Independent vehicle suspension having a spring-link suspension structure made from a fiber composite material

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9566840
APP PUB NO 20160046162A1
SERIAL NO

14926788

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An independent suspension for a vehicle includes a spring-link suspension structure which is made from a fibrous composite material, is substantially U-shaped when viewed in the vehicle longitudinal direction. Ends of upper and lower members are secured to the vehicle body or a carrier connected thereto. At least one of these securements has no rotational degree of freedom about an axis extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction, while a wheel hub is connected to the base of the U-shaped spring-link suspension structure in order to secure a vehicle wheel. At least one of the members is secured to the vehicle body or to the carrier in a substantially rigid manner i.e. aside from low levels of elasticity, and no further wheel guiding suspension link is provided that substantially extends in the vehicle longitudinal direction. As a result, in order to achieve a desired toe-in increase when braking, a recess is provided in at least one of the members. The recess extends from the point at which the wheel hub is secured to the base and across only a subregion of the member in the longitudinal direction thereof.

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BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTMUNICH

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Scholz, Hubert Munich, DE 15 104
Seethaler, Ludwig Herbertshausen, DE 11 71

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