Patent ID: 6607203
Filing Date: 2003-08-19
Classification: B60G,B62D,F16C

Abstract:
A spindle arrangement for a non-driven, steerable vehicle wheel for motor vehicles, said spindle arrangement comprising:a spindle unit (10) which is rotatably mounted relative to a kingpin (4,4â€²) accommodated in a front axle-beam (2), a stub axle unit (18) which is connected to said spindle unit (10) and on which a wheel hub (19) is mounted, and, arranged at a first end (6, 6â€²) and a second end (7, 7â€²) of said kingpin (4, 4â€²), bearing means (8, 9) for rotatable mounting of said spindle unit (10), said bearing means (8) at said first end (6, 6â€²) of said kingpin (4, 4â€²) is a spherical sliding bearing (8); and said spindle unit (10) is provided with bores (11), located at an axial distance from one another and aligned axially with one another, in which bores (11) said kingpin (4, 4â€²) is mounted in said bores by said bearing means (8, 9); said kingpin (4, 4â€²) is provided with a conical central portion (5) which interact with a conical through-bore (3) in said front axle-beam (2); and said kingpin (4, 4â€²) is oriented in relation to said spindle unit (10) so that said spherical sliding bearing (8) takes up only radial forces in relation to the center axis (12) of said kingpin (4, 4â€²).