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US 12,397,861 · App. 18/125,822 · Granted Aug 26, 2025

Chassis component having a receptacle for an elastomer bearing

Inventors: Erik Hochapfel (Gudensberg, DE); Thomas Prus-Thorns (Paderborn, DE); Juergen Hummelt (Paderborn, DE)
Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH
B62D21/11B62D21/155
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Patent No.
US 12,397,861
App. No.
18/125,822
Granted
Aug 26, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A chassis component having a receptacle for an elastomer bearing(s), the receptacle has a first cylinder section and a second cylinder section. The first cylinder section is formed by a rim hole and the second cylinder section is formed by a sleeve. The chassis component is formed from a first and a second sheet metal shell, and the sleeve is joined materially to the second sheet metal shell.

Claims (34)

1. A chassis component, comprising:

a receptacle for an elastomer bearing;

a first sheet metal shell connected to the receptacle; and

a second sheet metal shell connected to the receptacle, the receptacle comprising a first cylinder section and a second cylinder section, the first cylinder section comprising a rim hole and the second cylinder section comprising a sleeve, wherein the sleeve is welded to the second sheet metal shell, wherein

the rim hole projects inwardly from the first sheet metal shell in a direction towards the sleeve and the second sheet metal shell,

an end face of the sleeve and an end face of a collar of the rim hole are situated opposite one another,

the rim hole and the sleeve are on a common central longitudinal axis, and

along the common central longitudinal axis, an entirety of the sleeve is spaced from an entirety of the collar of the rim hole.

2. The chassis component according to claim 1 , wherein the sleeve is welded to the second sheet metal shell over a circumference in entirety of the sleeve at a region of an opening of the second sheet metal shell.

3. The chassis component according to claim 1 , wherein the rim hole is a materially unitary part of the first sheet metal shell.

4. The chassis component according to claim 1 , wherein the sleeve is welded to the second sheet metal shell in a region of an opening of the second sheet metal shell.

5. The chassis component according to claim 4 , wherein the opening of the second sheet metal shell is in a recess of the second sheet metal shell.

6. The chassis component according to claim 4 , wherein an outer end of the sleeve does not project beyond a surface of the second sheet metal shell.

7. The chassis component according to claim 1 , wherein the sleeve is welded to the second sheet metal shell in a region of a part-circular opening of the second sheet metal shell.

8. The chassis component according to claim 1 , wherein an inner end of the sleeve and the collar of the rim hole overlap one another when viewed from an overhead perspective of the chassis component.

9. The chassis component according to claim 1 , wherein the chassis component is a link.

10. The chassis component according to claim 1 , wherein an inner end of the sleeve and the collar of the rim hole are connected to one another in a non-positive manner.

11. The chassis component according to claim 1 , wherein an inner end of the sleeve and the collar of the rim hole are connected to one another in a positive manner.

12. The chassis component according to claim 1 , wherein the chassis component is a subframe of a motor vehicle or a part thereof.

13. The chassis component according to claim 1 , wherein the chassis component is an engine frame of a motor vehicle or a part thereof.

14. The chassis component according to claim 1 , wherein

along the common central longitudinal axis, the end face of the sleeve faces toward, and is spaced from, the end face of the collar of the rim hole.

15. The chassis component according to claim 14 , wherein

the entirety of the sleeve is outside the rim hole.

16. A chassis component, comprising:

a receptacle for an elastomer bearing;

a first sheet metal shell connected to the receptacle; and

a second sheet metal shell connected to the receptacle, the receptacle comprising a first cylinder section and a second cylinder section, the first cylinder section comprising a rim hole and the second cylinder section comprising a sleeve,

wherein

the sleeve is welded to the second sheet metal shell,

an end face of the sleeve and an end face of a collar of the rim hole are situated opposite one another,

the rim hole and the sleeve are on a common central longitudinal axis, and

along the common central longitudinal axis, an entirety of the sleeve is spaced from an entirety of the collar of the rim hole.

17. The chassis component according to claim 16 , wherein the sleeve is welded to the second sheet metal shell over a circumference in entirety of the sleeve at a region of an opening of the second sheet metal shell.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 5, 2023
From: HOCHAPFEL, ERIK; PRUS-THORNS, THOMAS; HUMMELT, JUERGEN
To: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH
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Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2022 107 298.3 · Mar 28, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230303173A1 · Sep 28, 2023
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