Back to results
US 12,759,630 B2Granted
Independent corner module
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsSehyun Chang, Sang Woo Hwang, Min Jun Kim, Young Il Sohn
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An independent corner module includes a knuckle fastened to a wheel, an axle gear link fastened to guide a vertical motion of the knuckle, a fixed frame adjacent to the axle gear link and fixed to a vehicle body, and a steering operator positioned between the axle gear link and the fixed frame to apply an operating force. Here, the steering operator rotates along the fixed frame upon application of operating force from the steering operator, and at a same time, the axle gear link rotates relative to the steering operator.
Claims11
An independent corner module comprising:
- a knuckle fastened to a wheel;
- an axle gear link engaged to the knuckle and configured to guide a vertical motion of the knuckle;
- a fixed frame adjacent to the axle gear link and fixed to a vehicle body;
- a steering operator positioned between the axle gear link and the fixed frame and coupling the axle gear link to the fixed frame to apply an operating force;
- wherein the steering operator moves along the fixed frame by the operating force of the steering operator, and at a same time, the axle gear link rotates, and
- wherein the fixed frame includes a frame gear provided at an end portion of the fixed frame that faces the steering operator.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.