Patent ID: 8876555

Claim:
A vehicle ground contact element for an automotive vehicle; the vehicle ground contact element comprising a first shell and a second shell joined together by means of at least one first contact area and one second contact area; the first and second shells, in combination, forming a rigid hollow body, wherein the first contact area comprises a contact surface extending along a first edge of the first shell and a contact surface extending along a first edge of the second shell; the two contact surfaces of the first contact area being pressed against each other and extending along the first edge of each of the two shells in a first direction (X); the second contact area comprising a contact surface extending along a second edge of the first shell and a contact surface extending along a second edge of the second shell; the two contact surfaces of the second contact area being pressed against each other and extending along the second edge of each of the two shells in a second direction (Z); the first direction (X) and the second direction (Z) being oriented substantially perpendicular to each other, making it possible to compensate for variations in the size of the first shell and/or the second shell while optimizing the contact surface among the contact surfaces; the ground contact element further including a central opening formed in a substantially central area of each of the two shells, said central openings being positioned opposite each other, making it possible to fasten a support for a ball bearing.