power is either not provided or is provided in smaller dimensions.

Axle support of a motor vehicle

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Munich, Germany

Michael Keigler