Patent ID: 7766354
Filing Date: 2010-08-03
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
1. A process for using a wheel suspension, the process comprising the steps of: providing a wheel suspension connected to a vehicle body construction, said wheel suspension comprising a carrier element, a wheel carrier arranged at a spaced location from said carrier element, a wheel mounted rotatably at said wheel carrier, a first guide means, a first pivotable connection means, a second guide means, a second pivotable connection means, said wheel carrier being connected to said carrier element via said first guide means and via said first pivotable connection means, said wheel carrier being connected to said carrier element via said second guide means and via said second pivotable connection means; providing a first angle-measuring device integrated in said first pivotable connection means; providing a second angle-measuring device integrated in said second pivotable connection means determining a first measured value by means of said first angle-measuring device; determining a second measured value by means of said second angle-measuring device; and determining a track angle and a king pin angle of the wheel based on the two measured values.