Abstract: A suspension is provided for non-steered wheels on a motor vehicle body. The suspension includes, but is not limited to a twist-beam rear axle with a Watt linkage. A top rocker arm of the Watt linkage is mounted on the motor vehicle body. The Watt linkage prevents the motor vehicle from oversteering during cornering. The damping bushes can be disconnected in part from wheel-guiding functions as the Watt linkage performs a major part of the wheel guiding functions, which leaves some freedom for designing the characteristics so as to significantly increase motoring comfort.

Abstract: A display apparatus is provided for a vehicle that includes, but is not limited to a scale having a plurality of scale values for at least one associated operating parameter of the vehicle, including, but not limited to an indicator for the display of a current operating parameter value. The scaling of the scale is variable and an adaptation of the scaling is made depending on the current operating parameter.

Abstract: A damping bushing is provided for an axle bearing of a trailing arm of a torsion-beam rear axle for a motor vehicle, in particular for an automobile, which includes, but is not limited to a bushing outer sleeve, a bushing inner sleeve, and a damping body. The interposed damping body is disposed coaxially to the bushing outer sleeve and to the bushing inner sleeve between these two elements. The bushing inner sleeve forms a radially outwardly extending spherical surface and the damping bushing has at least one further element that abuts extensively against the spherical surface formed by the bushing inner sleeve. Furthermore, a torsion-beam axle is provided that is fitted with these bushings.

Abstract: Introduced is a compound crank axle having a flexurally stiff and torsionally soft cross member, on whose ends two trailing links are arranged. The respective ends of the cross member are joined with the trailing links through friction welding in an angularly stiff manner. Here, the trailing links joined with the cross member are held together at a common transition region which is created in that both trailing links are joined together simultaneously and evenly with the cross member in a materially connected manner through friction welding.

Abstract: A torsion-beam rear axle of a vehicle, more preferably motor vehicle, is provided with two rigid trailing arms, which with their one end are each mounted on a vehicle body in a manner capable of being swiveled and at the other end of which a wheel carrier is each attached for the rotatable mounting of a vehicle wheel about its wheel center axis, as well as with a torsionally soft cross-tie connecting the two trailing arms with each other. Each wheel carrier, by means of at least three elastic wheel carrier bearings is fixed to the trailing arm when viewed in forward driving direction of the vehicle, at least two wheel carrier bearings are arranged behind the wheel center axis, and at least one wheel carrier bearing is arranged in front of the wheel center axis in such a manner that through the two wheel carrier bearings arranged behind the wheel center axis to define a swivel axis for the swiveling of the wheel carrier relative to the trailing arm.

Abstract: A twist beam axle is provided for a motor vehicle, with two rigid trailing arms for the mounting of wheel carriers, each of which can be articulated on a vehicle body through a bearing bush. The trailing arms are connected with each other through a flexurally rigid, but at least in sections, torsionally elastic, antiroll bar and through a Watt's linkage. In the twist beam axle, center axes of the bearing bushes are each arranged parallel to the vehicle vertical axis. In addition, the invention extends to a motor vehicle equipped with such a rear axle.

Abstract: The present invention makes an improved braking system available. This comprises a brake pedal and/or a servo unit and also incorporates a hydraulic unit including an integrated electronic controller (for short: EBS) and a hydraulically actuated wheel brake associated with each wheel. Hereby, the wheel brakes are connected hydraulically to the electronic hydraulic unit as is also the brake pedal/servo unit. A brake cylinder for the wheel brake is arranged to be prefilled by means of a “prefill” function in order to at least partly reduce the clearance gap. For the first time hereby, the braking system is provided with a switching device by means of which the “prefill” function is arranged to be switched on or off in dependence on a selectable operating mode. Moreover, the invention proposes a method for electronically regulating the brakes utilizing such a braking system.

Abstract: A suspension is provided for non-steered wheels on a motor vehicle body. The suspension includes, but is not limited to a twist-beam rear axle with a Watt linkage. A top rocker arm of the Watt linkage is mounted on the motor vehicle body. The Watt linkage prevents the motor vehicle from oversteering during cornering. The damping bushes can be disconnected in part from wheel-guiding functions as the Watt linkage performs a major part of the wheel guiding functions, which leaves some freedom for designing the characteristics so as to significantly increase motoring comfort.

Abstract: A torsion-beam rear axle of a vehicle, more preferably motor vehicle, is provided with two rigid trailing arms, which with their one end are each mounted on a vehicle body in a manner capable of being swiveled and at the other end of which a wheel carrier is each attached for the rotatable mounting of a vehicle wheel about its wheel center axis, as well as with a torsionally soft cross-tie connecting the two trailing arms with each other. Each wheel carrier, by means of at least three elastic wheel carrier bearings is fixed to the trailing arm when viewed in forward driving direction of the vehicle, at least two wheel carrier bearings are arranged behind the wheel center axis, and at least one wheel carrier bearing is arranged in front of the wheel center axis in such a manner that through the two wheel carrier bearings arranged behind the wheel center axis to define a swivel axis for the swiveling of the wheel carrier relative to the trailing arm.

Abstract: A powered motor vehicle rear axle is provided can be coupled with a motor vehicle drive train. The rear axle is configured as twist-beam rear axle with two wheel carrying resistant trailing arms that are elastically linked to the motor vehicle structure and a bending resistant, but torsion flexible cross member. Here each trailing arm swings around at least one swivel axle. In the area of its both ends the cross member is welded to the trailing arms 12. The cross member is bent upwards to make space for the installation of at least one module allocated for the drive train, for example for the installation of a drive shaft and a rear axle differential. The cross member at least in the middle thereof is provided with an open profile that includes, but is not limited to a first profile leg and a second profile leg.

Abstract: A powered motor vehicle rear axle 10 is provided that can be coupled with a motor vehicle drive train. The powered motor vehicle rear axle is configured as twist-beam rear axle with two wheel carrying resistant trailing arms that are elastically linked to the motor vehicle structure and a bending resistant, but torsion flexible cross member. Here each of the trailing arms swings around at least one swivel axle. Over its entire length the cross member has a one-piece pipe profile or an open profile. Here it is separate from the swivel axles as well as from the wheel centers when viewed lengthwise from of the motor vehicle. In the area of its both ends the cross member is welded to the trailing arms 12. The cross member is, in particular, generally bent upwards to make space for the installation of at least one module allocated for the drive train, for example for the installation of a drive shaft and a rear axle differential.

Abstract: The present invention makes an improved braking system available. This comprises a brake pedal and/or a servo unit and also incorporates a hydraulic unit including an integrated electronic controller (for short: EBS) and a hydraulically actuated wheel brake associated with each wheel. Hereby, the wheel brakes are connected hydraulically to the electronic hydraulic unit as is also the brake pedal/servo unit. A brake cylinder for the wheel brake is arranged to be prefilled by means of a “prefill” function in order to at least partly reduce the clearance gap. For the first time hereby, the braking system is provided with a switching device by means of which the “prefill” function is arranged to be switched on or off in dependence on a selectable operating mode. Moreover, the invention proposes a method for electronically regulating the brakes utilizing such a braking system.