# US 10,864,790 B2 · Method for producing a link mounting arrangement of a motor vehicle, and mounting arrangement

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- Number: US 10,864,790 B2
- Document ID: US10864790B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/279,726
- Filed: 2019-02-19
- Published: 2019-06-13
- Granted: 2020-12-15
- Earliest claimed: 2016-08-19
- Assignees: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
- Applicants: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
- Inventors: Michael Behn
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10864790B2

## CPC

- B60G 7/02: Attaching arms to sprung part of vehicle {(B60G7/006 takes precedence)}
- B60G 2200/46: camber angle
- B60G 2200/4622: Alignment adjustment
- B60G 2204/143: on the vehicle body or chassis
- B60G 2204/15: Mounting of subframes
- B60G 2204/42: Joints with cam surfaces
- B60G 2204/4302: for fixing suspension arm on the vehicle body or chassis
- B60G 2204/44: Centering or positioning means
- B60G 2204/4404: Retainers for holding a fixing element, e.g. bushing, nut, bolt etc., until it is tightly fixed in position
- B60G 2204/61: Adjustable during maintenance
- B60G 2206/60: Subframe construction
- B60G 2206/601: Hanger bracket
- B60G 2206/606: Complex constructions
- B60G 2206/8102: by stamping
- B60G 2206/8201: by welding
- B62D 17/00: Means on vehicles for adjusting camber, castor, or toe-in
- B60G: VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS (air-cushion vehicles B60V; {cycle suspensions B62K25/00})
- B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M)

## Abstract

A method for producing a mounting arrangement for a link of a motor vehicle suspension that is or can be pivotably mounted on a subframe of the motor vehicle, having the following steps: providing the subframe, which has a first and a second mounting flange for mounting the link; providing at least one intermediate product of a bracket; integrally joining the intermediate product to a mounting flange of the subframe by welding; forming an elongated hole in the intermediate product by punching of the same; and forming at least one stop on the intermediate product for an adjusting eccentric for chassis adjustment by stamping the intermediate product.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for producing a mounting arrangement for a link of a motor vehicle suspension that is adapted to be pivotably mounted on a subframe of the motor vehicle, the method comprising:
providing the subframe, which has a first and a second mounting flange for mounting the link;
providing at least one intermediate product of a bracket;
integrally joining the intermediate product to a mounting flange of the subframe by welding;
forming an elongated hole in the intermediate product by punching of the same; and
forming at least one stop on the intermediate product for an adjusting eccentric for chassis adjustment by stamping the intermediate product.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein steps of forming the elongated hole and forming at least one stop are carried out in a single operation.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate product of the bracket is plate-like in design.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The method according to claim 3, wherein the plate-like intermediate product has at least one bending at an edge to stiffen the intermediate product.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate product of the bracket has a prepunched hole.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one stop is created in a stamping process by bending a tab that was made by free punching on the said intermediate product.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the steps of forming the elongated hole and stop are performed through an assembly opening in an applicable mounting flange.