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US 12,668,090 B1Granted
Suspension apparatus for vehicles
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsSehyun Chang, Youngil Sohn, Woo Keun Park
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Abstract
A suspension apparatus can include a knuckle configured to be connected to a wheel, an active damper unit configured to connect the knuckle to a body, a first motor configured to apply rotational force to the active damper unit, a first reducer located between the active damper unit and the first motor configured to transmit the rotational force of the first motor to the active damper unit, and a height adjustment unit connected to the first reducer.
Claims20
A suspension apparatus comprising:
- a knuckle configured to be connected to a wheel;
- an active damper unit configured to connect the knuckle to a body;
- a first motor configured to apply rotational force to the active damper unit;
- a first reducer located between the active damper unit and the first motor configured to transmit the rotational force of the first motor to the active damper unit;
- and
- a height adjustment unit connected to the first reducer,
- wherein the first reducer is configured to transmit the rotational force of the first motor to the active damper unit and the height adjustment unit via the first reducer.
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A suspension apparatus comprising:
- a knuckle configured to be connected to a wheel;
- an active damper unit configured to connect the knuckle to a body;
- a first motor configured to apply rotational force to the active damper unit;
- a first reducer located between the active damper unit and the first motor configured to transmit the rotational force of the first motor to the active damper unit;
- and
- a height adjustment unit connected to the first reducer, wherein the first reducer includes a planetary gear set.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body;
- a spring, wherein a first spring end is fixed relative to the vehicle body;
- a rod, wherein is a first rod end is fixed relative to the vehicle body;
- an active damper adjustably coupled to a second rod end of the rod;
- a height adjustment device adjustably coupling the active damper to a second spring end of the spring;
- a first motor;
- and
- a first reducer coupled between the active damper and the first motor such that a rotational force of the first motor can be transmitted to the active damper via the first reducer, wherein the first motor is also coupled to the height adjustment device via the first reducer, such that the first motor can selectively drive adjustments of the active damper and the height adjustment device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.