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US 9,212,716 · App. 14/550,438 · Granted Dec 15, 2015

Active roll-rod for vehicle

Inventors: Hyoung-Jin Yoon (Suwon-shi, KR); Sang-Il Lee (Anyang-shi, KR); Dong-Wook Lee (Yongin-shi, KR)
Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
F16F6/005B60K5/1216
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Patent No.
US 9,212,716
App. No.
14/550,438
Granted
Dec 15, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An active roll rod for a vehicle may include a rod portion, a fastening unit, insulators, an end plate and a damper unit. The rod portion may have a main body portion with a front end connected to a power train, and an inner pipe formed at a rear side of the main body portion. The fastening unit may be mounted to a sub-frame, slidably coupled to the inner pipe and have a partition wall portion formed on an inner circumferential surface. The insulators may be mounted at front and rear sides of the partition wall portion and made of an elastic material. The end plate may be coupled to a rear end of the inner pipe. The damper unit may have a cooperating unit on which a permanent magnet is mounted, and a coil portion which generates electromagnetic force and controls an operation of the cooperating unit. The damper unit may be embedded in the fastening unit.

Claims (16)

1. An active roll rod for a vehicle, comprising:

a rod portion which has a main body portion having a front end that is connected to a power train, and an inner pipe that is formed at a rear side of the main body portion and has a smaller diameter than the main body portion;

a fastening unit which is mounted to a sub-frame, is slidably fitted with and coupled to the inner pipe, and has a partition wall portion formed on an inner circumferential surface thereof;

insulators which are mounted at front and rear sides of the partition wall portion, respectively, and made of an elastic material;

an end plate which is coupled to a rear end of the inner pipe so as to prevent a rear insulator from being moved away; and

a damper unit which has a cooperating unit on which a permanent magnet is mounted, and a coil portion which generates electromagnetic force by electric power applied from an outside and controls an operation of the cooperating unit,

wherein the damper unit is mounted to be embedded in the fastening unit.

2. The active roll rod of claim 1 , wherein the inner pipe penetrates the damper unit and the cooperating unit is spaced apart from a position where the inner pipe penetrates to form an insertion groove, and the coil portion is movably mounted into the insertion groove.

3. The active roll rod of claim 2 , wherein:

the cooperating unit has a first bobbin and a second bobbin that are stacked on both side surfaces of the permanent magnet;

the inner pipe is configured to penetrate the permanent magnet, the first bobbin, and the second bobbin;

the first bobbin has an enlarged portion that is bent and extended from an edge to surround outer sides of the permanent magnet and the second bobbin; and

the enlarged portion is spaced apart from the permanent magnet and the second bobbin to provide a space therebetween which serves as the insertion groove.

4. The active roll rod of any one of claim 3 , wherein a seating groove is formed in an inner circumferential surface of the partition wall portion along a circumference of the partition wall portion, and the damper unit is mounted so that the cooperating unit vibrates in the seating groove in a forward and rearward direction.

5. The active roll rod of any one of claim 2 , wherein a seating groove is formed in an inner circumferential surface of the partition wall portion along a circumference of the partition wall portion, and the damper unit is mounted so that the cooperating unit vibrates in the seating groove in a forward and rearward direction.

6. The active roll rod of any one of claim 1 , wherein a seating groove is formed in an inner circumferential surface of the partition wall portion along a circumference of the partition wall portion, and the damper unit is mounted so that the cooperating unit vibrates in the seating groove in a forward and rearward direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2014
From: YOON, HYOUNG-JIN; LEE, SANG-IL; LEE, DONG-WOOK
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2014-0008150 · Jan 23, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150204406A1 · Jul 23, 2015