Transverse link on a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. A transverse link having a main body, which has at least one first fixing region for pivotal attachment to a vehicle frame element and at least one further fixing region for pivotal attachment to a hub carrier, the main body having at least one wheel limb, the transverse link comprising:
- a transitional region, which is arranged between the wheel limb and the further fixing region, the transitional region being embodied in such a way that a deformation zone acting in the longitudinal direction of the wheel limb is formed,wherein the transitional region tapers continuously without a step to a limiting cross-sectional area from the side of said region oriented toward the wheel limb in the direction of the further fixing region.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a transverse link (1) having a main body (2), which has at least one first fixing region (3) for pivotal attachment to a vehicle frame element and at least one further fixing region (6) for pivotal attachment to a hub carrier, the main body (2) having at least one wheel limb (8).
In order largely to avoid destruction of the journal connection of the transverse link to a hub carrier if the wheel hits a curbstone, for example, the proposal is to provide a transitional region (19), which is arranged between the wheel limb (8) and the further fixing region (6), the transitional region (19) being embodied in such a way that a deformation zone (21) acting in the longitudinal direction (Y) of the wheel limb (8) is formed.
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15 Claims
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1. A transverse link having a main body, which has at least one first fixing region for pivotal attachment to a vehicle frame element and at least one further fixing region for pivotal attachment to a hub carrier, the main body having at least one wheel limb, the transverse link comprising:
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a transitional region, which is arranged between the wheel limb and the further fixing region, the transitional region being embodied in such a way that a deformation zone acting in the longitudinal direction of the wheel limb is formed, wherein the transitional region tapers continuously without a step to a limiting cross-sectional area from the side of said region oriented toward the wheel limb in the direction of the further fixing region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A transverse link having a main body, which has at least one first fixing region for pivotal attachment to a vehicle frame element and at least one further fixing region for pivotal attachment to a hub carrier, the main body having at least one wheel limb, the transverse link comprising:
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a transitional region, which is arranged between the wheel limb and the further fixing region, the transitional region being embodied in such a way that a deformation zone acting in the longitudinal direction of the wheel limb is formed, wherein the transitional region tapers to a limiting cross-sectional area in the region of a first web of the transitional region and, after reaching the limiting cross-sectional area, the transitional region is continued with this cross-sectional area in the direction of the further fixing region. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A transverse link having a main body, which has at least one first fixing region for pivotal attachment to a vehicle frame element and at least one further fixing region for pivotal attachment to a hub carrier, the main body having at least one wheel limb, the transverse link comprising:
a transitional region, which is arranged between the wheel limb and the further fixing region, the transitional region being embodied in such a way that a deformation zone acting in the longitudinal direction of the wheel limb is formed, wherein the main body has raised webs surrounding a flat base, and wherein the raised webs taper uniformly in the transitional region and in a direction toward the further fixing region, to a fraction of an original web height on one or both sides of the base.
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