A device for steerable suspension of a vehicle wheel

DRIVE October 5, 2005
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The invention relates to a device (1) for steerable suspension of a vehicle wheel. The device being adapted for use with a wheel arrangement having a brake disc (6) with an outermost radial circumferential surface (9) and a wheel rim (7) with a inner surface (10), wherein the wheel rim (7) is arranged substantially concentrically around the brake disc (6) so that a portion of said inner surface (10) of the wheel rim (7) and said circumferential surface (9) of the brake disc (6) overlap each other in the radial direction. The device comprises a first upper bearing (2) and a second lower bearing (3), wherein the first and second bearings (2, 3) are arranged in a supporting unit (4) in order to form a geometrical pivot axis (5) around which a vehicle wheel is intended to be steerably journalled. At least a part (11) of one of the first and second bearings (2, 3) is adapted to be located between the outermost radial circumferential surface (9) of the brake disc (6) and the overlapping portion of the inner surface (10) of the wheel rim (7).

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