Coupled torsion beam axle
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorsByongcheol Kim, Seongho An, Sungjin Kim
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Abstract
A coupled torsion beam axle (CTBA) has improved compliance characteristics that can control a toe value of a rear wheel to be towed in during steering when the steering is performed in a simple structure. The CTBA includes trailing arms and carriers on which rear wheels are mounted via carrier brackets at both ends of a torsion beam, respectively, a center pipe penetrating in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle at the center of the torsion beam, and a steering rod of which one end is linked to the carrier and the other end is linked to the center pipe.
Claims4
A coupled torsion beam axle (CTBA) with improved compliance characteristics for a vehicle, the CTBA comprising:
- trailing arms and carriers on which rear wheels are mounted via carrier brackets, at both ends of a torsion beam, respectively;
- a center pipe extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle at a center of the torsion beam;
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- a steering rod including one end linked to the carrier and another end linked to the center pipe;
- wherein one end of the steering rod is connected to the carrier forward of a center of the rear wheels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.