# US 11,110,767 B2 · Support bearing of a vibration damper in a wheel suspension of a vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,110,767 B2 - Document ID: US11110767B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/583,461 - Filed: 2019-09-26 - Published: 2020-01-16 - Granted: 2021-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2017-03-27 - Assignees: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft - Applicants: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft - Inventors: Martin Bickel; Mike Steinbock - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11110767B2 ## CPC - B60G 13/003: {characterised by the mounting on the vehicle body or chassis of the damper unit} - F16B 9/026 - B60G 15/067: {characterised by the mounting on the vehicle body or chassis of the spring and damper unit} - B60G 2204/128: Damper mount on vehicle body or chassis - B60G 2206/73: Rubber; Elastomers - F16B 31/04: for maintaining {a} tensile load - F16B 41/002: {Measures against loss of bolts, nuts or pins (devices for fastening nuts to surfaces F16B37/04)} - B60G: VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS (air-cushion vehicles B60V; {cycle suspensions B62K25/00}) - F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D) ## Abstract A support bearing of a vibration damper in the wheel suspension of a vehicle has a support bearing flange supported and force-fittingly attached on a body structure of the vehicle. The support bearing flange engages around an annular elastomer element in which the damper piston rod is suspended. With an annular collar which forms a hollow cylinder and the cylinder axis of which is at least approximately coincident with the longitudinal axis of the vibration damper, the support bearing flange penetrates a through-opening in the body structure so far that a nut or a support bearing cover designed as a union nut is screwed on a thread provided on the outer wall of the collar. With a clamping aid element interposed, the nut or support bearing cover draws the support bearing flange towards the body structure in a manner supported on the body structure such that a peripheral ring section of the body structure, which surrounds the through-opening, is clamped between the support bearing flange and the clamping aid element and ultimately the nut or the support bearing cover. As an alternative to the clamping aid element or in addition to same, the collar has a shape that increases its elasticity in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the thread. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A supporting bearing of a vibration damper or a damper/spring unit in a wheel suspension system of a vehicle, comprising: a supporting bearing flange which is supported on and fastened in a non-positive manner to a vehicle body structure of the vehicle, wherein the supporting bearing flange engages around an annular elastomer element, in which an element of the vibration damper is suspendable, and the supporting bearing flange penetrates a passage opening in the vehicle body structure with a circularly annular collar which forms a hollow cylinder and a cylinder axis of which coincides at least approximately with a longitudinal axis of the vibration damper; a supporting bearing nut or a supporting bearing cover configured as a union nut is screwable onto a thread which is provided on an outer wall of said collar, wherein the supporting bearing nut or supporting bearing cover draws the supporting bearing flange toward the vehicle body structure in a manner which is supported on the vehicle body structure, wherein an edge ring section of the vehicle body structure that surrounds the passage opening is clamped in between the supporting bearing flange and the supporting bearing nut or the supporting bearing cover; the collar has a shape which increases its elasticity in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the thread and/or an auxiliary clamping element is clamped in between the supporting bearing nut and the vehicle body structure, wherein the elasticity-increasing shape of the collar and the auxiliary clamping element increase a prestressing force in the threaded connection between the supporting bearing nut and the collar; the elasticity-increasing shape of the collar is formed by way of a plurality of segments and a plurality of sectors with a reduced wall thickness in comparison with a respective adjoining wall section, wherein the plurality of segments are disposed in a region of the thread of the collar and wherein the plurality of sectors are disposed in a transition region between the collar and an annular basic structure of the supporting bearing flange from which the collar protrudes or in the annular basic structure; and the auxiliary clamping element has an annular flange which lies on the vehicle body structure and a hollow-cylindrical force transmission section which adjoins said annular flange directly or indirectly, extends in a direction of the longitudinal axis of the thread toward the supporting bearing nut or toward the supporting bearing cover, and has a diameter which is smaller than an external diameter or a mean diameter of the annular flange. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The supporting bearing according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary clamping element has, as viewed from the outside, a linear, concavely or convexly curved transition section between the annular flange and the hollow-cylindrical force transmission section, which transition section is inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of the thread and, as viewed from the longitudinal axis of the thread, likewise runs in an inclined manner with respect to the longitudinal axis of the thread, such that, as viewed in the longitudinal axial direction of the thread, the force transmission section does not lie on the edge ring section of the vehicle body structure, whereby the auxiliary clamping element has, in a cup spring manner, a spring property in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the thread. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The supporting bearing according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of reinforcing ribs are provided on the auxiliary clamping element between the annular flange and the hollow-cylindrical force transmission section or on the transition section. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The supporting bearing according to claim 1, wherein the supporting bearing flange is plugged with its collar through the passage opening from that side of the vehicle body structure which faces the vibration damper or the wheel suspension system.