IP Library Granted Patent US 12,415,396
Granted Patent B1
US 12,415,396 · App. 19/024,244 · Granted Sep 16, 2025

Liftable rear suspension system of amphibious vehicle

Inventors: Baoqing Deng (Zhuhai, CN); Zengfa Gao (Zhuhai, CN); Yuxiang Shi (Zhuhai, CN); Yongzhen Wang (Zhuhai, CN); Yongbin Qin (Zhuhai, CN); Linjun Liu (Zhuhai, CN); Mulin Luo (Zhuhai, CN)
Assignees: Zhuhai College of Science and Technology; ShenZhen HISIBI Marine Technology Company Limited
B60G17/0157B60F3/003B60G7/001B60G13/06B60T1/065B60G2200/144B60G2200/156B60G2300/28B60G2500/324
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Patent No.
US 12,415,396
App. No.
19/024,244
Granted
Sep 16, 2025
Kind
B1
Abstract

A liftable rear suspension system of an amphibious vehicle is provided, including a differential gear installed inside a vehicle body frame, and a brake disc installed on the inner side of a hub of a vehicle wheel, with a brake arranged on an outer edge of the brake disc and a flange plate fixed on the inner side of the brake disc. A universal joint arm is rotatably installed on the periphery of one end, close to the vehicle body frame, of the flange plate through a bearing. The flange plate is connected to an output shaft of the differential gear through a cage universal joint. A worm gear is rotatably installed on the periphery of one end, stretching out of the vehicle body frame, of the output shaft through a bearing. A pair of bearing seats are installed on the vehicle body frame through an installation rack.

Claims (7)

1. A liftable rear suspension system of an amphibious vehicle, comprising a differential gear ( 2 ) and a brake disc ( 4 ), the differential gear ( 2 ) being installed inside a vehicle body frame ( 1 ), and the brake disc ( 4 ) being installed on an inner side of a hub of a vehicle wheel ( 3 ), wherein a brake ( 5 ) is arranged on an outer edge of the brake disc ( 4 ), a flange plate ( 6 ) is fixed on an inner side of the brake disc ( 4 ), a universal joint arm ( 7 ) is rotatably installed on a periphery of one end, close to the vehicle body frame ( 1 ), of the flange plate ( 6 ) through a bearing, the flange plate ( 6 ) is connected to an output shaft ( 8 ) of the differential gear ( 2 ) through a cage universal joint ( 9 ), a worm gear ( 10 ) is rotatably installed on a periphery of one end, stretching out of the vehicle body frame ( 1 ), of the output shaft ( 8 ) through a bearing, a pair of bearing seats ( 12 ) are installed on the vehicle body frame ( 1 ) through an installation rack ( 11 ), a worm ( 13 ) is rotatably connected between the pair of bearing seats ( 12 ), the worm ( 13 ) is in meshed connection with the worm gear ( 10 ), a motor ( 14 ) for driving the worm ( 13 ) to rotate is installed outside the bearing seat ( 12 ); a first double wishbone ( 15 ) and a second double wishbone ( 16 ) are respectively hinged between the universal joint arm ( 7 ) and the worm gear ( 10 ), and a shock absorber ( 17 ) is hinged between a surface of the first double wishbone ( 15 ) and the worm gear ( 10 ).

2. The liftable rear suspension system of an amphibious vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a connection point of the cage universal joint ( 9 ) with the flange plate ( 6 ) coincides with a central point at one end, close to the cage universal joint ( 9 ), of the flange plate ( 6 ).

3. The liftable rear suspension system of an amphibious vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein an included angle between two axes of the cage universal joint ( 9 ) is 46°.

4. The liftable rear suspension system of an amphibious vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the first double wishbone ( 15 ) and the second double wishbone ( 16 ) are each 360 mm in arm length and 15 mm in thickness.

5. The liftable rear suspension system of an amphibious vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the first double wishbone ( 15 ) and the second double wishbone ( 16 ) are located on two sides of the cage universal joint ( 9 ) respectively.

6. The liftable rear suspension system of an amphibious vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the shock absorber ( 17 ) is a bidirectional cylindrical shock absorber.

7. The liftable rear suspension system of an amphibious vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the motor is a ZD31-4.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 25, 2025
From: DENG, BAOQING; GAO, ZENGFA; SHI, YUXIANG; WANG, YONGZHEN; QIN, YONGBIN; LIU, LINJUN; LUO, MULIN
To: SHENZHEN HISIBI MARINE TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 070616/0693 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 16, 2025
From: DENG, BAOQING; GAO, ZENGFA; SHI, YUXIANG; WANG, YONGZHEN; QIN, YONGBIN; LIU, LINJUN; LUO, MULIN
To: ZHUHAI COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 069898/0661 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202411296243.4 · Sep 14, 2024 · national
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