NL2010460C2 - Wheel axle suspension with rectangular axle body. - Google Patents

Wheel axle suspension with rectangular axle body. Download PDF

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NL2010460C2
NL2010460C2 NL2010460A NL2010460A NL2010460C2 NL 2010460 C2 NL2010460 C2 NL 2010460C2 NL 2010460 A NL2010460 A NL 2010460A NL 2010460 A NL2010460 A NL 2010460A NL 2010460 C2 NL2010460 C2 NL 2010460C2
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Derk Geert Aalderink
Marten Frank Ciar N Bruinja
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Vdl Weweler B V
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Priority to US14/777,182 priority patent/US9669673B2/en
Priority to CN201480015645.0A priority patent/CN105246714B/en
Priority to TR2019/00326T priority patent/TR201900326T4/en
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Description

Title: Wheel axle suspension with rectangular axle body.
The invention relates to a wheel axle suspension comprising: - an axle body having a rectangular, preferably substantially square, cross section, having a front side, a rear side, an upper side and an underside, and having an upper front corner, an upper rear corner, a lower front corner and a lower rear corner, - a flexible trailing arm extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and crossing the axle body substantially perpendicular, the trailing arm having a front spring portion extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and provided with an eyelet formed at a front end and an axle seating portion adjoining the front spring portion at a rear end of the front spring portion, the axle seating portion comprising a longitudinal portion extending substantially in line with the front spring portion, and a downwardly extending portion adjoining the longitudinal portion at a rear end thereof, wherein the downwardly extending portion extends substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal portion, and wherein the axle body is received in the axle seating portion with the upper side and rear side facing the longitudinal portion and the downwardly extending portion respectively, and - at least one clamping strap assembly for clamping the axle body and the trailing arm together.
Such a wheel axle suspension is known from DE 4224965. In the known wheel axle suspension the square axle body is clamped with its rear side onto the downwardly extending portion of the axle seating portion by means of generally U-shaped straps, a strap plate and nuts. The legs of the straps extend along the upper side and the underside of the axle body. The strap plate is arranged on a rear side of the downwardly extending portion an is provided with bores to receive the legs of the U-shaped straps.
The invention has for an object to provide an improved wheel axle suspension of the type mentioned at the outset.
This object is achieved by a wheel axle suspension according to the preamble of claim 1, wherein the axle seating portion of the trailing arm has an axle body facing surface having three engagement areas engaging the axle body respectively at the front upper corner, the rear upper corner and at a region at or adjacent the lower rear corner of the axle body, and wherein in an untensioned state of the clamping straps between at least two of said engagement areas there is clearance between the axle body facing surface of the axle seating portion and the upper side and rear side of the axle body.
The three engagement areas in the axle facing surface provide three bearing points for the axle body and the axle body will always find a stable seating against the three bearing points independently of the exact shape and size of the rectangular axle body. Furthermore the rectangular axle body will be in general a thin-walled tubular axle body. The proposed three-point bearing of the axle body at the three engagement areas will be at the corners of the thin-walled axle body, which corners are the stiffer areas of the axle body. In this way the risk of an undesired deformation of the axle body when the clamping straps are tightened can be mitigated. In the tightened state of the clamping straps the clearance between the engagement areas may become smaller and may be even about 0,1mm. In some occasions the clearance may even fully disappear when the straps are fully tightened.
The invention also relates to a trailing arm for such a wheel axle suspension.
Possibly at least one of the upper two of said engagement areas have a contact surface with a concave shape. The concave shape may be a continuously curved concave shape, but may also be a polygonal shape with flat or slightly curved surface segments.
Another possibility is that at least one of the upper two of said engagement areas has a substantially flat contact surface.
In a possible embodiment the upper rear engagement area is segmented in two substantially flat contact surfaces having a different inclination with respect to the longitudinal direction of the arm. The rectangular axle body has always rounded corners.
The rounding will engage the mentioned two flat contact surfaces of the rear engagement area.
The lower rear engagement area possibly comprises a generally concavely shaped contact surface that engages the axle body just above the rear lower corner thereof. The concavely shaped contact surface at the lower rear engagement area assures a firm and stable support of the axle body, even if axle bodies with slightly differing dimensions or shapes are used.
In a possible embodiment of the suspension according to the invention the clamping strap has an upwardly extending leg that extends along the front side of the axle body and a rearwardly extending leg that extends along the underside of the axle body. The strap thus has generally a V-shape. Preferably the upwardly extending leg of the strap is supported at the front end of the axle seating portion of the trailing arm, and the rearwardly extending leg of the strap is supported at the rear end of the axle seating portion.
A strap plate may be provided at the front end of the axle seating portion of the trailing arm, which strap plate extends in transverse direction over an upper side of the trailing arm and has on either side a bore for an upwardly extending strap leg.
The downwardly extending portion of the axle seating portion of the trailing arm is at its lower end provided with a bore for a rearwardly extending leg of the strap.
Preferably, in the mounted state, the end portion of the rearwardly extending leg is bent upwards with respect of the remainder of the rearwardly extending leg that extends along the underside of the axle body. The bend is located at the lower rear corner of the axle body. By this the axle body is locked in the seating portion when the strap is tightened.
It is also possible that the end portion of the upwardly extending leg of the strap is bent rearwards with respect of the remainder of the upwardly extending leg that extends along the front side of the axle body.
In particular it is possible to make the end portions of the two non-parallel legs of the strap parallel to each other.
Preferably the end portion of the rearwardly extending leg of the strap is provided with a male thread, which cooperates with a nut for tightening the strap leg with respect to the trailing arm. Preferably, also the end portion of the upwardly extending leg of the strap is provided with a male thread, which cooperates with a nut for tightening the strap leg with respect to the trailing arm.
In a possible embodiment the strap plate has on either side a wing which is provided with the bore for the upwardly extending strap leg, and wherein the strap plate has a bridge portion that interconnects the wings of the strap plate.
In a further embodiment of the invention the trailing arm has in its upper side at the front of the axle seating portion at either side a recessed area, which recessed areas form a support surface for the wings of the strap plate. It is preferred that the strap plate is only supported at its wings and preferably the support surface of the recessed areas is located in a plane in which or near which the neutral axis of the trailing arm extends. When the trailing arm bends during normal use due to dynamic loads, the trailing arm will have no or hardly any displacement at its neutral line. By supporting the strap plate and thus the strap ends at or near the neutral line of the trailing arm, the straps do not have to move and the influence of the deformation of the trailing arm on the clamping construction will be minimised. According to this aspect the bridge portion of the strap plate does not make contact with the trailing arm.
Furthermore, the trailing arm between the two recessed areas may have a greater height (thickness) than the remainder of the trailing arm. This feature makes the trailing arm more rigid at the clamping region. This also reduces the transfer of dynamic loads into the clamping construction.
In a possible embodiment of the suspension according to the invention, the trailing arm furthermore comprises an air spring mounting portion that adjoins the axle seating portion at the lower end of the downwardly extending portion thereof, and that extends further rearwardly. In this embodiment the lower end of the downwardly extending portion has preferably an increased width with respect to the upper portion of the downwardly extending portion. This provides a wider and more stable basis to resist torsional loads imparted on the air spring mounting portion, for example by an air spring mounted in an offset position with respect to the longitudinal axis of the trailing arm.
Another aspect of the invention relates to a wheel axle suspension according to claim 22. Preferably the support surface for each of the wings of the strap plate is located in a plane in which or near which the neutral axis of the trailing arm extends. When the trailing arm bends during normal use due to dynamic loads, the trailing arm will not have elongation (positive or negative) at its neutral line. By supporting the strap plate and thus the strap ends at or near the neutral line of the trailing arm, the straps will not be displaced and the influence of the deformation of the trailing arm on the clamping construction will be minimised. This aspect of the invention can be used with all kinds of trailing arm designs, e.g. trailing arms having a bended or curved axle seating portion bearing directly on an axle body, which may have a square or round (e.g. circular) cross section. However also on trailing arms with a substantially straight design, wherein the axle body is seated an axle pad located between the trailing arm and the axle body, this aspect of the invention can be applied.
The invention also relates to a trailing arm according to claim 20. Furthermore the invention relates to a clamping strap according to claim 27. Moreover the invention relates furthermore to a trailing arm according to claim 28 and an assembly of a trailing arm and a strap plate according to claim 32.
In the above, the three point bearing of the rectangular, preferably square, axle body is described for flexible trailing arms. It should be noted though that it is envisaged that an axle seating portion with three engagement areas at the corners of the rectangular axle body could also be applied to rigid trailing arms. As a skilled person will be aware of a rigid trailing arm does not have a front spring portion, but a rigid front portion with an eyelet in which a resilient bushing is arranged, that provides the necessary resiliency in the structure to absorb roll movements of the vehicle.
Also, in the above it is described that the axle body engages directly the surface of the axle seating portion of the trailing arm. It is however also possible to use an intermediate part that is located between the axle body and the trailing arm. The intermediate part may for example include three engagement areas for the axle body. Another option is that the intermediate part includes two engagement areas and a third engagement area is provided by the trailing arm. More in particular it is conceivable for example that as an intermediate part an axle pad is arranged between the upper side of the axle body and the longitudinal portion of the axle seating portion of the trailing arm, whereas the axle body engages directly an engagement area of the downwardly extending portion of the trailing arm. Also other configurations are conceivable, for example wherein an intermediate part provides only one engagement area, or where an intermediate part is arranged at the downwardly extending portion of the axle seating portion of the trailing arm.
The invention will be elucidated in the following detailed description with reference to the drawing, in which:
Fig. 1 shows a side elevational view of a wheel axle suspension according to the invention,
Fig. 2 shows a view in perspective of the clamping region of the wheel axle suspension of Fig. 1,
Fig. 3 shows a cross section through the clamping region of Fig. 2 at the location of front strap legs,
Fig. 4 shows schematically a side view of a square axle body seated in a possible embodiment of an axle seating portion of a trailing arm according to the invention, and
Fig. 5 shows schematically a side view of a square axle body seated in another embodiment of an axle seating portion of a trailing arm according to the invention.
In Figs. 1 and 2 is shown a part of a wheel axle suspension according to the invention.
The wheel axle suspension comprises a thin-walled tubular axle body 1 with a substantially square cross section. The axle body 1 has an upper side 2, an underside 3, a front side 4 and a rear side 5, as is indicated in Fig. 2. The axle body 1 furthermore has a front upper corner 6, a rear upper corner 7, a front lower corner 8 and a rear lower corner 9.
The wheel axle suspension furthermore comprises a flexible trailing arm 10. The trailing arm extends in a generally longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
The trailing arm 10 has a front spring portion 11. At a front end of the front spring portion 11 an eyelet 12 is formed. The eyelet 12 is used to pass a hinge bolt (not shown) through in order to hingedly attach the trailing arm 10 to a bearing bracket (not shown) of a vehicle chassis.
The trailing arm 10 furthermore has an axle seating portion 13 at a rear end of the front spring portion. The axle seating portion 13 has a longitudinal portion 14 that adjoins the front spring portion 11 and is essentially in line therewith. Furthermore the axle seating portion 13 has a downwardly extending portion 15 extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal portion 14.
At the lower end of the downwardly extending portion 15 a support arm 16 for an air spring adjoins the downwardly extending portion 15. The support arm 16 extends in a longitudinal direction towards the rear. The air spring (not shown) will be mounted between the support arm 16 and a vehicle chassis (not shown) located above the trailing arm 10.
The axle body 1 extends transversely, substantially perpendicular to the trailing arm 10. The square axle body 1 is received in the generally L-shaped axle seating portion 13, wherein the upper side 2 of the axle body 1 is facing the longitudinal portion 14 of the axle seating portion 13, and wherein the rear side 5 of the axle body 1 is facing the downwardly extending portion 15 of the trailing arm 10.
On either side of the trailing arm 10 a clamping strap 17 is arranged around the underside 3 and the front side 4 of the axle body 1. The clamping strap 17 has an upwardly extending leg 18 that extends along the front side 4 of the axle body 1 and a rearwardly extending leg 19 that extends along the underside of the axle body 3. The upwardly extending leg 18 has an end portion provided with a male thread that cooperates with a nut 20. Also the rearwardly extending leg 19 has an end portion 21 provided with a male thread that cooperates with a nut 20. With the nuts 20 the strap 17 can be tightened around the axle body 1.
At the front end of the axle seating portion 13 a strap plate 22 is arranged. The strap plate 22 is in the embodiment shown a bracket with generally a U-shape and with outwardly extending wings 24 at the ends of the legs of the U. The wings 24 are each provided with a bore for passing through the end portion of the front strap leg 18. The U-shaped bracket interconnects the wings 24 as a bridge part.
The trailing arm 10 has at the location of the strap plate 22 a thickened back portion 25 flanked on either side by a recessed support surface 26. The recessed support surfaces 26 support the wings 24. The bridge portion of the U-shaped bracket extends over the back portion 25 of the trailing arm, but does not rest on it. There is a spacing between the bridge portion of the strap plate 22 and said back portion 25 of the trailing arm 10. Consequently the strap plate 22 is only supported at its wings 24 by the recessed support surfaces 26. It is preferred to form the recessed support surfaces 26 in the same plane 28 as the neutral line 27 of the trailing arm as is shown in Figs 1 and 3. The neutral line 27 is the line at which the trailing arm is not compressed or stretched when the trailing arm 10 is bending. By supporting the wings 24 of the strap plate 22, at the neutral line 27, the strap plate 22 and the straps 17 associated therewith will be subjected to movements and thus dynamic loads to a minimal extent when the trailing arm 10 is bending during normal operation of the vehicle. It is noted here that this aspect of the invention is not limited to the specific suspension for square axle bodies shown herein. Also other trailing arm designs, for example suitable for round axle bodies, can make use of this aspect. Even trailing arm designs where the axle body is seated in an axle pad located between the axle body and the trailing arm, can make use of this aspect of the invention.
The thickened back portion 25 of the trailing arm 10 at the location of the strap plate 22 provides further rigidity to the trailing arm at the clamping region. Thereby the deformation and dynamic loads at the clamping region is further reduced.
The downwardly extending portion 15 of the axle seating portion 13 is provided at its lower end with recessed ears 31 at either side of the trailing arm10. These ears 31 are provided with bores for passing through the end portions 21 of the rear legs 19 of the straps 17. The surface of the ears 31 at which the nuts 20 engage is inclined an is facing towards the rear and upward. The end portion 21 of the rear strap leg 19 is inclined with respect to the rest of said leg 19 that extends along the underside of the axle body. The end portion 21 is bent upwards with respect of the remainder of the rearwardly extending leg 19 and extends through the bore in the ear 31. The bend 32 is located at the lower rear corner 9 of the axle body 1. By this the axle body 1 is locked in the seating portion 13 when the strap 17 is tightened.
The ears 31 provide a wider basis at the lower end of the downwardly extending portion 15. This provides a more stable structure to resist forces for example coming from the air spring. For example an air spring that is mounted on the support arm 16 in an offset position with respect to the longitudinal axis of the trailing arm, may cause torsional loads in the support arm 16, which can be resisted better by the wider base provided at the transition between the air spring support arm 16 and the lower end of the downwardly extending portion of the axle seating portion 13.
The axle seating portion 13 of the trailing arm 10 has an axle body facing surface 29 which includes a longitudinal surface portion 29a and a downwardly extending surface portion 29b on the longitudinal portion 14 and downwardly extending portion 15 of the axle seating portion 13 respectively.
The axle body facing surface 29 includes furthermore a rear corner 29d that is between the portions 29a and 29b, and a front corner 29c at the front end of the surface portion 29a.
At the lower end of the surface portion 29b a projecting portion 29e. The front and rear surface corners 29c and 29d are concave, the projecting portion 29e is convexly shaped.
The corners 29c, 29d and the projecting portion 29e constitute engagement areas of the axle seating portion 13 of the trailing arm 10. The axle body 1 engages the axle seating portion 13 at these areas 29c, 29d and 29e. In the surface portions 29a and 29b are in the mounted state of the axle body 1 spaced apart from the upper side and the rear side of the axle body as can be seen clearly in Fig. 1. In other words, there is a clearance 30 between the axle body 1 and the axle body facing surface 29 in the regions between the engagement areas 29c, 29d and 29e.
The three engagement areas 29c, 29d and 29e provide three bearing points for the axle body 1 and the axle body 1 will always find a stable seating against the three bearing points independently of the exact shape and size of the substantially square axle body 1. Thus axle bodies with a slightly different shape or size can be arranged in the axle seating portion 13 whilst guaranteeing a stable bearing in the axle seating portion 13 of the trailing arm 10. This is illustrated in Figs 4 and 5 in which each time is depicted a first axle body T and a second axle body 1” which has a slightly smaller dimension than the first axle body T. This also overcomes the problem of tolerance differences that may occur in the axle bodies and/or trailing arms. The clearance 30 between the upper side and rear side of the axle body 1, T, 1” may be larger or smaller, depending on the specific axle body dimension relative to the dimensions of the axle seating portion 13.
In Fig. 1 the wheel axle suspension is shown in a state with tightened clamping straps 17. In this particular embodiment there is a relatively large clearance 30 remaining between the surface portions 29a and 29b of the axle seating portion 13 on the one hand and the upper side 2 and the rear side 5 of the axle body respectively on the other hand. There are however also embodiments in which there is a clearance 30 present between the mentioned axle body sides 2 and 5 and the surface portions 29a and 29b of the axle body seating portion 13 when the straps 17 are not tightened (see for example Figs 4 and 5), but wherein the clearance becomes very small (e.g. 0,1 mm) or even disappears due to slight deformation of the axle body 1 when the straps 17 are tightened. In the light of the invention it is important that the clearance 30 is there initially and the axle facing surface portions 29a and 29b do not engage the entire upper side 2 and rear side 5 of the axle body 1 in the untensioned state of the clamping straps 17, because it was found that that would lead to an undesirably large deformation of the axle body 1.
As can be seen in Fig. 4 the second axle body 1” in an untensioned state will only engage the engagement areas 29c and 29d. However, by tensioning the straps 17, the axle seating portion 13 will deform and move the engagement area 29e towards the axle body 1”.
In Fig. 4 is shown the possible embodiment in which the engagement area 29d is segmented and has essentially two flat contact surfaces 29d’ and 29d” separated by an angle 29d”\ The flat contact surfaces 29d’and 29d” have a different inclination with respect to the longitudinal direction of the trailing arm 10.
In Fig. 5 an embodiment of the axle seating portion 13 is shown in which the upper engagement areas 29c and 29d comprise an essentially flat contact surface.
The lower contact surface 29e engages the axle body 1, T, 1” just above the rear lower corner 9, 9’, 9” (Figs 1 and 5) or at the rear lower corner 9’, 9” (Fig. 4) thereof.

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Wielasophanging van een voertuig omvattende: - een aslichaam met een rechthoekige, bij voorkeur in hoofdzaak vierkante, dwarsdoorsnede, met een voorzijde, een achterzijde, een bovenzijde en een onderzijde, en met een bovenste voorste hoek, een bovenste achterste hoek, een onderste voorste hoek en een onderste achterste hoek, - een flexibele draagarm die zich in een lengterichting van het voertuig uitstrekt en het aslichaam in hoofdzaak onder een rechte hoek kruist, waarbij de draagarm een voorste veergedeelte heeft dat zich in de lengterichting van het voertuig uitstrekt en is voorzien van een oog dat aan een voorste einde is gevormd en een aszittingsgedeelte dat aansluit op het voorste veergedeelte aan een achterste einde van het voorste veergedeelte, waarbij het aszittingsgedeelte een longitudinaal gedeelte omvat dat zich in hoofdzaak in lijn met het voorste veergedeelte uitstrekt, alsmede een zich naar beneden uitstrekkend gedeelte dat aansluit op het longitudinale gedeelte aan een achterste einde daarvan, waarbij het zich naar beneden uitstrekkende gedeelte zich in hoofdzaak onder een rechte hoek ten opzichte van het longitudinale gedeelte uitstrekt, en waarbij het aslichaam in het aszittingsgedeelte is opgenomen met de bovenzijde en achterzijde naar het longitudinale gedeelte resp. het zich naar beneden uitstrekkende gedeelte gekeerd zijn, - ten minste een klemstropsamenstel om het aslichaam en de draagarm samen te klemmen, met het kenmerk, dat het aszittingsgedeelte van de draagarm een naar het aslichaam gekeerd oppervlak heeft met drie aangrijpingsgebieden die het aslichaam aangrijpen op respectievelijk de voorste bovenhoek, de achterste bovenhoek en in een gebied bij of nabij de onderste achterste hoek van het aslichaam, waarbij in een niet aangespannen toestand van de klemstroppen tussen ten minste twee van de aangrijpingsgebieden een speling aanwezig is tussen het naar het aslichaam gekeerde oppervlak van het aszittingsgedeelte en de bovenzijde en achterzijde van het aslichaam.Wheel axle suspension of a vehicle comprising: - an axle body with a rectangular, preferably substantially square, cross-section, with a front, a rear, an upper side and a lower side, and with an upper front corner, an upper rear corner, a lower front corner and a lower rear corner, - a flexible support arm which extends in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and crosses the axle body substantially at a right angle, the support arm having a front spring section extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and being comprising an eye formed at a front end and an axle seat portion that connects to the front spring portion at a rear end of the front spring portion, the axle seat portion comprising a longitudinal portion extending substantially in line with the front spring portion, and a downwardly extending portion that connects to the longitudinal portion at e and rear end thereof, wherein the downwardly extending portion extends substantially at right angles to the longitudinal portion, and wherein the axle body is received in the axle seat portion with the top and rear facing the longitudinal portion, respectively. the downwardly extending portion are at least one clamping strap assembly for clamping the axle body and the support arm, characterized in that the axle seat portion of the support arm has a surface facing the axle body with three engagement areas engaging the axle body on respectively the front upper corner, the rear upper corner and in an area at or near the lower rear corner of the axle body, wherein in a non-tensioned state of the clamping straps between at least two of the engagement areas there is play between the surface of the axle body facing the axle body the axle seat portion and the top and rear of the axle body. 2. Wielasophanging volgens conclusie 1, waarbij ten minste een van de bovenste twee van de genoemde aangrijpingsgebieden een contactoppervlak hebben met een concave vorm.The wheel axle suspension according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the upper two of said engagement areas has a contact surface with a concave shape. 3. Wielasophanging volgens conclusie 1, waarbij ten minste een van de bovenste twee van de genoemde aangrijpingsgebieden een in hoofdzaak vlak contactoppervlak heeft.The wheel axle suspension of claim 1, wherein at least one of the top two of said engagement areas has a substantially flat contact surface. 4. Wielasophanging volgens een van de conclusies 1-3, waarbij het bovenste achteraangrijpingsgebied gesegmenteerd is in twee in hoofdzaak vlakke contactoppervlakken met een verschillende hoek ten opzichte van de lengterichting van de arm.Wheel axle suspension according to any of claims 1-3, wherein the upper rear engagement area is segmented into two substantially flat contact surfaces with a different angle to the longitudinal direction of the arm. 5. Wielasophanging volgens een van de voorgaande conclusies, waarbij het onderste achterste aangrijpingsgebied een in hoofdzaak concaaf gevormd contactoppervlak omvat dat het aslichaam net boven de achterste onderste hoek daarvan aangrijpt.A wheel axle suspension according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the lower rear engagement area comprises a substantially concave shaped contact surface that engages the axle body just above its rear lower corner. 6. Wielasophanging volgens een van de voorgaande conclusies, waarbij de klemstrop een zich naar boven toe uitstrekkend been heeft dat zich langs de voorzijde van het aslichaam uitstrekt en een zich naar achteren toe uitstrekkend been dat zich langs de onderzijde van het aslichaam uitstrekt.Wheel axle suspension according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the clamping strap has an upwardly extending leg that extends along the front of the axle body and a rearwardly extending leg that extends along the underside of the axle body. 7. Wielasophanging volgens conclusie 6, waarbij het zich naar boven uitstrekkende been van de strop bij het voorste einde van het aszittingsgedeelte van de draagarm wordt gedragen en waarbij het zich naar achteren toe uitstrekkende been van de strop bij het achterste einde van het aszittingsgedeelte wordt ondersteund.The wheel axle suspension of claim 6, wherein the upwardly extending leg of the sling is supported at the front end of the axle seat portion of the support arm and wherein the rearwardly extending leg of the sling is supported at the rear end of the axle seat portion . 8. Wielasophanging volgens conclusie 7, waarbij een stroppenplaat is voorzien bij het voorste einde van het aszittingsgedeelte van de draagarm, welke stroppenplaat zich in een dwarsrichting over een bovenzijde van de draagarm uitstrekt en aan elke zijde ervan een boring heeft voor een zich naar boven toe uitstrekkend stroppenbeen.A wheel axle suspension as claimed in claim 7, wherein a sling plate is provided at the front end of the axle seat portion of the support arm, which sling plate extends transversely over an upper side of the support arm and has a bore on each side thereof for an upward extended sling bone. 9. Wielasophanging volgens conclusie 7 of 8, waarbij het zich naar beneden toe uitstrekkende gedeelte van het aszittingsgedeelte van de draagarm aan het onderste einde ervan is voorzien van een boring voor een zich naar achteren toe uitstrekkende been van de strop.Wheel axle suspension according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the downwardly extending portion of the axle-seat portion of the support arm is provided at its lower end with a bore for a rearwardly extending leg of the sling. 10. Wielasophanging volgens een van de conclusies 7-9, waarbij het eindgedeelte van het zich naar achteren toe uitstrekkende been naar boven toe is gebogen ten opzichte van de rest van het zich naar achteren toe uitstrekkende been dat zich langs de onderzijde van het aslichaam uitstrekt.10. Wheel axle suspension according to any of claims 7-9, wherein the end portion of the rearwardly extending leg is bent upwards with respect to the rest of the rearwardly extending leg extending along the underside of the axle body . 11. Wielasophanging volgens een van de conclusies 7-10, waarbij het eindgedeelte van het zich naar boven toe uitstrekkende been van de strop naar achteren toe is gebogen ten opzichte van de rest van het zich naar boven toe uitstrekkende been dat zich langs de voorzijde van het aslichaam uitstrekt.11. Wheel axle suspension according to any of claims 7-10, wherein the end portion of the upwardly extending leg of the sling is bent backwards relative to the rest of the upwardly extending leg which extends along the front of the axle body extends. 12. Wielasophanging volgens een van de conclusies 7-11, waarbij het eindgedeelte van het zich naar achteren toe uitstrekkende been van de strop is voorzien van een buitenschroefdraad dat samenwerkt met een moer voor het aanspannen van het stropbeen ten opzichte van de draagarm.12. Wheel axle suspension according to any of claims 7-11, wherein the end portion of the rearwardly extending leg of the sling is provided with an external thread which cooperates with a nut for tightening the slingbone with respect to the carrying arm. 13. Wielasophanging volgens een van de conclusies 7-12, waarbij het eindgedeelte van het zich naar boven toe uitstrekkende been van de strop is voorzien van een buitenschroefdraad, dat samenwerkt met een moer voor het aanspannen van het stropbeen ten opzichte van de draagarm.Wheel axle suspension according to any of claims 7-12, wherein the end portion of the upwardly extending leg of the sling is provided with an external thread which cooperates with a nut for tensioning the slingbone with respect to the carrying arm. 14. Wielasophanging volgens conclusie 8, waarbij de stroppenplaat aan elke zijde een vleugel heeft die is voorzien van de boring voor het zich naar boven toe uitstrekkende stropbeen, en waarbij de stroppenplaat een bruggedeelte heeft dat de vleugels van de stroppenplaat met elkaar verbindt.The wheel axle suspension according to claim 8, wherein the sling plate has a wing on each side which is provided with the bore for the upwardly extending sling leg, and wherein the sling plate has a bridge portion connecting the wings of the sling plate to each other. 15. Wielasophanging volgens conclusie 14, waarbij de draagarm in de bovenzijde ervan aan de voorzijde van het aszittingsgedeelte aan elke kant een dieper gelegen gebied heeft, welk dieper gelegen gebied een draagvlak voor de vleugels van de stroppenplaat vormen.The wheel axle suspension according to claim 14, wherein the support arm in its upper side at the front of the axle seat portion has a deeper area on each side, which deeper area forms a support surface for the wings of the sling plate. 16. Wielasophanging volgens conclusie 15, waarbij de stroppenplaat alleen bij de vleugels ervan wordt ondersteund.The wheel axle suspension according to claim 15, wherein the sling plate is supported only at its wings. 17. Wielasophanging volgens conclusie 15 of 16, waarbij het draagvlak van de dieper gelegen gebieden zich in een vlak bevindt waarin of nabij welke de neutrale as van de draagarm zich uitstrekt.17. Wheel axle suspension according to claim 15 or 16, wherein the bearing surface of the deeper areas is in a plane in which or near which the neutral axis of the bearing arm extends. 18. Wielasophanging volgens een van de conclusies 15-17, waarbij de draagarm tussen de twee dieper gelegen gebieden een ruggedeelte heeft met een grotere hoogte (dikte) dan de rest van de draagarm.The wheel axle suspension according to any of claims 15-17, wherein the support arm has a back section between the two deeper areas with a greater height (thickness) than the rest of the support arm. 19. Wielasophanging volgens een van de voorgaande conclusies, waarbij de draagarm verder een luchtveerbevestigingsgedeelte omvat dat aansluit op het aszittingsgedeelte aan het onderste einde van het zich naar beneden toe uitstrekkend gedeelte daarvan, en dat zich verder naar achter toe uitstrekt.The wheel axle suspension according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the support arm further comprises an air spring attachment portion that connects to the axle seat portion at the lower end of its downwardly extending portion, and which further extends rearwardly. 20. Een flexibele draagarm voor een wielasophanging van een bedrijfsvoertuig met een voorste veergedeelte dat zich in de lengterichting van het voertuig uitstrekt en dit is voorzien van een oog dat aan een voorste einde is gevormd en een aszittingsgedeelte dat aansluit op het voorste veergedeelte aan een achterste eind van het voorste veergedeelte, waarbij het aszittingsgedeelte een longitudinaal gedeelte omvat dat zich in hoofdzaak in lijn met het voorste veergedeelte uitstrekt, en een zich naar beneden toe uitstrekkend gedeelte dat aansluit op het longitudinale gedeelte aan een achterste einde daarvan, waarbij het zich naar beneden toe uitstrekkende gedeelte zich in hoofdzaak loodrecht op het longitudinale gedeelte uitstrekt, en waarbij een aslichaam met een rechthoekige, bij voorkeur in hoofdzaak vierkante dwarsdoorsnede in het rechthoekige gedeelte, dat wordt gevormd door het longitudinale gedeelte en het zich naar beneden toe uitstrekkend gedeelte, kan worden aangebracht, waarbij het aszittingsgedeelte van de draagarm een naar het aslichaam gekeerd oppervlak heeft met drie aangrijpingsgebieden om in gebruik het aslichaam aan te grijpen bij respectievelijk een voorste bovenhoek, een achterste bovenhoek en bij een gebied op of nabij de onderste achterste hoek van het aslichaam, waarbij tussen ten minste twee van de genoemde aangrijpingsgebieden een uitgespaard gebied in het naar het aslichaam gekeerde oppervlak aanwezig is dat teruggetrokken ligt ten opzichte van de aangrijpingsgebieden ten opzichte van de zijde van het aslichaam, zodat wanneer het aslichaam in het rechthoekige gedeelte is aangebracht, een speling aanwezig tussen de uitgespaarde gebieden en de bijbehorende zijde of zijdes van het aslichaam.20. A flexible support arm for a wheel axle suspension of a commercial vehicle with a front spring portion extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and comprising an eye formed at a front end and an axle seat portion that connects to the front spring portion at a rear end of the front spring portion, the axle seat portion including a longitudinal portion extending substantially in line with the front spring portion, and a downwardly extending portion that connects to the longitudinal portion at a rear end thereof, with the downward portion extending portion extends substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal portion, and wherein an axle body having a rectangular, preferably substantially square cross-section in the rectangular portion formed by the longitudinal portion and the downwardly extending portion can be applied, where the axle-seat portion of the support arm has a surface facing the axle body with three engagement regions for engaging the axle body in use at a front upper corner, a rear upper corner, respectively, and at an area at or near the lower rear corner of the axle body, with between at least two of said engagement areas have a recessed area in the surface facing the axle body that is retracted with respect to the engagement areas with respect to the side of the axle body, so that when the axle body is arranged in the rectangular part, there is a play between the recessed areas and the corresponding side or sides of the axle body. 21. Draagarm volgens conclusie 20, waarbij de draagarm bij het longitudinale gedeelte van het aszittingsgedeelte een buigstijfheid heeft die aanzienlijk hoger is dan de buigstijfheid van het veergedeelte van de draagarm.The support arm of claim 20, wherein the support arm at the longitudinal portion of the axle seat portion has a flexural rigidity that is substantially higher than the flexural rigidity of the spring portion of the support arm. 22. Wielasophanging van een voertuig, omvattende: - een aslichaam, - een flexibele draagarm die zich in een lengterichting van het voertuig uitstrekt en het aslichaam in hoofdzaak onder een rechte hoek kruist, welke draagarm een voorste veergedeelte heeft dat zich in de lengterichting van het voertuig uitstrekt en voorzien is van een oog dat aan een voorste einde is gevormd en een aszittingsgedeelte dat aansluit op het voorste veergedeelte aan een achterste einde van het voorste veergedeelte, - ten minste een klemstropsamenstel voor het samenklemmen van het aslichaam en de draagarm, - waarbij een stroppenplaat is voorzien aan het voorste einde van het aszittingsgedeelte van de draagarm, waarbij de stroppenplaat aan elke zijde een vleugel heeft voorzien van een boring voor het doorsteken van een zich naar boven uitstrekkende stropbeen, waarbij de stroppenplaat verder een bruggedeelte heeft dat de vleugels van de stroppenplaat met elkaar verbindt, - waarbij de draagarm aan de voorzijde van het aszittingsgedeelte aan elke kant een draaggebied heeft dat een draagvlak voor de vleugels van de stroppenplaat verschaft, waarbij de stroppenplaat alleen bij de vleugels ervan wordt ondersteund.22. Wheel axle suspension of a vehicle, comprising: - an axle body, - a flexible bearing arm which extends in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and which crosses the axle body substantially at a right angle, which bearing arm has a front spring portion which extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. vehicle and provided with an eye formed at a front end and an axle seat portion connecting to the front spring portion at a rear end of the front spring portion, - at least one clamping strap assembly for clamping the axle body and the support arm, - wherein a sling plate is provided at the front end of the axle seat portion of the support arm, the sling plate having a wing on each side with a bore for piercing an upwardly extending sling leg, the sling plate further having a bridge portion that has the wings of connect the sling plate to each other, - with the front support arm v the axle seat portion has a support area on each side that provides a support surface for the wings of the sling plate, the sling plate being supported only at its wings. 23. Wielasophanging volgens conclusie 22, waarbij het draaggebied een uitgespaard gebied is dat gevormd is in de bovenzijde van de draagarm waarbij de uitgespaarde gebieden de draagvlakken voor de vleugels van de stroppenplaat verschaffen.The wheel axle suspension of claim 22, wherein the bearing area is a recessed area formed in the upper side of the bearing arm, the recessed areas providing the bearing surfaces for the wings of the sling plate. 24. Wielasophanging volgens conclusie 22 of 23, waarbij het aslichaam een rechthoekige, bij voorkeur in hoofdzaak vierkante dwarsdoorsnede heeft, met een voorzijde, een achterzijde, een bovenzijde en een onderzijde en met een bovenste voorste hoek, een bovenste achterste hoek, en een onderste voorste hoek en een voorste achterste hoek, waarbij het aszittingsgedeelte een longitudinaal gedeelte omvat dat zich in hoofdzaak in lijn met het voorste veergedeelte uitstrekt en een zich naar beneden toe uitstrekkende gedeelte dat aansluit op het longitudinale gedeelte aan een achterste einde daarvan, waarbij het zich naar beneden toe uitstrekkende gedeelte zich in hoofdzaak loodrecht op het longitudinale gedeelte uitstrekt, en waarbij het aslichaam is opgenomen in het aszittingsgedeelte met de bovenzijde en achterzijde gekeerd naar het longitudinale gedeelte en resp. het zich naar beneden toe uitstrekkende gedeelte.A wheel axle suspension as claimed in claim 22 or 23, wherein the axle body has a rectangular, preferably substantially square cross-section, with a front side, a rear side, a top side and a bottom side and with an upper front corner, an upper rear corner, and a lower front corner and a front rear corner, the axle seat portion comprising a longitudinal portion extending substantially in line with the front spring portion and a downwardly extending portion that connects to the longitudinal portion at a rear end thereof, downwardly extending portion extends substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal portion, and wherein the axle body is received in the axle seat portion with the top and rear facing the longitudinal portion and resp. the downwardly extending portion. 25. Wielasophanging volgens een van de conclusies 22-24, waarbij het draagoppervlak voor de vleugels van de stroppenplaat zich in een vlak bevindt waarin of nabij welke de neutrale as van de draagarm zich uitstrekt.The wheel axle suspension according to any of claims 22 to 24, wherein the bearing surface for the wings of the sling plate is in a plane in or near which the neutral axis of the bearing arm extends. 26. Wielasophanging volgens een van de conclusies 22-25, waarbij de draagarm tussen de twee draagoppervlakken een grotere hoogte (dikte) heeft dan de rest van de draagarm.The wheel axle suspension according to any of claims 22-25, wherein the support arm between the two support surfaces has a greater height (thickness) than the rest of the support arm. 27. Een klemstrop voor een wielasophanging volgens een van de conclusies 1-19, 23-26, in het bijzonder gevormd zoals beschreven in de conclusies 10 en/of 11.A clamping strap for a wheel axle suspension according to any of claims 1-19, 23-26, in particular formed as described in claims 10 and / or 11. 28. Een flexibele draagarm voor een wielasophanging van een bedrijfsvoertuig met een voorste veergedeelte dat zich in de lengterichting van het voertuig uitstrekt en voorzien is van een oog dat gevormd is aan het voorste einde en een aszittingsgedeelte dat aansluit op het voorste veergedeelte aan een achterste einde van het voorste veergedeelte, waarbij een as in het aszittingsgedeelte van de draagarm kan worden aangebracht, waarbij de draagarm aan de voorzijde van het aszittingsgedeelte aan elke kant een draaggebied heeft, dat een draagvlak voor de vleugels van de stroppenplaat verschaft, waarbij de stroppenplaat alleen bij de vleugels ervan wordt ondersteund.28. A flexible support arm for a wheel axle suspension of a commercial vehicle with a front spring portion extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and having an eye formed at the front end and an axle seat portion that connects to the front spring portion at a rear end of the front spring portion, wherein an axle can be mounted in the axle seat portion of the support arm, the support arm on the front of the axle seat portion having a support area on each side that provides a support surface for the wings of the slider plate, the slider plate being only at its wings are supported. 29. Flexibele draagarm volgens conclusie 28, waarbij het draaggebied een uitgespaard gebied is gevormd in de bovenzijde van de draagarm, waarbij de uitgespaarde gebieden de draagvlakken voor de vleugels van de stroppenplaat verschaffen.The flexible support arm of claim 28, wherein the support area is a recessed area formed in the upper side of the support arm, the recessed areas providing the bearing surfaces for the wings of the sling plate. 30. Een flexibele draagarm volgens conclusie 28 of 29, waarbij de draagvlakken in een vlak liggen waarin of nabij welke de neutrale as van de draagarm zich uitstrekt.A flexible support arm according to claim 28 or 29, wherein the support surfaces lie in a plane in which or near which the neutral axis of the support arm extends. 31. Een flexibele draagarm volgens een van de conclusies 28-30, waarbij het aszittingsgedeelte een longitudinaal gedeelte omvat dat zich in hoofdzaak in lijn met het voorste veergedeelte uitstrekt, en een zich naar beneden uitstrekkend gedeelte dat aansluit op het longitudinale gedeelte aan een achterste eind daarvan, waarbij het zich naar beneden uitstrekkende gedeelte zich in hoofdzaak loodrecht op het longitudinale gedeelte uitstrekt, en waarbij een aslichaam met een rechthoekige, bij voorkeur in hoofdzaak vierkante dwarsdoorsnede in het rechthoekige gedeelte gevormd door het longitudinale gedeelte en het zich naar beneden toe uitstrekkendee gedeelte kan worden aangebracht.A flexible support arm according to any of claims 28-30, wherein the axle seat portion comprises a longitudinal portion that extends substantially in line with the front spring portion, and a downwardly extending portion that connects to the longitudinal portion at a rear end thereof, wherein the downwardly extending portion extends substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal portion, and wherein an axle body with a rectangular, preferably substantially square cross-section, in the rectangular portion formed by the longitudinal portion and the downwardly extending portion can be applied. 32. Een samenstel omvattend een flexibele draagarm volgens een van de conclusies 28-31, en een stroppenplaat aan te brengen aan een voorste einde van het aszittingsgedeelte van de draagarm, welke stroppenplaat zich in een gemonteerde toestand in dwarsrichting over een bovenzijde van de draagarm uitstrekt, waarbij de stroppenplaat aan elke kant een vleugel heeft voorzien van een boring om een zich naar boven toe uitstrekkend stropbeen van een klemstrop door te steken, waarbij de stroppenplaat verder een bruggedeelte heeft dat de vleugels van de stroppenplaat met elkaar verbindt, waarbij in de gemonteerde toestand een spleet aanwezig is tussen de bovenzijde van de draagarm en het bruggedeelte dat zich eroverheen uitstrekt.An assembly comprising a flexible support arm according to any of claims 28-31, and a slider plate to be mounted on a front end of the axle seat portion of the carrier arm, which slider plate, in a mounted state, extends transversely over an upper side of the carrier arm wherein the sling plate has a wing provided on each side with a bore to pierce an upwardly extending sling leg of a clamping strap, the sling plate further having a bridge portion connecting the wings of the sling plate with the mounted condition, there is a gap between the top of the support arm and the bridge portion that extends over it.
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