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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2012
Christoph Elbers, Stemwede, DE;
Simon Aramah, Munich, DE;
Jens Vortmeyer, Preussisch Oldendorf, DE;
Marc Wiesenthal, Osnabruck, DE;
Christoph Elbers, Stemwede, DE;
Simon Aramah, Munich, DE;
Jens Vortmeyer, Preussisch Oldendorf, DE;
Marc Wiesenthal, Osnabruck, DE;
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Abstract
A torsion beam axle for a wheel suspension of a motor vehicle. The torsion beam axle has a torsionally compliant transverse section. A trailing arm is fixed at each opposed end of the transverse section. Each trailing arm supports a wheel carrier that pivots about a respective steering axis. The wheel carriers are connected to one another via ball joints and a tie rod, and couple an actuating mechanism for producing steering movement of the wheel carriers about their respective steering axes. A kinematic coupling system is connected to the tie rod and designed to regulate the degree of freedom of rotational movement of the tie rod. A torsion beam axle in which —to minimizing track angle differences or unsymmetrical bouncing behavior—the tie rod and actuating mechanism maintain optimum kinematic conditions in all operating situations.