Patent ID: 6336514
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
Wheel suspension for vehicles, in particular commercial vehicles, comprising:a mounting head that can be fixed to a floor section of the vehicle, a bracket forming a carrier for a steerable wheel, the bracket being mounted on the mounting head in such a way as to be rotatable about an upright axis, and an actuating motor which is used to rotate the bracket relative to the mounting head, is carried by the bracket and is in engagement, by way of a drive pinion, with a ring gear concentric with the axis of rotation of the bracket and fixed relative to the mounting head, wherein the ring gear, in the form of a supporting ring, forms a fixed support for the actuating motor, wherein a countersupport for the actuating motor rests against the supporting ring on a side opposite the drive pinion, and wherein the actuating motor is connected in an elastically hinged manner to the bracket.