Abstract: A coil spring for a motor vehicle wheel suspension system having two spring segments spaced apart in the axial direction along the central spring axis and a reinforced connecting piece extending parallel to the central spring axis for connecting the two spring segments. The two spring segments and the connecting piece form a unitary structure.

Abstract: In wheel suspensions of automotive vehicles, equipped with a wheel suspension system comprising a coil spring, a specific mutual association is required for functional reasons for the individual components of the wheel suspension, forcing constructional compromises in connection with the other structural conditions inherent in the design of the vehicle. In order to be able to avoid in such cases expensive compromise solutions, it is disclosed to have one or several vehicle components, to be correspondingly correlated with the coil spring, project in between turn portions of a spring turn that has a larger lead as compared with the regular lead of the coil spring, or pass such components through the expanded spring section of the coil spring.

Abstract: In wheel suspensions for automotive vehicles, equipped with a wheel suspension system comprising a coil spring, a specific mutual association can be desirable for functional reasons for the individual components of the wheel suspension, forcing constructional compromises in connection with other structural conditions inherent in the design of the vehicle. In order to be able to avoid in such cases expensive compromise solutions, it is disclosed to form the coil spring of two series-connected individual spring ends mutually supported against each other by way of a bridge member, at a spacing from one or several vehicle components.

Abstract: An axle arrangement, especially for a rear axle passenger motor vehicles, with the vehicles including independent suspended wheels. The axle arrangement includes a wheel guide having an upper and lower split link for a wheel carrier. An instantaneous center located, in a rear view of the axle arrangement, a longitudinally extending center point of the vehicle is determined through the upper and lower links of the wheel guide. The instantaneous center travels out of the longitudinal center plane of the vehicle toward one side of the vehicle during a cornering. The links are constructed and arranged such that the instantaneous center shifts toward an inside of a curve during a cornering of the motor vehicle.

Abstract: A supporting body for wheel guide members of motor vehicle wheels, especially rear wheels. The supporting body is adapted to be fastened to the vehicle body in end areas thereof by way of at least one elastic element. The supporting body is formed of two stamped or pressed sheet metal members, with each of the members being flat at one end and shell-shaped at the opposite end. The two sheet metal members are joined together in such a manner that in each case the flat end portion of one sheet metal member covers the shell-shaped portion of the opposite sheet metal member.

Abstract: An independent rear wheel suspension for passenger motor vehicles, with a wheel carrier being held through upper and lower wishbones and guided by way of a track rod, offset with respect to an axis of rotation determined by points of articulation of the upper and lower wishbones on the wheel carrier. The track rod engages the wheel carrier and extends in a transverse direction of a vehicle. Respective wheel carriers are pivotable under an influence of a longitudinal force acting on the respective wheels about an instantaneous center of rotation, present in a side view of the wheel suspension, due to the fact that elastic resilience is provided in at least one of the connections to the vehicle body formed by the wishbones.

Abstract: An independent wheel suspension for motor vehicles, with the wheel suspension including a wheel carrier supported relative to a vehicle body by guide elements which determine an upper and lower guide point for the wheel carrier with respect to lateral forces. At least one of the guide points is elastically movable in a transverse direction relative to the vehicle body, with the guide points together fixing a vertical first pivot axis for the wheel carrier. The carrier furthermore is supported by a transversely extending track rod offset laterally, as seen in a side view of the wheel suspension.

Abstract: An axle carrier for motor vehicles having two side members extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and two transverse members which connect the side members and are connected to the side members so that the corners at the point of connection are rigid or stiff with respect to moments about a longitudinal axis of the side members. These side members are constructed as hollow profiles which are resistant to torsion and to bending and, in a region of the respective ends thereof, are provided with openings for accommodating elastic supporting elements enabling the connecting of the axle carrier to a body of the vehicle. The axle carrier connection for the wheel guide members are provided only on the side members. The transverse members are formed by open profiles flexible to torsion, with respect to their longitudinal axis, and resistant to bending in a vertical direction transversely to the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: An independent wheel suspension for driven rear wheels of motor vehicles, which includes a wheel carrier guided through five single links articulated on the wheel carrier side and on the vehicle body side. The lower articulation for the wheel carrier is formed by a longitudinal link extending obliquely forwardly and inwardly as a compression strut and by a transverse link, with points of articulation of the compression strut and transverse link on the carrier being located near to one another. An upper articulation for the wheel carrier is formed by a transverse link, as a camber strut, and by a forwardly extending longitudinal link as a tension strut. A track rod extends in a transverse direction of the vehicle with a wheel spring suspension, formed by a shock absorber and non-guiding spring. The compression strut extends obliquely forwardly and inwardly with the transverse link, functioning as a spring link, in carrying the spring and shock absorber.

Abstract: A wheel suspension with different swinging lengths in case of unidirectional and alternate spring movements and with a wheel spring system including for each wheel a spring and/or shock absorber as well as a wheel guide member which is pivotally connected on the body side thereof and which is loaded by the spring and/or shock absorber; the pivotal connection of the wheel guide member on the wheel side is thereby provided in the wheel center longitudinal plane and within a vertical plane extending transversely thereto and containing the point of contact of the wheel with the road.