Wheel Carrier of a Vehicle Having a Clamping Seat Connection to a Suspension Strut
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsJohannes MENTZEL, Thomas DOLL, Andreas PETZI
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Abstract
A wheel carrier of a vehicle includes a clamping seat connection to a suspension strut or the like, which connection is clamped by a bolt-type connection. A lever structure is attached by this bolt-type connection to the clamping seat connection of the wheel carrier, from which lever structure an impact section projects from the bolt-type connection such that an obstacle striking this impact section or other object striking this impact section causes, in a vehicle crash, an at least partial release of the suspension strut in or from the clamping seat connection as a result of the impact.
Claims14
A wheel carrier of a vehicle, comprising:
- a clamping seat connection configured to receive a suspension element, the clamping seat connection comprising a bolt connection to clamp the suspension element in the clamping seat connection;
- a lever structure attached via the bolt connection to the clamping seat connection of the wheel carrier, wherein
- the lever structure comprises an impact section projecting from the bolt connection and configured so that an object striking the impact section in a vehicle crash causes an at least partial release of the suspension element in or from the clamping seat connection as a result of the impact.
A wheel carrier of a vehicle, comprising:
- a clamping seat connection configured to secure a suspension element, the clamping seat connection comprising an annular slotted band and a bolt configured to tighten and loosen the annular band;
- a lever structure comprising an attachment section and an impact section adjacent the attachment section, wherein
- the attachment section of the lever structure is secured to the clamping seat connection via the bolt of the clamping seat connection, and
- the impact section is configured to project from the attachment section secured via the bolt such that an object striking the impact section in an event of a vehicle crash causes the lever structure to at least partially release the suspension element in or from the clamping seat connection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.