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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2016
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Josef Holtheide, Neuenkirchen, DE;
Alfons Nordloh, Visbek, DE;
Markus Wulf, Hille, DE;
Michael Beyer, Porta Westfalica, DE;
Felix Kallass, Osnabrück, DE;
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Abstract
A trailing arm device () of a drivable torsion beam axle () is described. The trailing arm device () has a housing () in which a drive-train () can be arranged and is connected to a trailing arm (). The housing (), as fitted into position within a vehicle, has a sidewall () formed integrally with a central housing region () on a side facing toward a wheel. The sidewall delimits a housing interior space () that accommodates, at least partially, the drive-train (). On the side facing away from the wheel, the housing interior space () is delimited by at least one cover element () that can be detachably connected to the central housing region ().