Component attachment with a transverse force-supporting surface

A component connection for a wheel suspension of a motor vehicle, the component connection comprising:

• a control arm (2) having a mounting (4) at least at one of its ends,
• an inner sleeve (7) and a connection component (3) being fixed detachably to one another by fixing means (5),
• the fixing means (5) pressing, in an axial direction, a first contact surface (14) of the inner sleeve (7), facing toward the connection component (3), against an abutment surface (15) of the connection component (3),
• the connection component (3) having a supporting surface (16) against which a second contact surface (17) of the inner sleeve (7) rests, and
• the supporting surface (16) being inclined relative to the abutment surface (15) in such manner that transverse forces (F), occurring in a radial direction in an area of the mounting (4), are supportable.

A component connection in combination with a chassis of a motor vehicle, the component connection comprising:

• a multi-point control arm (2) having a mounting (4) at least at one of its ends,
• an inner sleeve (7) and a wheel carrier (3) being fixed detachably to one another by fixing means (5),
• the fixing means (5) presses, in an axial direction, a first contact surface (14) of the inner sleeve (7), facing toward the wheel carrier (3), against an abutment surface (15) of the wheel carrier (3),
• the wheel carrier (3) having a supporting surface (16) against which a second contact surface (17) of the inner sleeve (7) rests,
• the supporting surface (16) is inclined relative to the abutment surface (15) in such manner that transverse forces (F) occurring, in a radial direction in an area of the mounting (4), are supportable, and
• the component connection couples the multi-point control arm (2) with the wheel carrier (3).

A method of producing a component connection for a wheel suspension of a motor vehicle for coupling a wheel-guiding component (2) and a connection component (3), the component connection having a mounting (4) at least at one end of the wheel-guiding component (2), an inner sleeve (7) and the connection component (3) are fixed detachably to one another by fixing means (5), the fixing means (5) presses, in an axial direction, a first contact surface (14) of the inner sleeve (7) toward the connection component (3) against an abutment surface (15) of the connection component (3), the connection component (3) has a supporting surface (16) against which a second contact surface (17) of the inner sleeve (7) rests, and the supporting surface (16) is inclined relative to the abutment surface (15) in such manner that transverse forces (F) occurring, in a radial direction in an area of the mounting (4), are supportable, the method comprising

• producing the inner sleeve (7) with at least a fixed outer diameter and the first contact surface (14),
• at least one of interlocking and material-merge connecting the inner sleeve (7) to the wheel-guiding component (2),
• producing the connection component (3) with at least one recess (18) that serves for the connection to the wheel-guiding component (2) and fits the outer diameter of the inner sleeve (7), with at least one contact surface (17) and at least one supporting surface (16), in such manner that the outer diameter of the inner sleeve (7) in an area of the contact surface (17) and a diameter of the recess (18) are nominally the same size,
• preparing the connection component (3) and the wheel-guiding component (2),
• positioning and holding the wheel-guiding component (2) relative to the connection component (3) in such manner that longitudinal axes of the wheel-guiding component (2) and the connection component (3) are at least approximately co-aligned and such that at least one of:
• the first contact surface (14) contacts the abutment surface (15), or
• the contact surface (17) contacts either a sidewall of the recess (18) or the supporting surface (16), and
• interlock connecting the connection component to the wheel-guiding component (2) by the fixing means (5).