In-wheel three-arm suspension for vehicles
AssigneeRee Automotive Ltd
InventorsAhishay Sardes, Ran Dekel, Tomer Segev, Eran Starik
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Abstract
An in-wheel suspension system includes an assembly with a main arm that is pivotally connected at a connection point on the main arm to a shaft point of a wheel, a first linkage unit pivotally connected at one end to a first end of the main arm, and a second linkage unit pivotally connected at one end to a second end of the main arm. At least one second end of the first linkage unit and at least one second end of the second linkage unit, that are not connected to the main arm, are pivotally connectable each to a reference frame at a defined distance between them, such as to form a substantially “Z” like shape.
Claims12
An in-wheel suspension assembly, comprising:
- a main arm pivotally connectable at a connection point of the main arm to a shaft point of a wheel;
- a first linkage unit pivotally connected at its first end to the main arm and pivotally connectable at its second end to a reference frame;
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- a second linkage unit pivotally connected at its first end to the main arm and pivotally connectable at its second end to the reference frame such that at least a portion of the main arm is between the first linkage unit and the second linkage unit, and such that the second end of the first linkage unit and the second end of the second linkage unit are at opposing sides of the main arm with respect to each other;
- wherein the second end of the first linkage unit is connectable to the reference frame to rotate about a first axis and the second end of the second linkage unit is connectable to the reference frame to rotate about a second axis;
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- wherein the first axis and the second axis are off parallel with respect to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.