Patent ID: 6874816
Filing Date: 2005-04-05
Classification: B60G,B62D

Abstract:
1. A chassis for a commercial vehicle, comprising: a front module which has, on each side of the vehicle, a longitudinal member part, the parts being connected to each other via at least one transverse member and usable as a mounting for an internal combustion engine or a driver's cab, an axle module which has a U-shaped bracket which engages around the longitudinal member parts from below and from an outside and which is fastened by U-limbs to the outside of the longitudinal member parts on each side of the vehicle, in each case, in a first coupling zone of the longitudinal member parts, the axle module having, on each side of the vehicle, an individual wheel suspension, in which, in each case, one wheel carrier is mounted on the axle module via a lower A-frame arm and an upper A-frame arm, each said lower A-frame arm being mounted with a first limb on a U-base of the bracket, said U-base connecting the U-limbs to each other, and being mounted with a second limb on the longitudinal member part in a second coupling zone of the respective longitudinal member part, each said upper A-frame arm being mounted with both limbs on one of the U-limbs of the bracket, both of the first coupling zones and the second coupling zones being designed for at least two coupling configurations, in which the bracket is attachable in the first coupling zones and the second limbs of the lower A-frame arms are attachable in the second coupling zones, the at least two coupling configurations differing from one another with regard to the vertical ground clearance of the longitudinal member parts.