Benteler-Automobiltechnik Gmbh

Benteler Sgl Gmbh & Co. Kg.

Sgl Carbon Se

Rodscha Drabon

Christian Handing

Christian Smatloch

Georg Frost

Felix Wulf

Ludger Gehringhoff

Armin Zuber

Frank Rabe

Hendrik Reineke

Jürgen Von Der Kall

Dirk Rochell

Stefan Grottke

Ullrich Hammelmaier

Torsten Howe

Peter Koczar

Hendrik Korinth

Aloys Schröder

Christian Schnabel

Johannes Böke

Peter Stastny

Stefan Schmitz

Leonhard Rose

Erik Hochapfel

Tobias Ebbing

Hans-Jürgen Neumann

Ulrich Mueller

Siegmund Czerr

Ulrich Müller

Christian Voy

Florian Kneuper

David Wagner

Marcel Passon

Jonathan Behm

Eugen Lepp

Peter Auer

Eiko Schmidtke

Ivo Kletetzka

Christoph Steins

Stephan Schönen

Jan Kurz

Thomas Lange

Ulrich Hammelmaier

The disclosure relates to an electric vehicle for the transportation of persons and/or loads, having a frame structure and axle modules which are coupled to the frame structure, a front axle module and a rear axle module, to which in each case the wheels are coupled kinematically, at least one of the axle modules having a drive and an energy source. One of the axle modules has four suspension points for the attachment by means of elastic bearings to the frame structure, in each case, two suspension points forming a pair, and the pairs lying at different heights in the motor vehicle vertical direction.

Electric vehicle with axle modules

The invention relates to a crossmember for motor vehicle construction, having at least two modules that can be arranged one above the other, wherein each module has an inner side wall and an outer side wall, which are connected to one another at their upper ends by an upper wall and at their lower ends by a lower wall, wherein the upper wall of the lower module has, over the longitudinal extent thereof, a raised portion or depression, which engages in a complementary depression or raised portion of the lower wall of the upper module.

Crossmember for motor vehicle construction

The disclosure relates to a bearing arrangement for a bearing end of a fastening shackle in a vehicle body of a vehicle that includes an outer sleeve, an inner sleeve and a sleeve-shaped plastic sliding bearing. The inner sleeve is mounted in the outer sleeve so that the inner sleeve is able to slide. The sleeve-shaped plastic sliding bearing surrounds the inner sleeve and is connected to the inner sleeve in a rotationally fixed manner. The sleeve-shaped plastic sliding bearing is also longer than the outer sleeve and is delimited by a first sleeve rim that protrudes beyond the outer sleeve, where the first sleeve rim is configurable to be form-locked and to resist rotation.

Bearing arrangement for a vehicle

The present invention relates to a sill of a vehicle body (), comprising a lower sill part () and an upper sill part () placed on and attached to the lower sill part (). The sill is characterized in that the upper sill part () is part of a vehicle superstructure (), in that in one side of a first sill part (), which faces the further sill part (), a recess () and, on one side of the further sill part (), which faces the first sill part (), a protrusion () is provided, wherein the shape of the recess () corresponds to the shape of the protrusion () and the protrusion () interlocks form-fittingly in the recess (). In addition, the invention relates to a vehicle body () with two sills () and a method of manufacturing such a vehicle body.

Sill of a vehicle body, vehicle body and method of manufacturing a vehicle body

The disclosure relates to a leaf spring retaining element for rotationally and elastically mounting a leaf spring end of a leaf spring on a vehicle structure. The leaf spring retaining element includes a leaf spring mounting part having a receiving recess to accommodate the leaf spring end; an elastomer molded part configured to rotationally and elastically mount the leaf spring end, wherein the elastomer molded part is arranged in the receiving recess and shaped to at least partially enclose the leaf spring end; and a bearing configured to support the leaf spring mounting part on the vehicle structure.

Leaf spring retaining element for a leaf spring mounting plate

A fastening shackle for fastening a leaf spring to a vehicle body of a vehicle includes: a first bearing end which can be fastened to the vehicle body, a second bearing end, and a shackle body connecting the first bearing end and the second bearing end. The first bearing end has an outer sleeve, an inner sleeve and a sleeve-shaped plastic plain bearing, the sleeve-shaped plastic plain bearing being arranged in the outer sleeve and being slidably mounted in the outer sleeve, and the inner sleeve being affixed to the sleeve-shaped plastic plain bearing. The leaf spring is mountable at the second bearing end.

Fastening shackle for fastening a leaf spring to a vehicle body

A battery holder for an electric vehicle is disclosed. The battery holder is mounted in a subfloor region of the electric vehicle and includes a pan and a cover. The pan is formed by an outer encircling frame and a bottom. A cooling system is integrated in the bottom of the pan.

Battery holder with cooling system

A rear axle arrangement for a motor vehicle is disclosed having two independent wheel suspension systems with in each case at least two links and a wheel support. The links producing a connection between the vehicle body and the wheel support and being coupled at their ends in a relatively movable manner via elastic bearings. In the case of static wheel loading, the wheels of the rear axle exhibiting toe-in, which rear axle arrangement is distinguished by at least one elastic bearing of a link having a frequency-dependent bearing stiffness in such a way that, in the case of driving straight ahead and high-frequency dynamic wheel loading, a change into toe-out takes place on account of an increasing bearing stiffness of the bearing and the wheel is pressed into negative camber as a result of the change into toe-out.

Motor vehicle rear axle with elastic mounting

A leaf spring arrangement for a motor vehicle axle includes a leaf spring which is made of a fiber composite and has ends, each end having a flat underside to provide a joining surface. Bonded flatly by an adhesive against the underside of each end of the leaf spring in an area of the joining surface is a mount for attachment onto a further axle component. The mount has an opening for receiving a metallic bearing or screw bolt.

Leaf spring arrangement

A bearing component has a first structural component and a second structural component and supports a transverse leaf spring. The first structural component and the second structural component are connected with each other in a hinge-like fashion for rotation and surrounded by a sleeve. The first structural component has a hinge head which is positively held in a hinge head receptacle of the second structural component. The sleeve has a bellow section and protects the structural components of the bearing component from contamination.

Transverse leaf spring bearing unit and transverse leaf spring arrangement for a motor vehicle

An axle suspension for a motor vehicle includes a longitudinal leaf spring made of fiber composite and having ends coupled to the motor vehicle. The leaf spring has an attachment zone and two arms which extend from the attachment zone to the ends of the leaf spring to define a trailing arm and a leading arm in a travel direction of the motor vehicle, with the trailing arm having a cross sectional dimension which is greater than a cross sectional dimension of the leading arm. A clamping device couples an axle component to the leaf spring substantially in midsection of the leaf spring and is arranged offset in longitudinal direction from the midsection of the leaf spring.

Axle suspension with longitudinal leaf spring for a motor vehicle

In a leaf spring arrangement for a chassis of a motor vehicle, a leaf spring includes multiple layers made of a glass fiber composite plastic, a reinforcement made of a carbon composite plastic and being disposed between an upper and a lower one of the layers, and a core made of a different material than the reinforcement and being disposed between the upper and lower layers, wherein the reinforcement is arranged along a longitudinal a side of the core. The leaf spring is coupled at its center region to an axle of the motor vehicle by a center connection and to the vehicle body by bodywork connections, wherein the leaf spring is tilted by an angle relative to the vertical axis of the motor vehicle.

A wheel suspension of a motor vehicle. The wheel suspension includes a suspension arm supported on a linkage point on a car body of the motor vehicle. A transverse leaf spring is arranged along a transverse axis of the motor vehicle and coupled at an end of the transverse leaf spring with the wheel suspension. The transverse leaf spring is supported via a bearing on the car body. An end of the transverse leaf spring is coupled in an articulated manner with the suspension arm and spaced apart from a wheel-side end of the suspension arm.

Wheel suspension of a motor vehicle

A wheel suspension of a motor vehicle includes a transverse leaf spring arranged along a transverse axis of the motor vehicle. The transverse leaf spring is connected via two bearings with a body of the vehicle and is connected in an articulated manner at its two mutually opposite ends with a stub axle or suspension arm. The bearings are arranged such that the transverse leaf spring is stiffly fixed in a direction of a vertical axis of the vehicle and is movable in a translatory manner in a direction of the transverse axis of the vehicle and is rotationally movable around an axis that is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle.

A device for active wheel alignment of wheels arranged on a wheel axle of a motor vehicle includes two hydraulic body dampers arranged between a vehicle body and the wheel axle. Each body damper is configured as a differential cylinder having a cylinder and a dividing piston which is guided in the cylinder. A throttle is arranged outside the cylinder of the body damper. Operably connected with the body dampers via hydraulic lines is a hydraulic servo unit, wherein hydraulic fluid is transferable via the throttle from one side of the dividing piston to the servo unit and from the servo unit via a returning one of the hydraulic lines back to another side of the dividing piston.

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