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US 2026/0158842 A1Published application
Vibration control system
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorSang Rak Kim
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Abstract
In embodiments a vibration control system is disclosed. The vibration control system includes a housing disposable between left and right wheels of a vehicle and a rotational inertial element configured to rotate within the housing, a pair of converters connectable to the vehicle's left and right wheels, respectively, and configured to convert up-and-down motion of the wheels into linear motion, and connecting rods connecting the pair of converters to the rotational inertial element and to configured to convert the linear motion of the converters into rotational motion of the rotational inertial element.
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A vibration control system comprising:
- a housing disposable between left and right wheels and a rotational inertial element configured to rotate within the housing;
- a pair of converters connectable to the left and right wheels, respectively, and configured to convert an up-and-down motion of the left and right wheels into a linear motion;
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- connecting rods connecting the pair of converters to the rotational inertial element and configured to convert the linear motion of the converters into a rotational motion of the rotational inertial element,
- wherein the connecting rods comprise a pair of connecting rods,
- wherein a left connecting rod is connected to a left converter of the pair of converters, and a right connecting rod is connected to a right converter of the pair of converters,
- wherein the left connecting rod and the right connecting rod are configured to perform linear motions relative to each other, and
- wherein the rotational inertial element is independently rotatable according to the linear motion of the left connecting rod and the linear motion of the right connecting rod.
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A vehicle comprising:
- left and right wheels;
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- a vibration control system comprising:
- a housing disposed between the left and right wheels and a rotational inertial element configured to rotate within the housing;
- a pair of converters connected to the left and right wheels, respectively, and configured to convert an up-and-down motion of the left and right wheels into a linear motion;
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- connecting rods connecting the pair of converters to the rotational inertial element and configured to convert the linear motion of the pair of converters into a rotational motion of the rotational inertial element,
- wherein the connecting rods comprise a pair of connecting rods,
- wherein a left connecting rod is connected to a left converter of the pair of converters, and a right connecting rod is connected to a right converter of the pair of converters,
- wherein the left connecting rod and the right connecting rod are configured to perform linear motions relative to each other, and
- wherein the rotational inertial element is independently rotatable according to the linear motion of the left connecting rod and the linear motion of the right connecting rod.
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A vibration control system comprising:
- a housing disposable between left and right wheels and a rotational inertial element configured to rotate within the housing;
- a pair of converters connectable to the left and right wheels, respectively, and configured to convert an up-and-down motion of the left and right wheels into a linear motion;
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- a single connecting rod connected to one of the converters,
- wherein the rotational inertial element is connected between the single connecting rod and another one of the converters,
- wherein the rotational inertial element is connected to one of the pair of converters through the single connecting rod,
- wherein the rotational inertial element is connected to the other one of the pair of converters through a head portion of the rotational inertial element,
- wherein the rotational inertial element is independently rotatable according to a linear motion of the single connecting rod or a sliding motion of the head portion,
- wherein the left and right wheels are connected to suspensions, respectively.
- wherein the rotational inertial element and the single connecting rod are configured to move closer to each other based on the suspensions responding to a bump, and
- wherein the rotational inertial element and the single connecting rod are configured to move away from each other based on the suspensions rebounding from the bump.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.