Tilting car frame

A tilting car frame comprising:

• a lower center frame having a first end and a second end, the lower center frame including a horizontal member, a first support member extending in one direction from the first end of the lower center frame, and a second support member extending in the one direction from the second end of the lower center frame;
• a first horizontal link member hinged to the first end of the lower center frame;
• a second horizontal link member hinged to the second end of the lower center frame;
• a first vertical link member hinged to an end of the first horizontal link member;
• a second vertical link member hinged to an end of the second horizontal link member;
• a rotation center axis support member extending in the one direction from a center of the horizontal member;
• a first variable length lever link member hinged to an end of the first vertical link member and an end of the first support member, wherein a first variable length link member is slidably connected to an end of the first variable length lever link member facing the rotation center axis support member;
• a second variable length lever link member hinged to an end of the second vertical link member and an end of the second support member of the lower center frame, wherein a second variable length link member is slidably connected to an end of the second variable length lever link member facing the rotation center axis support member;
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• a rotating member, wherein a central part of the rotating member is connected to the rotation center axis support member so as to be rotatable about a rotation center axis of the rotation center axis support member, wherein an end of a first extension member of the rotating member, extending in the direction of the first variable length link member, is hinged to an end of the first variable length link member, and an end of a second extension member of the rotating member, extending in the direction of the second variable length link member, is hinged to an end of the second variable length link member;
• wherein the rotating member comprises:
• a third extension member extending in the direction of the horizontal member;
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• a rotating member auxiliary link member hinged to the third extension member;
• wherein the tilting car frame further comprises:
• a worm gear;
• a lower drive motor for rotating the worm gear;
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• a ball screw nut surrounding the worm gear along the axial direction of the worm gear, wherein a first set of balls are rotatably located on an inner circumferential surface of the ball screw nut are located between teeth of the worm gear, so that the ball screw nut moves linearly along the axial direction of the worm gear according to rotation of the worm gear;
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• a rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part formed on one surface of the ball screw nut, wherein the rotating member auxiliary link member is inserted into the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part, and a second set of balls are rotatably positioned on an inner surface of the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part so that the rotating member auxiliary link member in contact with the second set of balls is capable of performing linear motion in the longitudinal direction;
• wherein when the lower drive motor rotates the worm gear, the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part makes a linear motion by the ball screw nut that performs a linear motion by rotation of the worm gear, and according to the linear motion of the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part, the rotating member auxiliary link member comes out of the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part or enters the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part, and the rotating member rotates about the rotation center axis.

A tilting car frame comprising:

• a lower center frame having a first end and a second end, the lower center frame including a horizontal member, a first support member extending in one direction from the first end of the lower center frame, and a second support member extending in the one direction from the second end of the lower center frame;
• a first horizontal link member hinged to the first end of the lower center frame;
• a second horizontal link member hinged to the second end of the lower center frame;
• a first vertical link member hinged to an end of the first horizontal link member;
• a second vertical link member hinged to an end of the second horizontal link member;
• a rotation center axis support member extending in the one direction from a center of the horizontal member;
• a first variable length lever link member hinged to an end of the first vertical link member and an end of the first support member, wherein a first variable length link member is slidably connected to an end of the first variable length lever link member facing the rotation center axis support member;
• a second variable length lever link member hinged to an end of the second vertical link member and an end of the second support member of the lower center frame, wherein a second variable length link member is slidably connected to an end of the second variable length lever link member facing the rotation center axis support member;
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• a rotating member, wherein a central part of the rotating member is connected to the rotation center axis support member so as to be rotatable about a rotation center axis of the rotation center axis support member, wherein an end of a first extension member of the rotating member, extending in the direction of the first variable length link member, is hinged to an end of the first variable length link member, and an end of a second extension member of the rotating member, extending in the direction of the second variable length link member, is hinged to an end of the second variable length link member;
• wherein the rotating member comprises:
• a third extension member extending in the direction of the horizontal member;
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• a rotating member auxiliary link member hinged to the third extension member;
• wherein the tilting car frame further comprises:
• a pinion gear;
• a lower drive motor for rotating the pinion gear;
• a rack gear that engages with the pinion gear and performs linear motion in the left and right directions;
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• a rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part formed on one surface of the rack gear, wherein the rotating member auxiliary link member is inserted into the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part, and balls are rotatably positioned on an inner surface of the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part so that the rotating member auxiliary link member in contact with the balls is capable of performing linear motion in the longitudinal direction;
• wherein when the lower drive motor rotates the pinion gear, the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part moves linearly by the rack gear that moves linearly by rotation of the pinion gear, and according to the linear motion of the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part, the rotating member auxiliary link member comes out of the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part or enters the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part, and the rotating member rotates about the rotation center axis.

A tilting car frame comprising:

• a lower center frame including a horizontal member having a first end and a second end, and including a first support member extending in one direction from the first end and a second support member extending in the one direction from the second end;
• a first horizontal link member hinged to the first end of the lower center frame;
• a second horizontal link member hinged to the second end of the lower center frame;
• a first vertical link member hinged to an end of the first horizontal link member;
• a second vertical link member hinged to an end of the second horizontal link member;
• a rotation center axis support member extending in the one direction from a center of the horizontal member;
• a first variable length lever link member hinged to an end of the first vertical link member and an end of the first support member, wherein a first variable length link member is slidably connected to an end of the first variable length lever link member facing the rotation center axis support member;
• a second variable length lever link member hinged to an end of the second vertical link member and an end of the second support member, wherein a second variable length link member is slidably connected to an end of the second variable length lever link member facing the rotation center axis support member;
• a rotating member, wherein a central part of the rotating member is connected to the rotation center axis support member so as to be rotatable about a rotation center axis of the rotation center axis support member, wherein an end of a first extension member of the rotating member, extending in the direction of the first variable length link member, is hinged to an end of the first variable length link member, and an end of a second extension member of the rotating member, extending in the direction of the second variable length link member, is hinged to an end of the second variable length link member, and wherein the rotating member includes a third extension member extending from the central part in the direction of the first end and a fourth extension member extending from the central part in the direction of the second end;
• a third extension member driving device hinged to the horizontal member, wherein a third variable length link member hinged to the third extension member is inserted into the third extension member driving device, and the third extension member driving device is capable of linearly reciprocating the third variable length link member along the length direction of the third variable length link member;
• a fourth extension member driving device hinged to the horizontal member, wherein a fourth variable length link member hinged to the fourth extension member is inserted into the fourth extension member driving device, and the fourth extension member driving device is capable of linearly reciprocating the fourth variable length link member along the length direction of the fourth variable length link member;
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• an extension member driving part located in the lower center frame to operate the third extension member driving device and the fourth extension member driving device.

A tilting car frame comprising:

• a lower center frame including a first support member extending in one direction from a first end and a second support member extending in the one direction from a second end;
• a first horizontal link member hinged to the first end of the lower center frame;
• a second horizontal link member hinged to the second end of the lower center frame;
• a first vertical link member hinged to an end of the first horizontal link member;
• a second vertical link member hinged to an end of the second horizontal link member;
• a first fixed length lever link member hinged to an end of the first vertical link member and an end of the first support member of the lower center frame;
• a second fixed length lever link member hinged to an end of the second vertical link member and an end of the second support member of the lower center frame;
• a first additional connecting link member hinged to an end of the first fixed length lever link member;
• a second additional connecting link member hinged to an end of the second fixed length lever link member;
• a rotation center axis support member extending in the one direction from a center of the lower center frame;
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• a rotating member, wherein a central part of the rotating member is connected to a rotation center axis support member so as to be rotatable about a rotation center axis of the rotation center axis support member, wherein an end of a first extension member of the rotating member, extending in the direction of the first additional connecting link member, is hinged to an end of the first additional connecting link member, and an end of a second extension member of the rotating member, extending in the direction of the second additional connecting link member, is hinged to an end of the second additional connecting link member;
• wherein the rotating member comprises:
• a third extension member extending in the direction of a third horizontal member;
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• a rotating member auxiliary link member hinged to the third extension member;
• wherein the tilting car frame further comprises:
• a worm gear;
• a lower drive motor for rotating the worm gear;
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• a ball screw nut surrounding the worm gear along the axial direction of the worm gear, wherein a first set of balls rotatably located on an inner circumferential surface of the ball screw nut are located between teeth of the worm gear, so that the ball screw nut moves linearly along the axial direction of the worm gear according to rotation of the worm gear;
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• a rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part formed on one surface of the ball screw nut, wherein the rotating member auxiliary link member is inserted into the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part, and a second set of balls are rotatably positioned on an inner surface of the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part so that the rotating member auxiliary link member in contact with the second set of balls is capable of performing linear motion in the longitudinal direction;
• wherein when the lower drive motor rotates the worm gear, the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part makes a linear motion by the ball screw nut that performs a linear motion by rotation of the worm gear, and according to the linear motion of the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part, the rotating member auxiliary link member comes out of the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part or enters the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part, and the rotating member rotates about the rotation center axis.

A tilting car frame comprising:

• a lower center frame including a first support member extending in one direction from a first end and a second support member extending in the one direction from a second end;
• a first horizontal link member hinged to the first end of the lower center frame;
• a second horizontal link member hinged to the second end of the lower center frame;
• a first vertical link member hinged to an end of the first horizontal link member;
• a second vertical link member hinged to an end of the second horizontal link member;
• a first fixed length lever link member hinged to an end of the first vertical link member and an end of the first support member of the lower center frame;
• a second fixed length lever link member hinged to an end of the second vertical link member and an end of the second support member of the lower center frame;
• a first additional connecting link member hinged to an end of the first fixed length lever link member;
• a second additional connecting link member hinged to an end of the second fixed length lever link member;
• a rotation center axis support member extending in the one direction from a center of the lower center frame;
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• a rotating member, wherein a central part of the rotating member is connected to a rotation center axis support member so as to be rotatable about a rotation center axis of the rotation center axis support member, wherein an end of a first extension member of the rotating member, extending in the direction of the first additional connecting link member, is hinged to an end of the first additional connecting link member, and an end of a second extension member of the rotating member, extending in the direction of the second additional connecting link member, is hinged to an end of the second additional connecting link member;
• wherein the rotating member comprises:
• a third extension member extending in the direction of a third horizontal member;
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• a rotating member auxiliary link member hinged to the third extension member;
• wherein the tilting car frame further comprises:
• a pinion gear;
• a lower drive motor for rotating the pinion gear;
• a rack gear that engages with the pinion gear and performs linear motion in the left and right directions;
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• a rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part formed on one surface of the rack gear, wherein the rotating member auxiliary link member is inserted into the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part, and balls are rotatably positioned on an inner surface of the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part so that the rotating member auxiliary link member in contact with the balls is capable of performing linear motion in the longitudinal direction;
• wherein when the lower drive motor rotates the pinion gear, the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part moves linearly by the rack gear that moves linearly by rotation of the pinion gear, and according to the linear motion of the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part, the rotating member auxiliary link member comes out of the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part or enters the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part, and the rotating member rotates about the rotation center axis.

A tilting car frame comprising:

• a lower center frame;
• a first support link member hinged to a first end of the lower center frame;
• a second support link member hinged to a second end of the lower center frame;
• a first horizontal link member hinged to the first end of the lower center frame;
• a second horizontal link member hinged to the second end of the lower center frame;
• a first vertical link member hinged to an end of the first horizontal link member;
• a second vertical link member hinged to an end of the second horizontal link member;
• a first fixed length lever link member hinged to an end of the first vertical link member and an end of the first support link member;
• a second fixed length lever link member hinged to an end of the second vertical link member and an end of the second support link member;
• a rotation center axis support member extending in one direction from the center of the lower center frame;
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• a rotating member, wherein a central part of the rotating member is connected to the rotation center axis support member so as to be rotatable about a rotation center axis of the rotation center axis support member, wherein an end of a first extension member of the rotating member, extending in the direction of the first fixed length lever link member, is hinged to an end of the first fixed length lever link member, and an end of a second extension member of the rotating member, extending in the direction of the second fixed length lever link member, is hinged to an end of the second fixed length lever link member;
• wherein:
• the first fixed length lever link member comprises:
• a straight member connecting a hinge axis connected to the first vertical link member and a hinge axis connected to the first support link member;
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• a member connecting a first hinge axis connected to the first support link member and a second hinge axis connected to the first extension member, wherein the member has a shape bent at least once between the first hinge axis and the second hinge axis;
• wherein the second fixed length lever link member comprises:
• a straight member connecting a third hinge axis connected to the second vertical link member and a fourth hinge axis connected to the second support link member;
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• a member connecting a fifth hinge axis connected to the second support link member and a sixth hinge axis connected to the second extension member, wherein the member has a shape bent at least once between the fifth hinge axis and the sixth hinge axis.

A tilting car frame comprising:

• a lower center frame;
• a first support link member hinged to a first end of the lower center frame;
• a second support link member hinged to a second end of the lower center frame;
• a first horizontal link member hinged to the first end of the lower center frame;
• a second horizontal link member hinged to the second end of the lower center frame;
• a first vertical link member hinged to an end of the first horizontal link member;
• a second vertical link member hinged to an end of the second horizontal link member;
• a first fixed length lever link member hinged to an end of the first vertical link member and an end of the first support link member;
• a second fixed length lever link member hinged to an end of the second vertical link member and an end of the second support link member;
• a rotation center axis support member extending in one direction from the center of the lower center frame;
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• a rotating member, wherein a central part of the rotating member is connected to the rotation center axis support member so as to be rotatable about a rotation center axis of the rotation center axis support member, wherein an end of a first extension member of the rotating member, extending in the direction of the first fixed length lever link member, is hinged to an end of the first fixed length lever link member, and an end of a second extension member of the rotating member, extending in the direction of the second fixed length lever link member, is hinged to an end of the second fixed length lever link member;
• wherein the rotating member comprises:
• a third extension member extending in the direction of a third horizontal member;
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• a rotating member auxiliary link member hinged to the third extension member;
• wherein the tilting car frame further comprises:
• a worm gear;
• a lower drive motor for rotating the worm gear;
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• a ball screw nut surrounding the worm gear along the axial direction of the worm gear, wherein a first set of balls rotatably located on an inner circumferential surface of the ball screw nut are located between teeth of the worm gear, so that the ball screw nut moves linearly along the axial direction of the worm gear according to rotation of the worm gear;
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• a rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part formed on one surface of the ball screw nut, wherein the rotating member auxiliary link member is inserted into the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part, and a second set of balls are rotatably positioned on an inner surface of the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part so that the rotating member auxiliary link member in contact with the second set of balls is capable of performing linear motion in the longitudinal direction;
• wherein when the lower drive motor rotates the worm gear, the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part makes a linear motion by the ball screw nut that performs a linear motion by rotation of the worm gear, and according to the linear motion of the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part, the rotating member auxiliary link member comes out of the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part or enters the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part, and the rotating member rotates about the rotation center axis.

A tilting car frame comprising:

• a lower center frame;
• a first support link member hinged to a first end of the lower center frame;
• a second support link member hinged to a second end of the lower center frame;
• a first horizontal link member hinged to the first end of the lower center frame;
• a second horizontal link member hinged to the second end of the lower center frame;
• a first vertical link member hinged to an end of the first horizontal link member;
• a second vertical link member hinged to an end of the second horizontal link member;
• a first fixed length lever link member hinged to an end of the first vertical link member and an end of the first support link member;
• a second fixed length lever link member hinged to an end of the second vertical link member and an end of the second support link member;
• a rotation center axis support member extending in one direction from the center of the lower center frame;
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• a rotating member, wherein a central part of the rotating member is connected to the rotation center axis support member so as to be rotatable about a rotation center axis of the rotation center axis support member, wherein an end of a first extension member of the rotating member, extending in the direction of the first fixed length lever link member, is hinged to an end of the first fixed length lever link member, and an end of a second extension member of the rotating member, extending in the direction of the second fixed length lever link member, is hinged to an end of the second fixed length lever link member;
• wherein the rotating member comprises:
• a third extension member extending in the direction of a third horizontal member;
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• a rotating member auxiliary link member hinged to the third extension member;
• wherein the tilting car frame further comprises:
• a pinion gear;
• a lower drive motor for rotating the pinion gear;
• a rack gear that engages with the pinion gear and performs linear motion in the left and right directions;
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• a rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part formed on one surface of the rack gear, wherein the rotating member auxiliary link member is inserted into the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part, and balls are rotatably positioned on an inner surface of the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part so that the rotating member auxiliary link member in contact with the balls is capable of performing linear motion in the longitudinal direction;
• wherein when the lower drive motor rotates the pinion gear, the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part moves linearly by the rack gear that moves linearly by rotation of the pinion gear, and according to the linear motion of the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part, the rotating member auxiliary link member comes out of the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part or enters the rotating member auxiliary link member insertion part, and the rotating member rotates about the rotation center axis.