Bearing mechanism for a transverse leaf spring

A bearing mechanism (4) of a transverse leaf spring (1) for mounting in a region of a vehicle axle of a vehicle, the bearing mechanism (4) comprising:

• an outer bearing shell device (30);
• insertion devices (9, 10) with at least some regions thereof being encompassed by the outer bearing shell device (30) and each of the insertion devices (9, 10) comprising at least two layer elements (9A, 9B, 9C, 10A, 10B, 10C) with different stiffnesses;
• the insertion devices (9, 10), in an assembled state, each being disposed between the outer bearing shell device (30) and the transverse leaf spring (1);
• a recess (11C, 11D), for each of the insertion devices (9, 10), being formed in a region of a support surface (11A, 11B) of the transverse leaf spring (1) and at least sections of the insertion devices (9, 10) engage therein in a form-locking manner, and the recesses (11C, 11D) being provided on a top side (111) and a bottom side (112) of the transverse leaf spring (1) with respect to a vertical axis (z) of the vehicle,
• in an assembled state of the transverse leaf spring (1), the recesses (11C, 11D) of the transverse leaf spring (1) each being delimited, in a longitudinal direction (x) of the vehicle, by edge regions (115, 116) of the top side (111) and the bottom side (112) formed between the top side (111) and the bottom side (112) and the lateral surfaces (113, 114), and the recesses (11C, 11D) have a shallower depth in the edge regions (115, 116) than in regions between the edge regions.