Ausgleichslenker

English translation: centre link (center link)

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German term or phrase:Ausgleichslenker
English translation:centre link (center link)
Entered by: philgoddard

23:31 Aug 17, 2011
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks
German term or phrase: Ausgleichslenker
This is from a rather dull magazine article, supposedly aimed at Opel drivers, though it seems a bit technical to me.

Hinten kommt beim Astra GTC die Kombination aus Verbundlenkerachse und Wattgestänge zum Einsatz. Dieses clevere Konzept hat seine vielfältigen Vorteile bereits im Astra unter Beweis gestellt. Zentraler Bestandteil sind zwei Querstreben zu den Rädern.

Die Querstreben sind an einem kurzen, schwenkbaren Ausgleichslenker mit Kugelgelenken befestigt. Die bei Kurvenfahrt in den Querstreben auftretenden Druckkräfte am kurvenäußeren Rand und die Zugkräfte am kurveninneren Rand werden hier ausgeglichen.

I've researched Ausgleichslenker extensively, with no luck. I'm guessing that Ausgleichs means something like offsetting or balancing, but I'm not sure which of the many translations to use for Lenker - rod, arm, guide...?

Thanks!
philgoddard
United States
centre link (center link)
Explanation:
The Astra’s GTC compound crank/Watt’s link rear suspension system has also been revised, with bespoke roll-stiffness and roll-center height settings for this application. The system has many advantages over a modern multi-link design, including improved packaging, greater wheel camber stiffness and reduced suspension friction. The Watt’s link also ensures that lateral stability is maintained at all times.
The Watt’s link is carried on a small cross-member attached to the underside of the car, just behind the rear wheel center line. It ***comprises a short, pivoting center link with a ball joint at each end***, to which the lateral links from the wheels are bolted.
In a straight line, the set up ensures excellent stability, but during cornering it minimizes lateral deflection in the same way a modern multi-link system would do. Opel’s engineers estimate that the linkage absorbs around 80 percent of all lateral loadings on the rear suspension. In addition, the Watt’s link allows for softer bushings, which no longer have to compensate for toe changes at the rear of the car, and thus provide greater compliance and ride comfort from the rear axle.
http://auto-media.info/2011/07/21/opel-astra-gtc-exclusive-h...

Das am Wagenboden direkt hinter der Mittelachse der Hinterräder positionierte Watt-Gestänge *** besteht aus einem kurzen, schwenkbaren Ausgleichslenker mit Kugelgelenken***, an denen die Querstreben zu den Rädern befestigt sind. Dank dieser Anordnung werden Einflüsse in Querrichtung genauso wie solche, die von Unebenheiten der Fahrbahn verursacht werden, wirkungsvoll absorbiert. Das Watt-Gestänge nimmt die von außen einwirkenden Kräfte auf und stützt diese über den kleinen Achskörper am Unterboden ab. Dadurch werden sehr effektiv alle Seitenbewegungen der Achse verhindert. Der Ausgleichslenker überträgt rund 80 Prozent der Querkräfte, die an den Hinterrädern angreifen.

http://media.gm.com/content/media/de/de/opel/news.detail.htm...


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Note added at 22 mins (2011-08-17 23:53:32 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watt's_linkage
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Lancashireman
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Local time: 06:36
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centre link (center link)


Explanation:
The Astra’s GTC compound crank/Watt’s link rear suspension system has also been revised, with bespoke roll-stiffness and roll-center height settings for this application. The system has many advantages over a modern multi-link design, including improved packaging, greater wheel camber stiffness and reduced suspension friction. The Watt’s link also ensures that lateral stability is maintained at all times.
The Watt’s link is carried on a small cross-member attached to the underside of the car, just behind the rear wheel center line. It ***comprises a short, pivoting center link with a ball joint at each end***, to which the lateral links from the wheels are bolted.
In a straight line, the set up ensures excellent stability, but during cornering it minimizes lateral deflection in the same way a modern multi-link system would do. Opel’s engineers estimate that the linkage absorbs around 80 percent of all lateral loadings on the rear suspension. In addition, the Watt’s link allows for softer bushings, which no longer have to compensate for toe changes at the rear of the car, and thus provide greater compliance and ride comfort from the rear axle.
http://auto-media.info/2011/07/21/opel-astra-gtc-exclusive-h...

Das am Wagenboden direkt hinter der Mittelachse der Hinterräder positionierte Watt-Gestänge *** besteht aus einem kurzen, schwenkbaren Ausgleichslenker mit Kugelgelenken***, an denen die Querstreben zu den Rädern befestigt sind. Dank dieser Anordnung werden Einflüsse in Querrichtung genauso wie solche, die von Unebenheiten der Fahrbahn verursacht werden, wirkungsvoll absorbiert. Das Watt-Gestänge nimmt die von außen einwirkenden Kräfte auf und stützt diese über den kleinen Achskörper am Unterboden ab. Dadurch werden sehr effektiv alle Seitenbewegungen der Achse verhindert. Der Ausgleichslenker überträgt rund 80 Prozent der Querkräfte, die an den Hinterrädern angreifen.

http://media.gm.com/content/media/de/de/opel/news.detail.htm...


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Note added at 22 mins (2011-08-17 23:53:32 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watt's_linkage

Lancashireman
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Thanks, Andrew.
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Asker: This looks quite similar to the text I'm doing! Thanks!


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