Independent steering system
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsSehyun Chang, Sang Woo Hwang, Min Jun Kim, Young II Sohn
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Abstract
An independent steering system includes a knuckle fastened to inside of a wheel and driven integrally with the wheel, an upper arm fastened to an upper end portion of the knuckle, a lower arm fastened to a lower end portion of the knuckle, a steering motor positioned on the lower arm, and a steering gear portion having a first end portion connected to the steering motor and a second end portion engaged to the knuckle, wherein the steering gear portion rotates integrally with the knuckle by a rotation force of the steering motor.
Claims11
An independent steering system comprising:
- a knuckle fastened to inside of a wheel and driven integrally with the wheel;
- an upper arm, a first end portion of which is pivotally connected to an upper end portion of the knuckle;
- a lower arm pivotally connected to a lower end portion of the knuckle;
- a steering motor;
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- a steering gear portion having a first end portion connected to the steering motor and a second end portion engaged to the knuckle, wherein the steering gear portion rotates integrally with the knuckle by a rotation force of the steering motor,
- wherein the steering gear portion includes one end portion facing the steering motor in a semicircular shape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.