Suspension apparatus
AssigneeHyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
InventorsJae Woong Jeon, Jin Wook Joo
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Abstract
A suspension apparatus and a suspension apparatus for a vehicle are provided. The suspension apparatus includes a drive unit installed inside a wheel, a first knuckle connected to the drive unit and configured to rotate around a first axis, a second knuckle connected to the first knuckle and configured to move along a second axis spaced apart from the first axis, a first suspension arm connected to the second knuckle and configured to support the second knuckle with respect to a vehicle body, and a limiting member connected to the first suspension arm and configured to limit rotation of the second knuckle around the second axis.
Claims18
A suspension apparatus comprising:
- a drive unit installed inside a wheel;
- a first knuckle connected to the drive unit and configured to rotate around a first axis;
- a second knuckle connected to the first knuckle and configured to move along a second axis spaced apart from the first axis;
- a first suspension arm connected to the second knuckle and configured to support the second knuckle with respect to a vehicle body, wherein the first suspension arm comprises a first arm body configured to extend from the vehicle body toward the second knuckle, a joint body connected to the second knuckle and comprising a first end and a second end, and a first joint connected to the first end and configured to rotatably support the first arm body;
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- a limiting member connected to the first suspension arm and configured to limit rotation of the second knuckle around the second axis.
A suspension apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a drive unit installed inside a wheel and configured to provide a driving force to rotate the wheel;
- a brake unit configured to provide a braking force to the wheel;
- a first knuckle connected to the drive unit and configured to rotate around a first axis;
- a second knuckle connected to the first knuckle and configured to move along a second axis spaced apart from the first axis;
- a first suspension arm connected to the second knuckle and configured to support the second knuckle with respect to a vehicle body, wherein the first suspension arm comprises a first arm body configured to extend from the vehicle body toward the second knuckle, a joint body connected to the second knuckle and comprising a first end and a second end, and a first joint connected to the first end and configured to rotatably support the first arm body;
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- a limiting member connected to the first suspension arm and configured to limit rotation of the second knuckle around the second axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.