Two-shell control arm for a wheel suspension of a motor vehicle
AssigneeBenteler Automobil Technik GmbH
InventorsStephan MEYER, Guido LUETKENHAUS, Alexander OTT
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Abstract
A two-shell control arm for a wheel suspension of a motor vehicle, with an upper shell and a lower shell, wherein the control arm has a first end section for connection to the wheel side and a second end section for connection to a chassis support and a control arm section designed as a hollow profile is arranged between the two end sections. The control arm section has cross-sectional profiles with a relative thickness reduction of 25 to 45% along at least 80% of its longitudinal extension.
Claims21
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A two-shell control arm for a wheel suspension of a motor vehicle, the two-shell control arm comprising:
- a lower shell,
- an upper shell connected to the lower shell,
- a first end section configured to be connected to a wheel side,
- a second end section configured to be connected to a chassis support, and
- a control arm section comprising a hollow profile, wherein
- the control arm section is arranged between the first and second end sections of the two-shell control arm, and
- the control arm section comprises, along at least 80% of a longitudinal extension of the control arm section between the first and second end sections, cross-sectional profiles each with a relative thickness reduction of 25 to 45%.
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