Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Steerable twist-beam rear suspension
- Patent Title (中): 可转向的扭梁后悬挂
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Application No.: US14240409Application Date: 2012-09-03
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Publication No.: US09073402B2Publication Date: 2015-07-07
- Inventor: Christoph Elbers , Simon Aramah , Jens Vortmeyer , Marc Wiesenthal
- Applicant: Christoph Elbers , Simon Aramah , Jens Vortmeyer , Marc Wiesenthal
- Applicant Address: DE Friedrichshafen
- Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
- Current Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
- Current Assignee Address: DE Friedrichshafen
- Agency: Davis & Bujold, P.L.L.C.
- Agent Michael J. Bujold
- Priority: DE102011082768 20110915
- International Application: PCT/EP2012/067071 WO 20120903
- International Announcement: WO2013/037652 WO 20130321
- Main IPC: B60G11/18
- IPC: B60G11/18 ; B60G21/05

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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140203532A1 STEERABLE TWIST-BEAM REAR SUSPENSION Public/Granted day:2014-07-24
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