IP Library Granted Patent US 9,132,711
Granted Patent B2
US 9,132,711 · App. 14/310,728 · Granted Sep 15, 2015

Vehicle having shock absorber mounting angle variation structure

Inventor: Do Yeon Chung (Seongnam-si, KR)
Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
B60G17/015B60G13/005B60G2204/129B60G2204/4232
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Patent No.
US 9,132,711
App. No.
14/310,728
Granted
Sep 15, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle having a shock absorber mounting angle variation structure may include a lower arm with a side rotatably disposed at a lower portion of a vehicle body, a shock absorber attenuating vibration due to vertical motion of the lower arm, wherein the shock absorber includes an upper end connected to an upper portion of the vehicle body, and a lower end coupled to an end of the lower arm, and a driving unit disposed on the lower arm and pushing or pulling the lower end of the shock absorber in a predetermined direction.

Claims (22)

1. A vehicle having a shock absorber mounting angle variation structure, comprising:

a lower arm with a side rotatably disposed at a lower portion of a vehicle body;

a shock absorber attenuating vibration due to vertical motion of the lower arm, wherein the shock absorber includes:

an upper end connected to an upper portion of the vehicle body;

a lower end coupled to an end of the lower arm; and

a driving unit disposed on the lower arm and pushing or pulling the lower end of the shock absorber in a predetermined direction;

a lever hinge rotatably fixed to the lower portion of the vehicle body;

a lever disposed rotatably about the lever hinge, including a middle portion where a cam connected with the lower end of the shock absorber is formed; and

a fixing member fixing the cam of the lever and the lower end of the shock absorber.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the driving unit includes:

a torque source generating a torque;

a lead screw coupled to the torque source and rotated by the torque of the torque source; and

a slider mounted on the lead screw and reciprocating along the lead screw.

3. The vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the toque source is a motor and includes a screw fixing member rotatably fixing the lead screw and slidably mounting the slider thereon.

4. The vehicle of claim 2 ,

wherein the lever further includes a lever end where a slider groove is positioned, the slider being inserted in the slider groove and the lever end being rotated about the lever hinge by the slider.

5. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the fixing member is a fixing bolt and fixes the cam to the lower end of the shock absorber.

6. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the driving unit is fixed to a side of the lower arm through a mounting bracket.

7. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a cam rail having a rail that is formed in the cam rail with a predetermined curvature and receives the cam to guide the cam rotating about the lever hinge along the rail.

8. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising:

a vehicle height sensor sensing a height of the vehicle body; and

a controller controlling the driving unit in accordance with the height sent from the vehicle height sensor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2014
From: CHUNG, DO YEON
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2013-0158004 · Dec 18, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150165857A1 · Jun 18, 2015