Patent ID: 8469379

Claim:
Wheel axle suspension for suspending an axle body of a wheel axle from a vehicle, comprising on both sides of the vehicle a trailing arm which extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and to which the axle body is attached, said trailing arm being hingedly connected at the front in the direction of travel of the vehicle to a bearing bracket which is arranged on a vehicle chassis, the wheel axle suspension furthermore comprising a pneumatic spring which is operational between the trailing arm and the chassis and a pneumatic spring support arm which is coupled to the axle body for supporting an underside of the pneumatic spring, wherein the pneumatic spring support arm is coupled to the axle body in such a way that the pneumatic spring support arm is mountable in a plurality of orientations with respect to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, wherein the pneumatic spring support arm in a pre-mounted state is rotatable around a swiveling axis to adjust its orientation and wherein the pneumatic spring support arm in a mounted state is secured such that it is fixed in the selected orientation, wherein the swiveling axis is defined by a pin member which extends through an aperture provided on or in the pneumatic spring support arm.