Motor vehicle having a suspension strut
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsHelmut Gottmann, Juergen Schippan, Tatjana Schoierer
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Abstract
A connection of a suspension strut to a body of a motor vehicle is provided. Motor vehicles, and in particular passenger motor vehicles, have a suspension strut for each wheel. The lower end region of the suspension strut is joined to the wheel suspension, while the upper end region of the suspension strut is connected to the body of the motor vehicle. For this purpose, the upper end region of the suspension strut has a holder by which the suspension strut is connected to the body. The holder is detachably connected to a body element of the body that extends substantially in parallel with the longitudinal extent of the suspension strut in the flat connecting region.
Claims20
A motor vehicle, comprising:
- a bodywork element of a body of the motor vehicle;
- a suspension strut having an upper end region;
- and
- a holder configured for the upper end region of the suspension strut, the holder fastening the suspension strut to the body, and
- wherein the holder is releasably attached to the bodywork element of the body that extends substantially in parallel with a longitudinal extent of the suspension strut in a planar attachment region,
- wherein the planar bodywork element is composed of a sheet metal component which, in a screw-on region, is stiffened by a sheet metal reinforcement plate, and
- wherein the sheet metal component and the sheet metal reinforcement plate have at least one common flange bearing against one another and are connected to one another in a planar manner.
A motor vehicle, comprising:
- a bodywork element of a body of the motor vehicle;
- a suspension strut having an upper end region;
- and
- a holder configured for the upper end region of the suspension strut, the holder fastening the suspension strut to the body, and
- wherein the holder is releasably attached to the bodywork element of the body that extends substantially in parallel with a longitudinal extent of the suspension strut in a planar attachment region,
- wherein the planar bodywork element is composed of a sheet metal component which, in a screw-on region, is stiffened by a sheet metal reinforcement plate, and
- bushings, into which screws are screwed, wherein the bushings are welded to the sheet metal component and/or to the sheet metal reinforcement plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.