Corner module apparatus for vehicle
AssigneeHyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
InventorTae Heon Lee
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Abstract
Disclosed is a corner module apparatus for a vehicle. The corner module includes a knuckle coupled to a wheel bearing rotatably supporting a wheel, a drive motor, configured to generate a drive power, spaced a distance away from the wheel, a transfer shaft, disposed between the wheel and the drive motor, configured to transfer the drive power generated from the drive motor, a suspension connected to the knuckle and configured to absorb shock transferred from a road surface, and a steering system configured to support the drive motor and the suspension and to adjust a steering wheel of the wheel.
Claims18
A corner module apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
- a knuckle coupled to a wheel bearing rotatably supporting a wheel;
- a drive motor, configured to generate a drive power, spaced a distance away from the wheel;
- a transfer shaft, disposed between the wheel and the drive motor, configured to transfer the drive power generated from the drive motor;
- a suspension connected to the knuckle and configured to absorb shock transferred from a road surface;
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- a steering system configured to support the drive motor and the suspension and to adjust a steering angle of the wheel,
- wherein the transfer shaft is disposed directly between the drive motor and the wheel bearing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.