Motor vehicle having a vehicle frame and articulation arrangement
AssigneeZF Friedrichshafen AG
InventorsFrank Scheper, Jens Eismann, Friedhelm Langhorst, Sören Knopp
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Abstract
A motor vehicle, in particular a utility vehicle (UV), with a vehicle frame (2) and at least one vehicle axle (5) supported relative to the vehicle frame (2) by one or more connecting rods (6; 7). The connecting rod or rods (6; 7) is/are linked to the vehicle axle (5) by at least one articulated arrangement (8) which is connected, by connecting elements (11) that pass through contact surfaces (10; 10a), to a support block (12) fixed on the axle (5). The axis (13) of each connecting element (11) extends through the contact surface (10; 10a), through which the respective connecting element (11) passes, at an angle (α) different from 90°.
Claims9
A motor vehicle comprising a vehicle frame (2) and at least one vehicle axle (5) supported relative to the vehicle frame (2) by at least one connecting rod (6;
- 7),
- the at least one connecting rod (6;
- 7) being linked to the vehicle axle (5) by at least one articulation arrangement (8) which is connected, by connecting means (11) that pass through planar contact surfaces (10;
- 10a), to a support block (12) fixed on the vehicle axle (5),
- an axis (13) of each of the connecting means (11) extends through the planar contact surface (10;
- 10a), through which the connecting means (11) passes, at an angle (α) other than 90°.
An articulation arrangement (8) for use in a motor vehicle (1) comprising a vehicle frame (2) and at least one vehicle axle (5) supported relative to the vehicle frame (2) by at least one connecting rod (6;
- 7),
- the at least one connecting rod (6;
- 7) being linked to the vehicle axle (5) by at least one articulation arrangement (8) which is connected, by connecting means (11) that pass through planar contact surfaces (10;
- 10a), to a support block (12) fixed on the vehicle axle (5),
- an axis (13) of each one of the connecting means (11) extends through the planar contact surface (10;
- 10a), through which the connecting means (11) passes, at an angle (α) different from 90°,
- the articulation arrangement (8) is in a form of a paw with an axle body (9) comprising a ball-shaped portion, and
- the axle body (9) being provided, axially on an outside thereof, with the planar contact surfaces (10;
- 10a) and apertures for the connecting means (11).
A motor vehicle comprising a vehicle frame and at least one vehicle axle that is supported relative to the vehicle frame by at least one connecting rod,
- the vehicle frame defining a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis,
- a pair of connecting rods being linked to the vehicle axle by at least one articulation arrangement and a support block,
- the at least one articulation arrangement being connected to the support block which is fixed to the vehicle axle by connecting elements,
- the articulation arrangement and the support block each comprising a planar contact surface and a through bore,
- the planar contact surface of the articulation arrangement abutting against the planar contact surface of the support block such that the through bores thereof are coaxially aligned,
- the articulation arrangement being coupled to the support block by the connecting elements that extend through the through bores and the planar contact surfaces thereof, and
- each of the connecting elements defining an axis that extends at an angle that is either greater than or less than 90° relative to the planar contact surfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.