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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2014
Applicant:
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Inventors:
Stefan Krahn, Osnabrück, DE;
Thomas Rupflin, Stetten, DE;
Assignee:
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 7/00 (2006.01); F16F 1/26 (2006.01); F16F 1/368 (2006.01); F16F 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 7/008 (2013.01); B60G 7/001 (2013.01); F16F 1/26 (2013.01); F16F 1/3686 (2013.01); F16F 7/12 (2013.01); B60G 2204/143 (2013.01); B60G 2206/016 (2013.01); B60G 2206/71 (2013.01); B60G 2206/8101 (2013.01);
Abstract
A holding element for a spring, having a spring fastening area () for fastening the leaf spring () to the holding element () and a wheel carrier fastening area () for fastening a wheel carrier () to the leaf spring (). The holding element () has a deformation zone () through which webs and openings extend for transmission of forces from the spring fastening area () to the wheel carrier fastening area (), such that the webs (S, S, S, S) and the openings (A, A, A) are formed mirror-symmetrically relative to the longitudinal axis (L) of the holding element.