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US 10,800,367 B2Granted
Reinforced four-bar linkage
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsHans-Juergen Schmitt, Alexander Eichinger
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Abstract
A coupling link (18) for a hinged roll bar (12) has first and second cover plates (24, 26) spaced apart from each other. An axle bearing (32, 50) is connected to the two cover plates (24) for forming a rotary joint (40) with a first link lever (14) that can be mounted on the axle bearing (32, 50). The coupling link (18) has, in the region of the rotary joint (40), a reinforcing element (42) that forms a support of the first link lever (14).
Claims12
A coupling link for a hinged roll bar of a motor vehicle, the roll bar being configured as a four-bar linkage, comprising:
- a first cover plate,
- a second cover plate that is separate from the first cover plate, wherein the first cover plate and the second cover plate are arranged spaced apart from each other,
- an axle bearing connected to the two cover plates for forming a rotary joint with a first link lever that can be mounted on the axle bearing, and
- a spacer body disposed between the first cover plate and the second cover plate and connected to both the first cover plate and the second cover plate, the spacer body having a reinforcing element in a region of the rotary joint, the reinforcing element having a round concave profile that is concentric with the axle bearing, the round concave profile forming a support of the first link lever, the round concave profile including an edge forming a stop for limiting movement of the first link lever toward the coupling link.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.