US 12,351,259 B2
Chassis of a motor vehicle
Klaus Gell, Obernzell (DE); and Johann Wimmer, Neuburg A. Inn (DE)
Assigned to ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen (DE)
Filed by ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen (DE)
Filed on Jun. 28, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/757,984.
Claims priority of application No. 102023206074.4 (DE), filed on Jun. 28, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2025/0002084 A1, Jan. 2, 2025
Int. Cl. B62D 7/18 (2006.01); B60G 3/20 (2006.01); B60G 7/00 (2006.01); B60G 7/02 (2006.01); B62D 7/08 (2006.01); B62D 7/20 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 7/18 (2013.01) [B60G 3/20 (2013.01); B60G 7/001 (2013.01); B60G 7/02 (2013.01); B62D 7/08 (2013.01); B62D 7/20 (2013.01); B60G 2200/156 (2013.01); B60G 2204/143 (2013.01); B60G 2204/148 (2013.01); B60G 2204/418 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A chassis (3) of a utility motor vehicle (1), comprising:
at least one double wishbone suspension (6), each of the at least one double wishbone suspension (6) having two independent wheel suspensions (7, 8), each of the two independent wheel suspensions (7, 8) comprising:
an upper control arm (9), a lower control arm (10), and a wheel carrier (11), with the upper control arm (9) and the lower control arm (10) establishing a connection between the wheel carrier (11) and a vehicle body (2) of the utility motor vehicle (1), the upper control arm (9) being connected to two upper vehicle-body-side connection points (12, 13) on the vehicle body (2), the two upper vehicle-body-side connection points (12, 13) defining a first axis of rotation (27), the upper control arm (9) being rotatable with respect to the vehicle body (2) about the first axis of rotation (27), the lower control arm (10) being connected to two lower vehicle-body-side connection points (15, 16) on the vehicle body (2), the two lower vehicle-body-side connection points (15, 16) defining a second axis of rotation (28), the lower control arm (10) being rotatable with respect to the vehicle body (2) about the second axis of rotation (28), the first and second axes of rotation (27, 28) being parallel to one another and inclined downward relative to a horizontal (37) by an inclination angle (a) that is greater than 0° in a forward direction of travel (36) of the utility motor vehicle (1) when the at least one double wishbone suspension (6) is installed in the utility motor vehicle (1).