Corner module of vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorEun Sik Kim
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Abstract
A corner module of a vehicle includes: a suspension configured to be coupled to a vehicle body; a case configured to be coupled to the suspension and configured to be to be supported on the vehicle body via the suspension; an in-wheel motor disposed inside the case; a steering motor disposed inside the case; a first power transmission mechanism configured to connect the in-wheel motor and a vehicle wheel and configured to transmit a rotating force of the in-wheel motor to the vehicle wheel to drive the vehicle wheel; and a second power transmission mechanism configured to connect the steering motor and the vehicle wheel and configured to transmit a rotating force of the steering motor to the vehicle wheel to steer the vehicle wheel.
Claims18
A corner module of a vehicle, the corner module comprising:
- a suspension configured to be coupled to a vehicle body;
- a case configured to be coupled to the suspension to be supported on the vehicle body via the suspension;
- an in-wheel motor disposed inside the case;
- a steering motor disposed inside the case;
- a first power transmission mechanism configured to connect the in-wheel motor and a vehicle wheel, and configured to transmit a rotating force of the in-wheel motor to the vehicle wheel to drive the vehicle wheel;
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- a second power transmission mechanism configured to connect the steering motor and the vehicle wheel, and configured to transmit a rotating force of the steering motor to the vehicle wheel to steer the vehicle wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.