Control arm for the wheel suspension in a vehicle
AssigneeBenteler Automobiltechnik GmbH
InventorStephan Meyer
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a control arm for a wheel suspension system in a vehicle, including a sleeve-shaped aperture for the receiving of a bearing is formed in an integral control arm body, wherein the integral control arm body comprises a first side wall and a second side wall that is facing the first side wall. The sleeve-shaped aperture penetrates the first side wall and the second side wall. The sleeve-shaped aperture is formed sleeve-shaped with a first circumferential sleeve rim and a second circumferential sleeve rim. The first sleeve rim is formed by an outwardly shaped section of the first side wall that defines the sleeve-shaped aperture.
Claims18
A control arm for a wheel suspension system in a vehicle, comprising:
- a sleeve-shaped aperture for the receiving of a bearing formed in an integral control arm body, wherein the integral control arm body comprises:
- a first side wall,
- a second side wall that faces the first side wall, and
- a control arm end, wherein the control arm end comprises a first leg and a second leg that are spaced apart from one another,
- wherein the sleeve-shaped aperture penetrates the first side wall and the second side wall, wherein the sleeve-shaped aperture is formed sleeve-shaped with a first circumferential sleeve rim and a second circumferential sleeve rim, wherein the first circumferential sleeve rim is formed by an outwardly shaped section of the first side wall that defines the sleeve-shaped aperture, wherein the first aide wall comprises a third circumferential sleeve rim that faces away from the first circumferential sleeve rim and is formed by an outwardly shaped section of the first side wall that defines the sleeve-shaped aperture, and wherein the sleeve-shaped aperture is formed in the control arm end.
A method for producing a control arm for a wheel suspension in a vehicle, comprising:
- providing an integral control arm body comprising a control arm end, a first side wall, and a second side wall, wherein the control arm end comprises a first leg and a second leg that are spaced apart from one another;
- producing an opening in the control arm end;
- mechanically expanding the opening, wherein a section of the first side wall that defines the opening is adapted to receive a sleeve-shaped aperture with a first circumferential sleeve rim and with a second circumferential sleeve rim for the reception of a bearing, wherein the sleeve-shaped aperture is formed in the control arm end, and wherein the first side wall comprises a third circumferential sleeve rim that faces away from the first circumferential sleeve rim and is formed by an outwardly shaped section of the first side wall that defines the sleeve-shaped aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.