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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2010
Jens Heimann, Stetten, DE;
Andreas Vossel, Osnabruck, DE;
David Vopel, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Volker Wagner, Ravensburg, DE;
Gabriele Fruhmann, Bregenz, AT;
Jens Heimann, Stetten, DE;
Andreas Vossel, Osnabruck, DE;
David Vopel, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Volker Wagner, Ravensburg, DE;
Gabriele Fruhmann, Bregenz, AT;
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Abstract
A bearing mechanism () for a transverse leaf spring () for mounting in the region of a vehicle axle of a vehicle. The bearing mechanism () has two outer bearing shells () that can be connected together and insertion devices () with at least some regions of which are encompassed by the outer bearing shells () and which each comprise at least two layer elements (A,B,C andA,B,C) with different stiffnesses. In the assembled state, the insertion devices () are each disposed between the outer bearing shells () and the transverse leaf spring (). The insertion devices () can be connected to the outer bearing shells () and the transverse leaf spring (), via a bolt device () which connects the outer bearing shells () together and to a vehicle chassis at least in a force locking manner.