Suspension for vehicle and vehicle including same
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorHyun Jae Lee
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Abstract
A suspension for a vehicle includes an arm including an arm body, a transverse leaf spring including a fixed leaf end and a free leaf end, and a link connecting the arm and the transverse leaf spring. The link includes a first link end connected to the arm body and configured to rotate relative to the arm body, where a rotation center of the first link end is located at the arm body, a second link end connected to the free leaf end and configured to rotate relative to the arm, and a link body that extends between the first link end and the second link end, the link body being spaced apart from the arm body.
Claims11
A suspension for a vehicle, comprising:
- an arm configured to rotate about an arm rotation axis, the arm comprising an arm body that extends in a forward/rearward direction of the vehicle;
- a transverse leaf spring comprising (i) a fixed leaf end that is disposed at a fixed position relative to the arm rotation axis and (ii) a free leaf end that faces the fixed leaf end in a first direction and is configured to move relative to the fixed leaf end in a direction crossing the arm rotation axis;
- and
- a link that connects the arm to the transverse leaf spring,
- wherein the link comprises:
- a first link end connected to the arm body and configured to rotate relative to the arm body, wherein a rotation center of the first link end is located at the arm body,
- a second link end connected to the free leaf end and configured to rotate relative to the arm, and
- a link body that extends between the first link end and the second link end, the link body being spaced apart from the arm body.
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body;
- and
- a suspension disposed at a lower portion of the vehicle body,
- wherein the suspension comprises:
- an arm configured to rotate about an arm rotation axis, the arm comprising an arm body that extends in a forward/rearward direction of the vehicle,
- a transverse leaf spring comprising (i) a fixed leaf end that is disposed at a fixed position relative to the arm rotation axis and (ii) a free leaf end that faces the fixed leaf end in a first direction and is configured to move relative to the fixed leaf end in a direction crossing the arm rotation axis, and
- a link that connects the arm to the transverse leaf spring, and
- wherein the link comprises:
- a first link end connected to the arm body and configured to rotate relative to the arm body, wherein a rotation center of the first link end is located at the arm body,
- a second link end connected to the free leaf end and configured to rotate relative to the arm, and
- a link body that extends between the first link end and the second link end, the link body being spaced apart from the arm body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.