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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2007
Michael Klank, Osnabruck, DE;
Andreas Gartner, Bremen, DE;
Michael Klank, Osnabruck, DE;
Andreas Gartner, Bremen, DE;
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Abstract
A wheel suspension for a vehicle which includes a wheel () and at least one suspension arm () that connects the wheel () to the body () of the vehicle. The arm () is pivotally mounted to the body () by an inner part () of a bearing () such that the arm () pivots about an axis (). An angle measuring device senses rotation of the arm () about the pivot axis () relative to the body () and includes a signal generator () and a sensor (). One of the signal generator () and the sensor () is attached to an outside of the arm () while the other is rigidly attached, via a bracket (), to the body () at a distance from the suspension arm ().