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US 6,782,731 B2Granted
System for analyzing a suspension system
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorUn Koo Lee
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Abstract
A system for analyzing a suspension system is provided which includes: a frame assembly including a plurality of frame units, a base plate, a lower mounting unit, and an upper mounting unit; a wheel assembly including a wheel member and a wheel mounting assembly for enabling mounting of the wheel member to the upper and lower mounting units of the frame assembly through a suspension; a steering assembly provided to one side of the frame assembly and being connected to the wheel mounting assembly of the wheel assembly; a strut assembly including a shock absorber and a suspension spring and being provided between the wheel assembly and the frame assembly; and an arm assembly including a plurality of arms and links and being provided between the wheel assembly and the frame assembly.
Claims10
A system for analyzing a suspension system comprising:
- a frame assembly including a plurality of frame units, a base plate, a lower mounting unit, and an upper mounting unit,
- wherein the frame units comprise:
- first and second frame units provided in parallel at a predetermined distance from one another;
- a third frame unit interconnecting the first and second frame units;
- and
- fourth frame units extending substantially perpendicular to each of the first and second frame units,
- and wherein the base plate of the frame assembly is provided on top of the fourth frame units and comprises:
- first and second skirts that extend downward from longitudinal edges of the base plate and which are fixed to the fourth frame units;
- a pair of receiving slots formed at a predetermined spacing in each of the skirts and which act as a guide for the lower mounting unit;
- an integrally formed section that extends outward from substantially an upper face of the base plate and perpendicular to the second skirt, on which the steering assembly is provided;
- guide housings mounted on opposite sides of the base plate and extending vertically;
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- slide bars slidably provided in the guide housings and able to be fixed at a desired position therein using bolts that pass through bolt holes formed in the guide housings;
- a wheel assembly including a wheel member that functions as a wheel, and a wheel mounting assembly for enabling mounting of the wheel member to the upper and lower mounting units of the frame assembly through a suspension;
- a steering assembly provided to one side of the frame assembly and being connected to the wheel mounting assembly of the wheel assembly, the steering assembly performing a steering function through a rack-and-pinion operation;
- a strut assembly including a shock absorber and a suspension spring and being provided between the wheel assembly and the frame assembly, the strut assembly being able to undergo variations in mounting positions and length between the struts assembly's connection to the wheel mounting assembly of the wheel assembly and the upper mounting unit of the frame assembly;
- and
- an arm assembly including a plurality of arms and links and being provided between the wheel assembly and the frame assembly, the arm assembly being able to undergo variations in mounting positions and length between the arm assembly's connection to the wheel mounting assembly of the wheel assembly and the lower mounting unit of the frame assembly.
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A system for analyzing a suspension system comprising:
- a frame assembly including a plurality of frame units, a base plate, a lower mounting unit, and an upper mounting unit
- a wheel assembly including a wheel member that functions as a wheel, and a wheel mounting assembly for enabling mounting of the wheel member to the upper and lower mounting units of the frame assembly through a suspension;
- a steering assembly provided to one side of the frame assembly and being connected to the wheel mounting assembly of the wheel assembly, the steering assembly performing a steering function through a rack-and-pinion operation;
- a strut assembly including a shock absorber and a suspension spring and being provided between the wheel assembly and the frame assembly, the strut assembly being able to undergo variations in mounting positions and length between the strut assembly's connection to the wheel mounting assembly of the wheel assembly and the upper mounting unit of the frame assembly;
- and
- an arm assembly including a plurality of arms and links and being provided between the wheel assembly and the frame assembly, the arm assembly being able to undergo variations in mounting positions and length between the arm assembly's connection to the wheel mounting assembly of the wheel assembly and the lower mounting unit of the frame assembly;
- wherein the steering assembly is mounted on the base plate and comprises:
- a rack bar that extends in a longitudinal direction of the base plate, and which undergoes rectilinear motion while being guided by a guide, the rack bar including a rack segment that is formed at a center thereof and at a predetermined length, and adjustable segments formed on both ends of the rack bar;
- a pinion meshed with the rack segment of the rack bar;
- a rotating bar passed through a center of the pinion, one end of the rotating bar being rotatably connected to a support bracket, which is fixed to the base plate, and a control knob being formed on the rotating bar's other end;
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- a knuckle arm connected via a universal joint to each extreme end of the rack bar, ball joints being provided at the ends of the knuckle arms, the ball joint corresponding to the side of the system being used, and being connected to the wheel mounting assembly of the wheel assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.