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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 7/00 ;
Abstract
An axle, preferably for driving a low-platform omnibus, has a bridge ( ) arranged at a distance from the wheel axle. The housing ( ) of a driving engine ( ) is connected with the bridge ( ) and with suspension elements ( ), on one side of the axle, to secure the axle to the vehicle and, on the other side, with a hub carrier ( ) to receive forces of the wheel. The driving engine ( ) has a sufficient axial distance from the wheel axle so as to create a space, in a direction opposite to the axial distance, so that a disk brake ( ) and portion of the actuation device ( ) of the disk brake ( ) can be located within the wheel rim.