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Control arm, and method of producing a control arm

US8388000B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims

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Assignee

BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH · DE

Inventors

Florian Hessing · Paderborn, DE
Stephan Meyer · Worb, CH
Oliver Mielke · Altenbeken, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 8, 2011
Grant date	Mar 5, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 28, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49622
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A control arm for installation to an axle of a motor vehicle includes a base body made of sheet metal and having three bearing zones. The base body has two suspension arms to define a base body plane. One of the bearing zones includes two bearing receptacles, each having a receiving opening disposed in an opening plane. The opening plane of one of the receiving openings and the opening plane of the other one of the receiving openings are disposed in spaced-apart relationship and oriented in substantial perpendicular relationship to the base body plane.

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