Patent ID: 8388000
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: B21D,B60G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A control arm for installation to an axle of a motor vehicle, comprising a single-piece base body made of sheet metal and having three bearing zones formed in one piece with the base body, said base body having two suspension arms to define a base body plane, one of the bearing zones including two bearing receptacles in spaced-apart relation, each of the bearing receptacles having a receiving opening disposed in an opening plane, with the opening plane of one of the receiving openings and the opening plane of the other one of the receiving openings disposed in spaced-apart relationship and oriented in substantial perpendicular relationship to the base body plane, said base body having a transition zone formed in one piece with the suspension arms and the two bearing receptacles for transmitting a force from the bearing receptacles into the base body, said transition zone being sized to extend from one of the bearing receptacles to the other one of the bearing receptacles.