Control arm for the wheel suspension of a motor vehicle
AssigneeZF Friedrichshafen AG
InventorFrank Nachbar
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Abstract
A control arm for the wheel suspension of a motor vehicle with an arm body 1 made of at least one sheet metal part and at least one pivotal point for connection to a fixing point on the vehicle body side is introduced, whereby the pivotal point is designed as a circular mounting bushing 2 for an elastic bearing element 3. According to the present invention, the wall of the mounting bushing 2 is molded in one piece with the arm body 1 and consists of a bearing area 4 having a ring-shaped design as well as a mounting strap 5 fixed on the arm body 1.
Claims20
A control arm for the wheel suspension of a motor vehicle, the control arm comprising:
- an arm body made of at least one sheet metal part;
- and
- at least one pivotal point for connection to a fixing point on the vehicle body side, whereby the pivotal point is designed as a circular mounting bushing for an elastic bearing element, wherein a wall of said mounting bushing is integrally formed with said arm body molded in one piece to define a one piece mounting bushing arm body structure, said wall comprising a bearing area having a ring-shaped design as well as a mounting strap fixed on said arm body.
A motor vehicle wheel suspension control arm comprising:
- an arm body made of at least one sheet metal part;
- and
- a circular mounting bushing comprising a wall molded with said at least one sheet metal part such that said wall forms an integral part of said arm body to define a one piece arm body mounting bushing structure, said circular mounting bushing including a bearing area with a ring-shape as well as a mounting strap.
A motor vehicle wheel suspension control arm formed by the steps comprising:
- molding a one piece arm body mounting structure including a single sheet of metal forming at least a part of an arm body and a circular mounting bushing with a wall, a ring-shape bearing area and a mounting strap, said wall being integrally connected to said arm body;
- and
- fixing the mounting strap to said arm body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.