Suspension arm for motor vehicle
AssigneeZF Ansa Lemforder, S.L.
InventorsJose Ramón Izquierdo Nuñez, Rafael Teijeiro Castro
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Abstract
It incorporates a body (1) formed in sheet metal by stamping with reduced thickness and maximum inertia, and consists of a modular element ready for mounting which incorporates: a ball joint (2) located inside an external front housing (5) in which it is coupled by means of a lower socket (6) and a cover (7) which fit together and are welded by laser, a front silent-block (3) which reveals a cylindrical body from the surface of which some pairs of securing flaps (11) project radially which are inserted in a slot (8) defined in a concavely curved front housing (9), folded and welded by laser welding, and a rear silent-block (4) which is incorporated in a rear housing (12) by means of some press-fit bushings (15).
Claims1
Suspension arm for a motor vehicle, comprising
- a sheet metal stamped body;
- a ball joint coupled inside an external front housing of said body between a lower socket and a cover, wherein said lower socket is inserted in said external front housing and rests through a peripheral projection on a peripheral rim of said external front housing, and wherein said cover fits on said lower socket and is joined to an upper face of said body by laser weld beads;
- a front silent-block comprising a cylindrical body and a plurality of securing flaps projecting radially from said cylindrical body, wherein said securing flaps are inserted in a slot defined in a front concavely curved housing of said body and are folded in alternating opposite directions, and wherein said front silent-block is joined to said body by laser weld beads;
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- a rear silent-block incorporated in a rear housing of said body by a plurality of press-fit bushings,
- wherein said body is joined to a strut holder of a wheel of the motor vehicle by means of said ball joint and to a chassis of the motor vehicle by means of said front and rear silent-blocks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.