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US 12,084,110 B2Granted
Electromechanical devices for controlling vehicle suspension settings
AssigneeDoftek Pty Ltd
InventorGeoffrey William Rogers
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Abstract
Electromechanical apparatuses for controlling vehicle suspension settings. Described herein are electromechanical apparatuses for controlling wheel alignment (e.g., camber, castor and/or toe). In particular, described herein are camber adjusting apparatuses for electromechanically adjusting camber or camber and toe that may be retrofitted onto existing vehicle suspensions.
Claims18
An apparatus for adjusting camber of a vehicle having a multi-link suspension with an upper arm, the apparatus comprising:
- a mount body;
- an arm holder configured to hold an end of the upper arm, wherein the arm holder is movably connected to the mount body to permit the arm holder to move in a first translational axis and to constrain the arm holder from moving in a second translational axis that is transverse to the first translational axis or a third translational axis that is transverse to the second translational axis, wherein the mount body comprises a translational bearing surface comprising a pair of shafts extending in parallel on either side of the arm holder;
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- an electromechanical actuator rigidly coupled to the mount and movably coupled to the arm holder to drive the arm holder in the first translational axis thereby effectively altering the length of the upper arm.
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An apparatus for adjusting camber of a vehicle having a suspension with an upper arm, the apparatus comprising:
- a mount body having a translational bearing surface, wherein the mount body is configured to rigidly connect to the vehicle's frame;
- an arm holder configured to hold an end of the upper arm, wherein the arm holder is movably connected to the translational bearing surface, further wherein the translational bearing surface is configured to permit the arm holder to move in a first translational axis and to constrain the arm holder from moving in a second translational axis that is transverse to the first translational axis or a third translational axis that is transverse to the second translational axis, wherein the translational bearing surface comprising a pair of shafts extending in parallel on either side of the arm holder;
- a linear bearing that is rigidly connected to the arm holder and movably connected to the translational bearing surface;
- an electromechanical actuator coupled to the arm holder to drive the arm holder along the translational bearing surface in the first translational axis;
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- an electronic controller configured to control actuation of the electromechanical actuator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.