Suspension joining structure
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorsJae Won Lee, Jae Young Kim, Gab Bae Jeon, Ha Kyung Moon
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Abstract
A suspension joining structure may include a lower arm which has one end portion fastened to a vehicle body, an assist knuckle on which a strut portion is located, a fastening unit which is configured so that a second end portion of the lower arm and a lower end portion of the assist knuckle are fastened, a revoknuckle which is pivotally fastened to the assist knuckle to be rotated independently of the assist knuckle to perform the steering of a wheel, and a steering input portion fastened to the revoknuckle and configured to apply a steering force to the revoknuckle upon the steering of the wheel.
Claims7
A suspension joining structure comprising:
- a lower arm which has a first end portion configured to be fastened to a vehicle body;
- an assist knuckle on which a strut portion is mounted;
- a fastening unit, wherein a second end portion of the lower arm and a lower end portion of the assist knuckle are fastened by the fastening unit;
- a revoknuckle which is pivotally fastened to the assist knuckle to be rotated independently of the assist knuckle to perform a steering of a wheel;
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- a steering input portion fastened to the revoknuckle and configured to apply a steering force to the revoknuckle upon the steering of the wheel,
- wherein the assist knuckle includes:
- an upper end hole which is located at an upper end portion of the assist knuckle and into which an upper end protrusion of the revoknuckle is pivotally coupled;
- and
- a lower end hole which is located at the lower end portion of the assist knuckle and into which a lower end protrusion of the revoknuckle is pivotally coupled, and
- wherein the revoknuckle is configured to be rotated with respect to the upper end hole and the lower end hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.