Vehicle Wheel Suspension
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsThomas Gerhards, Ralf Hintzen, Daniel Mainz, Rainer Souschek, Paul Zandbergen, Alberto Girelli Consolaro, Friedrich Peter Wolf-Monheim
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Abstract
A vehicle wheel suspension including a spring unit suspending a vehicle wheel on a vehicle body. The spring unit including a leaf spring portion extending along a Y-axis. The spring unit including a wheel carrier portion receiving a vehicle wheel. The wheel carrier portion at an end or outboard side of the leaf spring portion. The wheel carrier portion extending transversely to the leaf spring portion.
Claims15
A vehicle wheel suspension comprising:
- a spring unit suspending a vehicle wheel on a vehicle body, said spring unit having a leaf spring portion extending along a Y-axis;
- the spring unit including a wheel carrier portion, said wheel carrier portion at least partially integral with said leaf spring portion.
A vehicle wheel suspension comprising:
- an integral, composite material spring unit suspending a vehicle wheel on a vehicle body, said spring unit including a leaf spring portion having a longitudinal axis extending transversely to a longitudinal axis of said vehicle body, a wheel carrier portion, and a curved portion between said leaf spring portion and said wheel carrier portion wherein said wheel carrier portion extends transversely to said longitudinal axis of said leaf spring portion;
- a bearing including an elastomeric element, said bearing connecting said leaf spring portion to said vehicle body;
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- a shock absorber connected to said wheel carrier portion and said vehicle body.
A vehicle wheel suspension comprising:
- an uninterrupted spring unit suspending a vehicle wheel on a vehicle body, said spring unit including a leaf spring portion having a longitudinal axis extending transversely to a longitudinal axis of said vehicle body, a wheel carrier portion, and a curved portion between said leaf spring portion and said wheel carrier portion wherein said wheel carrier portion extends transversely to said longitudinal axis of said leaf spring portion;
- a bearing including an elastomeric element, said bearing connecting said leaf spring portion to said vehicle body;
- a shock absorber rigidly connected to said wheel carrier portion and pivotally connected to said vehicle body;
- a secondary spring extending between said spring unit and said vehicle body;
- a hub assembly connected to said wheel carrier portion, said vehicle wheel connected to said hub assembly;
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- a brake caliper connected to said wheel carrier portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.