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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2013
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Frank Scheper, Loeningen, DE;
Jens Eismann, Melle, DE;
Friedhelm Langhorst, Diepholz, DE;
Soren Knopp, Stemwede, DE;
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Abstract
A motor vehicle, in particular a utility vehicle (UV), with a vehicle frame and/or a sub-frame () that has contact surfaces () extending transversely and/or longitudinally relative to the driving direction (F) and are connection surfaces to other structural units (). The structural units are connected by connecting elements () that pass through the contact surfaces (). The connecting elements each define an axis () and are aligned such that the axes of the connecting elements extend through the contact surface () at an angle different from 90°.