Pneumatic adjustment apparatus and method for vehicle
AssigneeHyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
InventorsSang Hoon Baik, Jong Woo Lee
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a pneumatic adjustment apparatus for a vehicle. The pneumatic adjustment apparatus includes a block including a flow path formed therein, the flow path being configured for a fluid to move through the block, a compressor coupled to the block and configured to communicate with the flow path and to compress the fluid, a driver coupled to the block, connected to the compressor, and configured to drive the compressor, and a controller coupled to the block and configured to open and close the flow path.
Claims19
A pneumatic adjustment apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
- a block including a flow path formed therein, the flow path being configured for a fluid to move through the block;
- a compressor coupled with the block and configured to communicate with the flow path and to compress the fluid;
- a driver coupled with the block, connected to the compressor, and configured to drive the compressor;
- and
- a controller coupled with the block and configured to open and close the flow path,
- wherein the block comprises:
- a block housing disposed between the compressor and the controller, wherein the flow path is at least partially formed within the block housing;
- a block support disposed in the block housing and configured to support the compressor so that the compressor is rotatable;
- and
- a block seal disposed in the block support, in contact with the compressor, and configured to maintain airtightness.
A pneumatic adjustment apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
- a block including a flow path at least partially formed therein, the flow path configured for a fluid to move through the block;
- a compressor coupled to the block and configured to communicate with the flow path and to compress the fluid;
- a driver coupled with the block, connected to the compressor, and configured to drive the compressor;
- and
- a controller coupled with the block and configured to open and close the flow path;
- a dryer disposed under the controller, connected to the compressor, and configured to dry the fluid;
- a storage tank connected to the block and configured to store the fluid;
- and
- a vehicle height adjustor connected to the block and configured to change a height of a vehicle body by pneumatic pressure,
- wherein the block is disposed under the compressor,
- the controller is disposed under the block, and
- the driver is disposed under the controller.
A method of adjusting pneumatic pressure for a vehicle, the method comprising:
- detecting, by one or more processors, a vehicle driving state;
- compressing, by a compressor, a fluid when a driver is driven in response to a control signal of a controller that receives a detection signal, wherein a block, the compressor, the driver, and the controller form an integrated module;
- and
- adjusting a vehicle height based on either
- moving the fluid to a storage tank, or
- implementing a vehicle height adjustor,
- wherein the block comprises:
- a block housing disposed between the compressor and the controller, wherein the flow path is at least partially formed within the block housing;
- a block support disposed in the block housing and configured to support the compressor so that the compressor is rotatable;
- and
- a block seal disposed in the block support, in contact with the compressor, and configured to maintain airtightness.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.