Patent ID: 8360454

Claim:
A bearing mechanism ( 4 ) of a transverse leaf spring ( 1 ) for mounting in a region of a vehicle axle of a vehicle, the bearing mechanism ( 4 ) comprising: an outer bearing shell device ( 30 ); insertion devices ( 9 , 10 ) with at least some regions thereof being encompassed by the outer bearing shell device ( 30 ) and each of the insertion devices ( 9 , 10 ) comprising at least two layer elements ( 9 A, 9 B, 9 C, 10 A, 10 B, 10 C) with different stiffnesses; the insertion devices ( 9 , 10 ), in an assembled state, each being disposed between the outer bearing shell device ( 30 ) and the transverse leaf spring ( 1 ); a recess ( 11 C, 11 D), for each of the insertion devices ( 9 , 10 ), being formed in a region of a support surface ( 11 A, 11 B) of the transverse leaf spring ( 1 ) and at least sections of the insertion devices ( 9 , 10 ) engage therein in a form-locking manner, and the recesses ( 11 C, 11 D) being provided on a top side ( 111 ) and a bottom side ( 112 ) of the transverse leaf spring ( 1 ) with respect to a vertical axis (z) of the vehicle, in an assembled state of the transverse leaf spring ( 1 ), the recesses ( 11 C, 11 D) of the transverse leaf spring ( 1 ) each being delimited, in a longitudinal direction (x) of the vehicle, by edge regions ( 115 , 116 ) of the top side ( 111 ) and the bottom side ( 112 ) formed between the top side ( 111 ) and the bottom side ( 112 ) and the lateral surfaces ( 113 , 114 ), and the recesses ( 11 C, 11 D) have a shallower depth in the edge regions ( 115 , 116 ) than in regions between the edge regions.