Axle arrangement for a vehicle
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsSven Gerber, Kai-Uwe Stoerk
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Abstract
An axle arrangement for a motor vehicle includes two opposite wheel carriers which are connectable to a bodywork of the motor vehicle via links, and a transverse leaf spring which is connected to the two wheel carriers. The transverse leaf spring is manufactured as one piece from fiber-reinforced plastic, has at least two bands spaced apart from one another and is at least partially integrated in a shear field. The shear field extends between the two wheel carriers and on both sides is connected fixedly to the body or the bodywork of the vehicle and projects beyond the transverse leaf spring, as viewed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
Claims6
An axle arrangement for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- two opposite wheel carriers which are connectable to a body work of the motor vehicle via links;
- a transverse leaf spring connected to the two wheel carriers, the transverse leaf spring being made in one-piece of fiber-reinforced plastic and having at least two bands that are spaced apart from one another;
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- a shear field configured to extend between the two wheel carriers, the shear field being fixedly connectable on both sides to the bodywork of the motor vehicle, wherein
- the transverse leaf spring is at least partially integrated into the shear field over at least a majority of a transverse length of the leaf spring, and
- the shear field, when viewed in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, extends beyond the transverse leaf spring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.