Steering Knuckle of a Utility Vehicle, Axle Assembly and Vehicle Axle of a Utility Vehicle

A steering knuckle of a utility vehicle, comprising:

• a main body;
• a steering knuckle bearing for receiving in a rotating articulated manner a vehicle axle;
• a hub-type receptacle which is in the shape of a pot and is open toward a rim of a vehicle wheel and in which a roller bearing and a bearing journal are able to be received, wherein
• the main body has an opening that opens into the hub-type receptacle for receiving a drive shaft or a joint coupled to the drive shaft.

An axle assembly of a utility vehicle, comprising:

• a steering knuckle having a main body, a steering knuckle bearing and a hub-type receptacle which is in the shape of a pot and is open toward a wheel mount;
• a brake disc;
• a bearing journal that is mounted in the pot-shaped receptacle by way of a roller bearing so as to be rotatable about a wheel rotation axis;
• a vehicle axle that is pivotably mounted on the steering knuckle bearing, wherein
• the wheel mount and the brake disc are coupled in a rotationally fixed manner to the bearing journal, and
• a head of a drive shaft, through an opening of the main body of the steering knuckle that opens into the hub-type receptacle, directly or by way of a joint, is able to be coupled to the bearing journal.

A vehicle axle of a utility vehicle, comprising:

• an axle longitudinal member;
• and
• an axle head having an eye for receiving a kingpin for coupling to a steering knuckle bearing of a steering knuckle, wherein
• a stay having a further eye for receiving a further kingpin for coupling to the steering knuckle bearing extends from a support surface of the axle longitudinal member that is close to the axle head, and
• the stay has a cutout for receiving the drive shaft.