Multi-point link for an undercarriage of a motor vehicle
AssigneeZF Friedrichshafen AG
InventorsAndre Stieglitz, Ingolf Müller
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Abstract
A multi-point link for a chassis of a motor vehicle. The multi-point link has at least one profile portion with two bearing areas arranged at opposite ends of the profile portion, the two bearing areas are connected to one another by the profile portion. An outer circumferential surface of the profile portion is provided with at least one stiffening element to increase the stiffness of the multi-point link, and the stiffening element is connected to the outer circumferential surface of the profile portion by material bonding.
Claims17
A multi-point link for a chassis of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- at least one stiffening element;
- at least one profile portion;
- two bearing areas arranged at opposite ends of the at least one profile portion and the two bearing areas are connected to one another by the at least one profile portion;
- and
- an entire outer circumferential surface of the at least one profile portion is provided with the at least one stiffening element to increase a stiffness of the multi-point link,
- wherein an entire radially inner surface of the at least one stiffening element is in contact with and connected to the outer circumferential surface of the at least one profile portion by material bonding.
A multi-point link for a chassis of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- at least one stiffening element;
- at least one profile portion;
- two bearing areas arranged at opposite ends of the at least one profile portion and the two bearing areas are connected to one another by the at least one profile portion;
- and
- an outer circumferential surface of the at least one profile portion is provided with the at least one stiffening element to increase a stiffness of the multi-point link,
- wherein the at least one stiffening element is connected to the outer circumferential surface of the at least one profile portion by material bonding,
- wherein the outer circumferential surface of the at least one profile portion is provided with a plurality of stiffening elements, and
- wherein the plurality of stiffening elements surround the at least one profile portion completely, at least at one location.
A multi-point link for a chassis of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- at least one stiffening element;
- at least one profile portion;
- two bearing areas arranged at opposite ends of the at least one profile portion and the two bearing areas are connected to one another by the at least one profile portion;
- and
- an outer circumferential surface of the at least one profile portion is provided with the at least one stiffening element to increase a stiffness of the multi-point link,
- wherein the at least one stiffening element is connected to the outer circumferential surface of the at least one profile portion by material bonding,
- wherein at least one bearing area of the two bearing areas has a spline, and the spline and an end portion of the at least one profile portion mutually engage in one another in a common connection portion and are glued to one another,
- wherein, in addition to the end portion of the at least one profile portion, at least one stiffening element inside of the common connection portion also engages in the spline.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.