Patent ID: 9669673
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: B60B,B60G

Claim:
1. A wheel axle suspension of a vehicle, comprising: an axle body having a rectangular cross section, a front side, a rear side, an upper side, an underside, an upper front corner, an upper rear corner, a lower front corner and a lower rear corner; a flexible trailing arm extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and crossing the axle body substantially perpendicular, the trailing arm having a front spring portion extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and provided with an eyelet formed at a front end and an axle seating portion adjoining the front spring portion at a rear end of the front spring portion, the axle seating portion comprising a longitudinal portion extending substantially in line with the front spring portion, and a downwardly extending portion adjoining the longitudinal portion at a rear end thereof, wherein the downwardly extending portion extends substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal portion, and wherein the axle body is received in the axle seating portion with the upper side and rear side facing the longitudinal portion and the downwardly extending portion respectively; and at least one clamping strap for clamping the axle body and the trailing arm together, wherein the axle seating portion of the trailing arm has an axle body facing surface having three engagement areas engaging the axle body respectively at the front upper corner, the rear upper corner and at a region at or adjacent the lower rear corner of the axle body, wherein in an untensioned state of the clamping strap between at least two of said engagement areas there is clearance between the axle body facing surface of the axle seating portion and the upper side and rear side of the axle body, wherein the clamping strap has an upwardly extending leg that extends along the front side of the axle body and a rearwardly extending leg that extends along the underside of the axle body, wherein the upwardly extending leg of the strap is supported at a front end of the axle seating portion of the trailing arm, and wherein the rearwardly extending leg of the strap is supported at a rear end of the axle seating portion, and wherein a strap plate is provided at the front end of the axle seating portion of the trailing arm, which strap plate extends in transverse direction over an upper side of the trailing arm and has on either side a bore, one of which is configured to receive the upwardly extending leg of the strap.