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US 12,447,787 B2Granted
Suspension system for a vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorSang Hoon Yoo
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Abstract
A suspension system has a spring which may be prevented from being completely withdrawn and separated from a spring pad even in a situation in which an additional rebound further occurs in a full-rebound state and the spring deviates from a range (a free height of the spring) in which the spring can be extended.
Claims12
A suspension system for a vehicle, the suspension system comprising a spring pad coupled to a spring configured to connect a suspension arm and a vehicle body, the spring pad being configured to support the spring,
- wherein the spring pad comprises:
- a vehicle body coupling part coupled to be in contact with the vehicle body;
- a spring assembling part formed along an outer periphery of the vehicle body coupling part, an end of the spring being inserted into the spring assembling part;
- and
- a guide part connected to the vehicle body coupling part and extending downward from the spring assembling part, the guide part being configured to guide a movement of the spring when the end of the spring separates from the spring assembling part and to prevent the spring from being withdrawn from the spring pad,
- wherein a vehicle body fixing protrusion protrudes upwards from a central portion of the vehicle body coupling part and is integrally formed with the vehicle body coupling part, and
- wherein the vehicle body fixing protrusion is coupled to the vehicle body while penetrating a portion of the vehicle body facing the central portion of the vehicle body coupling part.
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