Twist-beam rear axle comprising an additional Watt linkage
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsGerd Bitz, Werner Brinker, Dirk Ehrlich, Michael Harder, Matthew S. Purdy, Wolfgang Stoff
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Abstract
A suspension is provided for non-steered wheels on a motor vehicle body. The suspension includes, but is not limited to a twist-beam rear axle with a Watt linkage. A top rocker arm of the Watt linkage is mounted on the motor vehicle body. The Watt linkage prevents the motor vehicle from oversteering during cornering. The damping bushes can be disconnected in part from wheel-guiding functions as the Watt linkage performs a major part of the wheel guiding functions, which leaves some freedom for designing the characteristics so as to significantly increase motoring comfort.
Claims4
A suspension for non-steered wheels on a motor vehicle body of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- at least two trailing arms having mountings on the motor vehicle body and flanges for carrying the non-steered wheels, the at least two trailing arms having sections projecting beyond the flanges for carrying the non-steered wheels with cantilevers extending along a generally horizontal plane and disposed on the projecting sections, the cantilevers facing one another;
- a rod connecting the at least two trailing arms;
- a Watt linkage connecting the at least two trailing arms, and
- a spring/damping device for supporting the at least two trailing arms on the motor vehicle body,
- wherein the at least two trailing arms and the rod are formed as a twist-beam rear axle with a connection of the rod to the at least two trailing arms,
- wherein the connection is spaced apart from the flanges for carrying the non-steered wheels, and wherein the Watt linkage is linked to the cantilevers of the at least two trailing arms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.