Zf Friedrichshafen Ag

Thomas Rupflin

Ingolf Müller

Andre Stieglitz

Volker Wagner

Peter Hofmann

Thomas Kramer

Manfred Bürgmann

Philipp Bauer

Stefan Krahn

Thomas Schwarz

Remt Blankenspeck

Johannes Gessner

Clemens Hacker

Matthias Moeller

Ingo Albers

Sami Uddin Siddiqui

Natalie Wieber

Melanie Braun

Marcel Pleyer

Konstantin Brunner

An axle strut for a vehicle having a shaft and two bearing regions. The axle strut has a supporting profile and two load-introducing elements. The supporting profile is formed from fiber reinforced plastics composite material. A first load-introducing element and a second load-introducing element are arranged at respective bearing region, and the supporting profile is arranged spatially between the two bearing regions. The supporting profile has a first connection area facing the first bearing region and a second connection area facing the second bearing region. Every load-introducing element has a receptacle. The supporting profile is connected by its first connection area and by the receptacle of the first load-introducing element to the first load-introducing element by an adhesive connection, and the supporting profile is connected by its second connection area and by the receptacle of the second load-introducing element to the second load-introducing element by a further adhesive connection.

Axle strut and method for producing an axle strut

A bearing mechanism for a transverse leaf spring can be fitted in the area of a vehicle axle and has a holding device for holding the transverse leaf spring and a connecting device via for connecting the holding device to the vehicle. The holding and connecting devices and the transverse spring are designed such that when the transverse spring is in its installed position a cross-sectional plane of the transverse spring, that extends in the vertical and longitudinal directions of the vehicle, can pivot in the area of the mounting fixture during jouncing and rebound of the transverse spring, about a rotational axis that extends in the longitudinal direction. The holding and connecting devices, in the area of the mounting fixture, are designed such that the rotational axis of the cross-sectional plane of the transverse spring is vertically spaced from the neutral fiber of the transverse spring.

Bearing mechanism for a transverse leaf spring, mountable in the area of a vehicle axle

A holding element for a spring, having a spring fastening area () for fastening the leaf spring () to the holding element () and a wheel carrier fastening area () for fastening a wheel carrier () to the leaf spring (). The holding element () has a deformation zone () through which webs and openings extend for transmission of forces from the spring fastening area () to the wheel carrier fastening area (), such that the webs (S, S, S, S) and the openings (A, A, A) are formed mirror-symmetrically relative to the longitudinal axis (L) of the holding element.

Holding element for a spring

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