Wheel suspension for a motor vehicle

US9221314B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

• Ralf Hintzen · Aachen, DE
• Thomas Gerhards · Niederzier, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 20, 2015
• Grant date: Dec 29, 2015
• Expiry date: Jan 20, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60K2007/0038
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A wheel suspension for a wheel of a motor vehicle includes a wheel guide arm to which a wheel of the motor vehicle may be rotatably mounted remotely from the vehicle structure of the motor vehicle. The wheel guide arm may be attached via a point of attachment to an articulation member. The articulation member may be connected to the vehicle structure via at least one connecting member and be movably mounted relative to the vehicle structure. The wheel guide arm may be attached at the point of attachment to the articulation member via a changeable rotary joint. The rotary joint may be rotatable in a first switch position and fixed in terms of rotation in a second switch position.