Patent ID: 7665751

Claim:
A link, selected from the group consisting of a transverse link and an oblique link, for a front vehicle axle, the link comprising: a first link arm having a front articulation point and a rear articulation point for a chassis, said first link arm being curved between said front and rear articulation points, said first link arm configured to deform in an energy-absorbing manner in a crash, said first link arm having a deformation section situated at a front in a direction of travel and a stiffer section situated behind said deformation section in the direction of travel, said first link arm configured such that, in a frontal crash in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, said first link arm deforming in an energy-absorbing manner predominantly in said deformation section, and said stiffer section having a flexural rigidity about a bending axis running in a transverse direction of the vehicle and increases in comparison to a flexural rigidity of said deformation section; a second link arm having a further articulation point for a wheel chassis, said second link arm running between said rear articulation point and said further articulation point; and said deformation section of said first link arm widens toward said rear articulation point and toward said further articulation point and leads into said further articulation point.