Twist-beam axle for motor vehicles
AssigneeBenteler AG
InventorsKlaus Gläser, Wigbert Christophliemke, Dieter Etzold
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Abstract
A twist-beam axle for motor vehicles, includes two longitudinal control arms, and a transverse strut interconnecting the longitudinal control arms, wherein the transverse strut and/or the longitudinal control arms is/are partially hardened.
Claims5
A twist-beam axle for motor vehicles, comprising two longitudinal control arms, and a transverse strut interconnecting the longitudinal control arms, wherein at least one member selected from the group consisting of the transverse strut and longitudinal control arms is partially hardened, wherein the transverse strut has an area of low degree of torsional stiffness and opposite ends adjacent the longitudinal control arms of high degree of torsional stiffness, whereby the area of low torsional stiffness and the ends of high degree of torsional stiffness are connected by a transition zone, wherein at least one member selected from the group consisting of the ends of the transverse strut and the transition zones of the transverse strut are hardened.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.