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Suspension of a vehicle axle and vehicle

US8414001B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC · US

Inventors

Dirk EHRLICH · Bodenheim, DE
Werner Brinker · Darmstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 15, 2012
Grant date	Apr 9, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 15, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60G2200/342
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A suspension of a vehicle axle is provided having a twist-beam axle that includes, but is not limited to two trailing arms, each of which have a wheel suspension and are interconnected via a cross brace with a torsion profile, which is designed stiff to bending and torsionally soft. The twist-beam axle connects to a Watt linkage of arrowed design, which articulates on the trailing arms laterally offset to an axis through a wheel center of the wheel suspension.

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