Patent ID: 8360453

Claim:
A bearing mechanism ( 4 , 5 ) of a transverse leaf spring ( 1 ) that is mounted in a region of a vehicle axle of a vehicle, the bearing mechanism ( 4 , 5 ) 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 to 9 C and 10 A to 100 ) having 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 ); layer elements ( 9 C and 100 ), formed with greater stiffness, being positioned between the transverse leaf spring ( 1 ) and the layer elements ( 9 A and 10 A) formed with lower stiffness; the layer elements ( 9 B, 9 C and 10 B, 10 C), formed with greater stiffness, being half-shell shaped and convex between end regions ( 9 B 1 , 9 B 2 , 9 C 1 , 9 C 2 and 10 B 1 , 10 B 2 , 10 C 1 , 10 C 2 ) oriented in an axial direction of the transverse leaf spring ( 1 ), and the end regions ( 9 B 1 , 9 B 2 , 9 C 1 , 9 C 2 and 10 B 1 , 10 B 2 , 10 C 1 , 10 C 2 ) of the layer elements ( 9 B, 9 C and 10 B, 10 C) comprising regions that are curved concavely with respect to a surface ( 11 ) of the transverse leaf spring ( 1 ), free ends of which point away from the surface ( 11 ) of the transverse leaf spring ( 1 ), and the layer elements ( 9 C and 10 C) formed with greater stiffness joining the layer elements ( 9 A and 10 A) formed with lower stiffness, and the transverse leaf spring ( 1 ) encompass sections of the layer elements ( 9 A and 10 A) formed with lower stiffness, by way of the ends thereof, in a form-locking manner.