A rear axle suspension includes a holder for pivotable connection of a connecting portion of a semirigid axle to a vehicle superstructure The holder is stationary relative to the vehicle superstructure and has a first and a second holding arrangement for an axle pin. The first and second holding arrangements are arranged on both sides of the connecting portion along a pin axis. In order to provide an optimized connection of a semirigid axle to a vehicle superstructure, the first holding arrangement has a stabilizing element with an arcuate portion. The arcuate portion, in the direction of the pin axis and tangentially, extends at least partially around the pin axis. The axle pin is mounted in the arcuate portion. Fixing portions are adjacent the arcuate portion on both sides and attach the stabilizing element to the vehicle superstructure.

A utility vehicle comprises a plurality of ground engaging members and a frame supported by the plurality of ground engaging members. The frame includes a front frame portion, a mid-frame portion, and a rear frame portion. The utility vehicle further comprises an attachment supported at the front frame portion. Additionally, the utility vehicle includes an operator area supported by the frame and including an operator seat and an adjacent passenger seat spaced apart from the operator seat. The operator seat and the passenger seat are in a side-by-side arrangement. The utility vehicle also comprises an auxiliary power assembly having an attachment shaft configured to be operably coupled to the attachment. The attachment shaft extends in a generally longitudinal direction of the utility vehicle and projects outwardly from the front frame portion.

A drivable torsion beam axle (2) with a transverse profiled element and trailing arms (1) connected, at each end, to the profiled element is described, within which, at least in some areas, a drive-train (7) is arranged in each case and by which the torsion beam axle (2) can be connected to a vehicle body. The trailing arms (1) are, in each case, made as two-component housing castings with a housing plane of division extending in the longitudinal direction.

A torsion axle assembly for supporting of a vehicle body on an undercarriage, including an elongated inner member having an inner member longitudinal axis; a torsion arm interconnected with the elongated inner member and the undercarriage; an elongated enclosure interconnected with the vehicle body and having an interior space; and resilient material residing within the interior space to support the elongated inner member within the interior space, such that the inner member longitudinal axis resides at an unloaded camber angle to an elongated enclosure longitudinal axis when none of the weight of the vehicle body is borne by the torsion axle assembly and at a loaded camber angle when the weight of the vehicle body is borne by the torsion axle assembly, such that the unloaded camber angle is greater than the loaded camber angle. A vehicle having such a torsion axle assembly and a method are disclosed.

A hub carrier includes a front arm part extending toward an inner side of a vehicle on a front side of an axle of a rear wheel; and a rear arm part extending on a rear side of the axle of the rear wheel. The rear arm part is joined to a lateral beam on the rear side of the axle of the rear wheel. A vehicle rear end portion of a trailing arm, extending in a vehicle front-rear direction, is joined to the lateral beam. A vehicle front end portion of the trailing arm is joined to a vehicle body using a first bush. A front arm part is joined to a front arm attachment part disposed on the trailing arm using a second bush. First and second support shafts of the first and second bushes have respectively axial directions oriented differently from each other.

The present disclosure relates to a suspension apparatus for a vehicle, the suspension apparatus including an axle carrier to which a wheel is rotatably coupled, a torsion beam axle having a trailing arm coupled to the axle carrier, the torsion beam axle being disposed in a width direction of a vehicle, a spring lower pad coupled to the axle carrier and having a bump stopper, a spring seated on the spring lower pad, and a shock absorber coupled to the axle carrier and disposed to be inclined toward a rear side of the vehicle.

A wheel suspension bearing is disclosed as being arranged on a member of a motor vehicle, with a bearing bushing and a bearing bushing carrier. The bearing bushing carrier incorporates the bearing bushing and is designed to be situated in the member of the motor vehicle. A wheel suspension bearing assembly, as well as a correspondingly equipped motor vehicle is also disclosed.

A twist axle assembly (20) of a vehicle includes a pair of trailing arms (22) and a twist beam (24) extending along an axis (A) between first and second twist beam ends (26, 28). The twist axle assembly (20) further includes a bushing (38) interconnected to each one of the first and second twist beam ends (26, 28) and a respective trailing arm (22) for establishing a weld-less N joint between the twist beam (24) and the trailing arm (24). In an embodiment, the twist beam (24) and bushings (38) are tubular, and the bushings (38) are press-fit or molded onto the respective first or second twist beam ends (36, 38). In a further embodiment, the trailing arms (26) define an orifice (40) aligned on the axis (A), and the tubular bushings (38) are press-fit into the orifices (40) of the trailing arms (26) to establish the weld-less joint.

A tubular vibration-damping device including: an inner shaft member extending vertically; an outer tube member arranged so as to be externally about the inner shaft member; a connecting rubber elastic body elastically connecting the two members with each other; and a plurality of hollow parts formed in the connecting rubber elastic body so as to open onto an axially lower face thereof, at least one of the hollow parts being a drain hole penetrating through the connecting rubber elastic body vertically, wherein the hollow parts are formed at an odd number of locations which are not less than three and are positioned at regular intervals in a circumferential direction of the connecting rubber elastic body, and the hollow parts are arranged so as not to overlap mutually as viewed in a diametrical direction of the outer tube member.

A semi-rigid axle for a vehicle may include a torsion profile, which extends in a Y direction and is open downward in a Z direction; and two longitudinal control arms, which are connected to the semi-rigid axle and are each connected to the torsion profile by a gusset plate arrangement. Each gusset plate arrangement has a first gusset plate welded to one of the two longitudinal control arms and a second gusset plate arranged at least partially above the first gusset plate. First and second connecting sections of the first and second gusset plates are connected to one another and each of the first and second gusset plates is welded to an inside of the torsion profile on both sides in an X direction.