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US 10,093,364 B2Granted
Balancing apparatus of vehicle and control method thereof
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorWook Hwan Seo
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Abstract
A balancing apparatus of a vehicle includes: a load sensor installed in a seat of the vehicle to measure a weight of a passenger sitting on the seat; and a balance control apparatus that controls a center of gravity of the vehicle, when the balance control apparatus includes: a battery pack that supplies power to the vehicle, and the battery pack is movably installed on a frame module and moves to control the center of gravity of the vehicle based on a value measured by the load sensor.
Claims10
A balancing apparatus of a vehicle, comprising:
- a load sensor configured to be installed in a seat of the vehicle to measure a weight of a passenger sitting on the seat;
- a battery pack configured to supply power to the vehicle;
- a plurality of moving frames configured to be fixed with the battery pack;
- a plurality of fixed frames configured to be fixed to the vehicle;
- and
- a driver configured to move the moving frames relative to the fixed frames, the driver including a motor configured to generate a torque,
- wherein each of the plurality of moving frames is movably installed on each of the plurality of fixed frames, respectively,
- wherein the motor is disposed between the plurality of moving frames, and
- wherein the motor has both sides provided with rotating shafts to move the moving frames in a same direction, and the rotating shafts are each connected to the moving frames.
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A control method of a balancing apparatus of a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- storing a position of a battery pack supplying power to the vehicle;
- measuring a load by a load sensor installed in a seat of the vehicle;
- calculating a center of gravity of the vehicle based on a value measured by the load sensor;
- and
- controlling the center of gravity of the vehicle by moving the battery pack depending on the calculated center of gravity of the vehicle on a plurality of moving frames and a plurality of fixed frames,
- wherein the plurality of moving frames is configured to be fixed with the battery pack,
- wherein the plurality of fixed frames is configured to be fixed to the vehicle,
- wherein each of the plurality of moving frames is movably installed on each of the plurality of fixed frames, respectively,
- wherein a motor is disposed between the plurality of moving frames, and
- wherein the motor has both sides provided with rotating shafts to move the moving frames in a same direction, and the rotating shafts are each connected to the moving frames.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.