Wheel module for a vehicle and vehicle

The wheel module with an integrated subframe and precise axle geometry addresses the challenge of non-standardized wheel integration, enabling cost-effective and precise assembly across various vehicle models with enhanced crash support.

DE102025134435B3Undetermined Publication Date: 2026-07-09MERCEDES BENZ GROUP AG
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Application Number
DE102025134435
Authority / Receiving Office
DE · DE
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-08-28
Publication Date
2026-07-09
Estimated Expiration
2045-08-28

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing vehicle designs lack a standardized approach for integrating wheel modules across different vehicle models, resulting in inefficiencies in manufacturing and production costs, and existing technologies fail to provide a solution that integrates precise axle-specific connection points, which are not standardized across different vehicle types.

Method used

A wheel module comprising a module carrier with an integrated subframe, movably coupled wheel guide arms, and a strut coupled to a spring dome, allowing for standardized body-in-white production and precise axle geometry presetting, and providing integral support during crashes.

Benefits of technology

Enables standardized vehicle production across different models, reduces manufacturing costs, and enhances assembly precision and crash support.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a wheel module (300) for a vehicle (200), comprising: a subframe (110), a wheel carrier (120) with a wheel suspension (121) and a wheel, two wheel guide arms (130, 131) which are movably coupled to the wheel carrier (120) at a wheel joint (123, 124), and a shock absorber (140) which is coupled to the wheel carrier (120) at a first end, wherein the wheel carrier (120) and the subframe (110) have a passage for a drive shaft (220), wherein a module carrier (100) is provided and the subframe (110) is integrated into the module carrier (100), the wheel guide arms (130, 131) are movably coupled to the module carrier (100), and the module carrier (100) has a spring dome (170) which is designed to couple the strut (140) with a second end to the spring dome (170) in such a way that a force acting axially on the strut (140) can be transmitted to the spring dome (170),and- the module support (100) has a connection point (150) for coupling with an upper longitudinal support (210).
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