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US 12,246,573 · App. 18/414,735 · Granted Mar 11, 2025

Suspension apparatus for vehicle

Inventors: Hyun Jin Woo (Yongin-si, KR); Hye Chan Park (Yongin-si, KR); Jong Mook Park (Yongin-si, KR); Ho Youn Hwang (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
B60G21/052B60G7/008B60G2200/21B60G2202/12B60G2204/129B60G2204/4307
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Patent No.
US 12,246,573
App. No.
18/414,735
Granted
Mar 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

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.

Claims (22)

1. A suspension apparatus for a vehicle, the suspension apparatus comprising:

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 the 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,

wherein the spring is disposed in a space between the shock absorber and the torsion beam axle.

2. The suspension apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the axle carrier comprises:

a flange on which the spring lower pad is seated; and

a bracket positioned at one side of the flange and coupled to the shock absorber.

3. The suspension apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the shock absorber comprises:

a damper configured to be elastically deformable in an axial direction of the damper;

a first pipe provided at a first side of the damper and connected to the bracket; and

a second pipe provided at a second side of the damper and connected to a vehicle body.

4. The suspension apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the second pipe is positioned rearward of the first pipe with respect to a front side of the vehicle.

5. The suspension apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the axial direction of the damper and a direction of a road surface load are coincident with each other.

6. The suspension apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a length of the shock absorber is smaller than a diameter of a tire mounted on the suspension apparatus.

7. The suspension apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a link part coupled to the axle carrier and disposed to be inclined toward a front side of the vehicle.

8. The suspension apparatus of claim 7 , wherein a first side of the link part is coupled to the axle carrier, a second side of the link part is disposed toward the front side of the vehicle, and the second side of the link part is positioned to be higher than the first side of the link part.

9. The suspension apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the bump stopper is integrated with the spring lower pad.

10. The suspension apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the bump stopper is accommodated inside the spring.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 17, 2024
From: WOO, HYUN JIN; PARK, HYE CHAN; PARK, JONG MOOK; HWANG, HO YOUN
To: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066151/0055 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2023-0076178 · Jun 14, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240416709A1 · Dec 19, 2024
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