Mass-coupling arrangement for a vehicle

US9987914B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Florian Lang · Stuttgart, DE
• Klaus Reymann · Gerlingen, DE
• Steffen Derhardt · Gerlingen, DE
• Thomas Friedrich · Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE
• Volker Doege · Dischingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 15, 2015
• Grant date: Jun 5, 2018
• Expiry date: Jul 15, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16F2222/12
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for operating a ground-coupling arrangement for a vehicle comprising a ground receiving element for receiving a grounding object, wherein the ground receiving element is at least partially filled with a fluid which contacts the grounding object; at least one coupling means which is designed for coupling the grounding object to the ground receiving element by means of the fluid and thus to a vehicle structure that is rigidly connected to the vehicle, and/or for at least partially decoupling of the ground receiving element from the vehicle structure; and a hydraulic line which connects the coupling means to the fluid, wherein the grounding object compresses the fluid in the case of a crash and the coupling means directs the fluid out of the ground receiving element or reroutes the fluid in the ground receiving element.