Patent ID: 8777244
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
1. A single-pivot suspension strut axle for a motor vehicle, comprising: a ring-shaped brake disk having a radially interior edge and a radially exterior edge, an inboard side face and an outboard side face; one of a wheel carrier and a pivot bearing operatively configured to carry a wheel and the brake disk, the brake disk being non-rotatably connected to the wheel with respect to a rotational axis of the wheel; a suspension strut fastened to the wheel carrier or pivot bearing at one end, and supported at a vehicle body at another end; a lower control arm being operatively configured to guide the wheel carrier or pivot bearing via a supporting joint situated close to a wheel center plane; a tie rod operatively configured to also guide the wheel carrier or pivot bearing; and wherein a section of the lower control arm that connects with the supporting joint extends through the ring-shaped brake disk, and the supporting joint is positioned closer to the outboard side face of the brake disk than to the inboard side face.