Patent ID: 7946377

Claim:
A subframe for a rear axle of a motor vehicle, the subframe comprising: a framework cast as a single part and having corners, said framework comprising: profiled hollow members including: at most two longitudinal members containing link bearings for wheel guiding elements and end sides; two cross members being spaced apart from each other, between said two longitudinal members, said cross members provided for supporting a differential; connecting bearings and supporting pillars disposed at said corners of said framework, each of said longitudinal members having a curved passage opening formed therein between said supporting pillars, on said supporting pillars, said end sides of said longitudinal members and said cross members are integrally formed, and said supporting pillars containing arms integrally formed thereon in a protruding manner for said connecting bearings; said supporting pillars include front supporting pillars and rear supporting pillars; said cross members including a front cross member disposed between said front supporting pillars and having—with respect to a direction of travel—a curved rounded portion with a front bearing receptacle for the differential, and a rear cross member disposed between said rear supporting pillars and having a rectilinear extent; and said connecting bearings disposed at respective free ends of said arms on said supporting pillars of said framework, said connecting bearings including two rear connecting bearings and two front connecting bearings—with respect to the direction of travel—being disposed in a lower horizontal plane than said rear connecting bearings disposed in a higher horizontal plane, said connecting bearings connecting the subframe to the vehicle body.