Rear axle of motor vehicle
US8286979B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60G2206/50
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rear axle, specifically a steerable rear axle, of a motor vehicle, has wheel carriers for holding in each case one rear wheel, with in each case one upper transverse link, one lower transverse link and one track rod interacting with each rear wheel, and with the track rods being positioned behind a center of the rear wheels or of the wheel carriers as viewed in the longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle, wherein both track rods which are positioned in each case behind the center of the rear wheels or of the wheel carriers as viewed in the longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle are engaged on by a common steering actuator which is likewise positioned in each case behind the center of the rear wheels or of the wheel carriers as viewed in the longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle.
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