IP Library Granted Patent US 12,337,639
Granted Patent B2
US 12,337,639 · App. 17/868,965 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Suspension mount structure of electric vehicle and perfromance evaluating method for the same

Inventor: Chan-Jung Kim (Busan, KR)
Assignee: PUKYONG NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION
B60G13/16B60G2202/25B60G2300/50B60G2400/252B60G2400/91G01M17/04
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Patent No.
US 12,337,639
App. No.
17/868,965
Granted
Jun 24, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a suspension mount structure of an electrified vehicle and a method for evaluating performance thereof. The suspension mount structure includes an upper structure of the electrified vehicle; and a suspension on which the upper structure is mounted, wherein vibration occurring at a location below the suspension is transmitted to the suspension via an axle and then is transmitted to the upper structure via the suspension, wherein the suspension includes a spring and a damper, wherein the spring and the damper are connected in series to each other and are connected in series to the upper structure.

Claims (75)

1. A suspension mount structure of an electrified vehicle, the suspension mount structure comprising:

an upper structure of the electrified vehicle; and

a suspension on which the upper structure is mounted, wherein vibration occurring at a location below the suspension is transmitted to the suspension via an axle and then is transmitted to the upper structure via the suspension,

wherein the suspension includes a spring and a damper, wherein the spring and the damper are connected in series to each other and are connected in series to the upper structure,

wherein vibration transmissibility of the suspension is determined based on a following Equation 1:

x

(

ω

)

y

(

ω

)

=

CK

CK

-

MC

ω

2

-

MK

(

ω

j

)

Equation

1

where M denotes an equivalent mass of the upper structure, C denotes a damping coefficient set for the damper, K denotes a stiffness coefficient of the spring, ω denotes an angular frequency (=2πf), and j denotes a complex number.

2. The suspension mount structure of claim 1 , wherein the vibration transmissibility means a ratio of vibration transmitted to the upper structure above the suspension to vibration occurring at a location below the suspension, while vibration occurring at a location above the suspension is ignored.

3. A method for evaluating performance of a suspension mount structure of an electrified vehicle, the method comprising:

setting an equivalent mass of an upper structure of the electrified vehicle;

mounting the upper structure on a suspension, wherein the suspension includes a spring and a damper connected in series to each other;

setting a damping coefficient of the damper and a stiffness coefficient of the spring;

setting vibration transmissibility of the suspension;

applying the equivalent mass of the upper structure, and the damping coefficient and the stiffness coefficient of the suspension to the vibration transmissibility; and

changing a frequency of input vibration input to the suspension to analyze change in vibration transmissibility of the suspension.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the vibration transmissibility of the suspension is determined based on a following Equation 1:

x

(

ω

)

y

(

ω

)

=

CK

CK

-

MC

ω

2

-

MK

(

ω

j

)

Equation

1

where M denotes an equivalent mass of the upper structure, C denotes the damping coefficient of the damper, K denotes the stiffness coefficient of the spring, ω denotes an angular frequency (=2πf), and j denotes a complex number.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the analyzing of the change in the vibration transmissibility of the suspension further includes changing the damping coefficient of the suspension to analyze the change in the vibration transmissibility of the suspension.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2022
From: KIM, CHAN-JUNG
To: PUKYONG NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0112215 · Aug 25, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230066515A1 · Mar 2, 2023
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