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US 11,285,777 · App. 16/887,899 · Granted Mar 29, 2022

Semi-active stabilizer device

Inventors: Man Seung Lim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jin Woong Kim (Seoul, KR); Sang Eun Bae (Seoul, KR); In Sup Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: DAEWON KANG UP CO., LTD.
B60G21/106
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Patent No.
US 11,285,777
App. No.
16/887,899
Granted
Mar 29, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a semi-active stabilizer device which may adjust the rigidity of a stabilizer bar according to a traveling state of a vehicle, and may include a first stabilizer bar, a second stabilizer bar, an outer housing which has a hollow portion formed therein, an inner housing which is inserted into the hollow portion of the outer housing to rotate relatively, an elastic member which applies an elastic force so that the outer housing and the inner housing return to original positions thereof upon relative rotation, and a stopper which limits the inner housing to rotate relatively only within a certain angular range upon the relative rotation, thereby improving riding comfort upon traveling on a straight road, and improving traveling stability upon traveling on a curved road.

Claims (29)

1. A semi-active stabilizer device comprising:

a first stabilizer bar which has one side end connected to one side vehicle wheel of a vehicle;

a second stabilizer bar which has one side end connected to the other side vehicle wheel of the vehicle;

an outer housing which is fastened to the other side end of the first stabilizer bar to rotate together, and has a hollow portion formed therein;

an inner housing which is fastened to the other side end of the second stabilizer bar to rotate together, and inserted into the hollow portion of the outer housing to rotate relatively;

an elastic member which is disposed between the outer housing and the inner housing, and applies an elastic force so that the outer housing and the inner housing return to original positions thereof upon relative rotation; and

a stopper which is provided in the outer housing, and limits the inner housing to rotate relatively only within a certain angular range upon the relative rotation,

wherein the stopper limits the relative rotation of the inner housing by selectively contacting stop surfaces, which are formed at both sides in a width direction, with the inner housing, and

wherein a plurality of stoppers having different gaps between the stop surfaces are provided, and a relatively rotatable angular range of the inner housing is changed by replacing the stoppers with the stoppers having different gaps between the stop surfaces.

2. The semi-active stabilizer device of claim 1 ,

wherein the outer housing comprises:

a first cover which is fastened to the other side end of the first stabilizer bar, and supports one side of the inner housing to be rotated;

an outer housing body which has a center formed to penetrate so that the inner housing is inserted, is formed with a support part, the support part protruding from the inner surface inward along a longitudinal direction to support the elastic member and having the stopper fastened to both side ends in the longitudinal direction, and has one side surface fastened to the first cover; and

a second cover which is fastened to the other side surface of the outer housing body, and supports the other side of the inner housing to be rotated.

3. The semi-active stabilizer device of claim 2 ,

wherein the outer housing body further comprises a stopper fastening groove into which portions of both side edges of the stopper are inserted and fastened so that the stopper does not shake in a direction in which the inner housing rotates.

4. The semi-active stabilizer device of claim 2 ,

wherein the inner housing comprises:

an inner housing body which is inserted into the outer housing to be supported to be rotated, and has another side fastened to the other side end of the second stabilizer bar;

a flange part which is formed to expand from both side ends of the inner housing body in a diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the outer housing, and is formed with a stopper groove into which the stopper is inserted to have a certain gap with a stop surface of the stopper; and

an elastic member accommodating part which is formed in a groove shape on the inner housing body, and into which the elastic member is inserted to be supported.

5. The semi-active stabilizer device of claim 4 ,

wherein the elastic member accommodating part comprises: a first elastic member accommodating part which is formed counterclockwise with respect to the support part, and a second elastic member accommodating part which is formed clockwise with respect to the support part, and

wherein the elastic member comprises: a first elastic member which is disposed in the first elastic member accommodating part and has a portion of the other side end supported to the support part, and a second elastic member which is disposed in the second elastic member accommodating part and has a portion of the other side end supported to the support part.

6. The semi-active stabilizer device of claim 4 ,

wherein the elastic member accommodating part comprises a fixing protrusion which protrudes toward the elastic member and has both side ends of the elastic member inserted therein, respectively, to prevent the elastic member from being separated.

7. The semi-active stabilizer device of claim 6 ,

wherein the support part comprises a support protrusion which protrudes toward the elastic member and has the other side end of the elastic member inserted therein when the elastic member is compressed.

8. The semi-active stabilizer device of claim 1 , further comprising a rotating support body which is disposed between the outer housing and the inner housing to support the relative rotation.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 29, 2020
From: LIM, MAN SEUNG; KIM, JIN WOONG; BAE, SANG EUN; KIM, IN SUP
To: DAEWON KANG UP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052791/0414 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0064419 · May 31, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200376919A1 · Dec 3, 2020
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