Suspension link element
AssigneeSAF-HOLLAND GmbH
InventorsRoger Jansen, Gregory Galazin
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Abstract
Relates to a link element, in particular for use in utility vehicles, comprising a first wall region, a second wall region and a third wall region, wherein the link element has a pivot region for pivotable support about a pivot axis, wherein the first wall region and the second wall region extend substantially parallel with a transverse plane, wherein the transverse plane is orthogonal to the pivot axis, wherein the third wall region protrudes along a lateral plane from the first wall region and/or from the second wall region, wherein the lateral plane is orientated perpendicularly to the transverse plane, wherein the third wall region is arranged parallel with the transverse plane eccentrically with respect to the extent of the first wall region and/or the second wall region.
Claims18
A link element for use in utility vehicles, comprising:
- a first wall region;
- a second wall region;
- and
- a third wall region;
- wherein the link element has a pivot region configured for pivotable support about a pivot axis;
- wherein the first wall region and the second wall region have a main extent which extends substantially parallel with a transverse plane;
- wherein the transverse plane is orthogonal to the pivot axis;
- wherein the third wall region protrudes substantially along a lateral plane from at least one of the first wall region and the second wall region;
- wherein the lateral plane is orientated perpendicularly to the transverse plane;
- wherein the third wall region is arranged eccentrically with respect to the extent of the at least one on the first wall region and the second wall region;
- wherein the third wall region has a recess which extends substantially along the lateral plane;
- and
- wherein the first wall region extends at a first height parallel with the transverse plane, wherein the second wall region extends parallel with the transverse plane at a second height, wherein the third wall region is arranged on the first wall region at from 0.1 to 0.45 times at least one of the first height and the second height.
A link element for use in utility vehicles, comprising:
- a first wall region;
- a second wall region;
- and
- a third wall region;
- wherein the link element has a pivot region configured for pivotable support about a pivot axis;
- wherein the first wall region and the second wall region have a main extent which extends substantially parallel with a transverse plane;
- wherein the transverse plane is orthogonal to the pivot axis;
- wherein the third wall region protrudes substantially along a lateral plane from at least one of the first wall region and the second wall region;
- wherein the lateral plane is orientated perpendicularly to the transverse plane;
- wherein the third wall region is arranged eccentrically with respect to the extent of the at least one on the first wall region and the second wall region;
- wherein the third wall region has a recess which extends substantially along the lateral plane;
- and
- wherein the recess has a maximum recess extent parallel with the pivot axis, wherein the first wall region and the second wall region in the region of the maximum recess extent have a mean wall spacing from each other, and wherein a ratio of the maximum recess extent to the mean wall spacing is from 0.4 to 0.9.
A link element for use in utility vehicles, comprising:
- a first wall region;
- a second wall region;
- and
- a third wall region;
- wherein the link element has a pivot region configured for pivotable support about a pivot axis;
- wherein the first wall region and the second wall region have a main extent which extends substantially parallel with a transverse plane;
- wherein the transverse plane is orthogonal to the pivot axis;
- wherein the third wall region protrudes substantially along a lateral plane from at least one of the first wall region and the second wall region;
- wherein the lateral plane is orientated perpendicularly to the transverse plane;
- wherein the third wall region is arranged eccentrically with respect to the extent of the at least one on the first wall region and the second wall region;
- wherein the third wall region has a recess which extends substantially along the lateral plane;
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- wherein the first wall region at least partially has a curvature, wherein a first extent plane is arranged parallel with the transverse plane and such that a first maximum deviation of the first wall region from the first extent plane is minimized, and wherein a ratio of the first maximum deviation to a maximum total extent of the link element parallel with the pivot axis from 0.05 to 0.3.
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