Wheel suspension for a vehicle axle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9944142
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15211106

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A wheel suspension for a vehicle axle includes a wheel carrier carrying a wheel which is displaceable rearward in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle in case of a frontal collision; a steering link, articulately connecting the wheel carrier to a vehicle superstructure, the steering link including at least two control arms articulately connected to the wheel carrier via respective support sites on the wheel carrier and to the vehicle superstructure via respective support sites on the vehicle superstructure; and an actuating element coupled with a first one of the two control arms and impinging the first control arm with a torsional force in response to a collision force resulting from the rearward displacement of the wheel caused by the frontal collision so as to cause detachment of the first control arm from the support site on the superstructure and/or on the wheel carrier.

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AUDI AGINGOLSTADT INGOLSTADT 85057

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Mohrlock, Dominik Buxheim, DE 19 108

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