Patent ID: 8485505
Filing Date: 2013-07-16
Classification: B60G,F16F

Abstract:
1. Wheel suspension with a wheel-guiding McPherson strut unit, comprising a helical compression support spring, a shock absorber which is connected to a vehicle body at one end and to the a wheel at an opposite end, and a suspension arm, wherein the helical compression spring, in an unloaded state, is configured in a manner that the spring center line runs at least roughly in one of a C-shape, an S-shape, and partially roughly in a C-shape and partially in a S-shape, wherein the helical compression spring is configured and arranged to at least partially compensate for transverse forces which occur on the shock absorber without the action of the helical compression spring, wherein the helical compression spring is also configured and arranged in a manner causing maximum stress therein to be at least approximately the same on a side of the spring center line facing the wheel as on a side thereof facing away from the wheel, and wherein essentially half of the helical compression spring is implemented on the side of the line of action of the spring force facing the wheel and essentially another half of the helical compression spring is implemented on the line of action of the spring force facing away from the wheel.