Front-wheel suspension system using a steering gear frame
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorUnkoo Lee
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Abstract
A front-wheel suspension system comprises a steering gear frame, a control arm mounting connector, a lower control arm, a wheel carrier, and a damping device. The steering gear frame includes a front fixing plate and a rear fixing plate integrally formed on a front side and a rear side of a power cylinder and is coupled to a vehicle body. The control arm mounting connector is fixed in a longitudinal direction under the fixing plate. The lower control arm is provided with a vehicle body side connecting member coupled to both ends of the control arm mounting connector. The wheel carrier couples to a wheel side end portion of the lower control arm, rotatably supports a wheel, and is connected to a tie rod extended from the power cylinder. A damping device absorbs vertical vibration of the wheel.
Claims3
A front-wheel suspension system, comprising:
- a steering gear frame including a front fixing plate and a rear fixing plate formed on a front side and a rear side of a power cylinder at both ends thereof, the fixing plates being coupled to a vehicle body;
- a control arm mounting connector fixedly disposed in a longitudinal direction under the fixing plates;
- a lower control arm provided with a vehicle body side connecting member that is coupled to both ends of the control arm mounting connector;
- a wheel carrier coupled to a wheel side end portion of the lower control arm and rotatably supporting a wheel, the wheel carrier being connected to a tie rod extended from the power cylinder;
- a damping device for absorbing vertical vibration of the wheel;
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- a vehicle body mounting connector that is disposed between the steering gear frame and the vehicle body;
- wherein the vehicle body mounting connector is provided with a pair of coupling holes configured to be coupled to the front and rear fixing plates, on both sides of a center portion thereof, and with a pair of vehicle body mounting holes configured to be coupled to the vehicle body, on both ends thereof,
- wherein a vehicle body mounting connector has an arc shape so that the vehicle body mounting holes are positioned nearer the wheel than the coupling holes are.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.