Wheel assembly structure of vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorJonghoon Lee
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Abstract
A wheel assembly structure of a vehicle may include a wheel on which a tire of a vehicle is mounted, a rotor housing connected to the wheel to rotate with the wheel, a stator housing fixed to the vehicle, and configured to rotate the rotor housing by application of current, a wheel hub extending at a central portion of the wheel toward the vehicle inner side, a knuckle having a first end rotatably connected to the wheel hub, and a second end extending toward an inner side of the vehicle, a shock absorber connected to a second end of the knuckle, and configured to alleviate shock between the stator housing and the wheel, and an assembly bracket connected to the stator housing, coupled to an upper end and a lower end of the shock absorber, protruding toward the inner side of the vehicle.
Claims17
A wheel assembly structure of a vehicle, comprising:
- a wheel;
- a tire of a vehicle mounted on the wheel;
- a rotor housing connected to the wheel and configured to rotate with the wheel;
- a stator housing fixed to the vehicle, and configured to rotate the rotor housing by applying a current;
- a wheel hub extending from a central portion of the wheel toward an inner side of the vehicle;
- a knuckle having a first end rotatably connected to the wheel hub, and a second end extending toward the inner side of the vehicle;
- a shock absorber connected to a second end of the knuckle, and configured to alleviate shock between the stator housing and the wheel;
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- an assembly bracket connected to the stator housing, coupled to an upper end and a lower end of the shock absorber, and protruding toward the inner side of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.