Vehicle rigid axle and method of manufacturing same

Vehicle rigid axle with an axle beam, at the ends of which axle journals and wheel carriers, respectively, are arranged, and with at least two trailing arms rigidly attached to the axle beam and with at least one spring bracket assigned to the respective trailing arm for supporting an air-suspension bellow, comprising:

• at least one axle beam section extending between the at least two trailing arms, a trailing arm adjoining the at least one axle beam section and the spring bracket assigned to the trailing arm are formed by two shell elements which are connected to one another and form a hollow body between them;
• and
• wherein the lower and the upper shell elements are first manufactured as identical parts by means of deep drawing and that after deep drawing a plunger cooperating with the air-suspension bellow is formed on the lower shell element.

Vehicle rigid axle comprising:

• an axle beam, at the ends of which axle journals and wheel carriers, respectively, are arranged, and with at least two trailing arms rigidly attached to the axle beam, and with at least one spring bracket, assigned to a respective trailing arm, for supporting an air-suspension bellow, wherein the at least one spring bracket is formed by a lower shell element of a hollow body forming at least one axle beam section extending between the at least two trailing arms, and the at least one spring bracket is arranged in such a way that a central longitudinal axis of the axle beam section passes through the air-suspension bellow mounted on the spring bracket.