Patent ID: 8047617
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
1. A flexible axle for a motor vehicle, comprising a cross-member linking two longitudinal arms, wherein said cross-member is formed from a tubular element, wherein the tubular element in a central region of the cross-member is formed into a substantially three-portion configuration comprising a substantially flat central portion and two side portions, each side portion having a distal end, wherein a distance between the two distal ends is greater than a length of the central portion; and further wherein the cross-member has two extremities, each extremity having a cross section, and wherein a centre of inertia of the central region is outside a closed shape formed by a set of lines joining each point on each of the two cross sections, each line of the set of lines being a straight line from a first point on one cross section to a closest point on the other cross section.