Abstract:
A corner module apparatus for a vehicle including a driving unit installed inside a wheel and configured to provide a driving force to the wheel, a first knuckle coupled to the driving unit, a second knuckle spaced apart from the first knuckle in a width direction of the vehicle and disposed to face each other, a suspension unit configured to connect to the second knuckle and supports the second knuckle for a vehicle body, a steering driving unit installed in the second knuckle configured to generate a steering force, and a steering angle adjustment unit connected to the first knuckle and configured to adjust a steering angle of the wheel in conjunction with the steering force generated from the steering driving unit.
Abstract:
A suspension assembly for a vehicle includes a knuckle, a spring-damper assembly laterally spaced from the knuckle, a first control arm having an inner end and an outer end, a second control arm having an inner end and an outer end, and a stability link having an inner end and an outer end. The inner end of the first control arm is connected to a vehicle body and the outer end of the first control arm is connected to the knuckle by a lower ball joint. The spring-damper assembly is rotatably connected to the first control arm at a lower arm pivot location between the inner and outer ends of the first control arm. The inner end of the second control arm is rotatably connected to the spring-damper assembly at a second control arm pivot location spaced apart from the first control arm pivot location and the outer end of the first control arm is connected to the knuckle by a upper ball joint. The inner end of the stability link is rotatably connected to at least one of the first control arm and the vehicle body, and the outer end of the stability link is rotatably connected to at least one of the spring-damper assembly and the knuckle.
Abstract:
A suspension assembly for a vehicle wheel is provided with a hub assembly for supporting a wheel for rotation. A first control arm is pivotally connected to the hub assembly and a chassis of the vehicle. An actuator is connected to the chassis and the hub assembly for translating the hub assembly relative to the chassis. A linkage is connected to the chassis and the hub assembly proximate to the actuator for reducing transverse loads and torques applied to the actuator.
Abstract:
A suspension assembly is provided for a vehicle including a frame. A lower control arm having first and second opposing portions is pivotally connected to the frame at the first portion. A knuckle is supported on the second portion of the lower control arm with a wheel supported on the knuckle. A strut having a lower end is connected to the knuckle and an upper end of the strut is connected to the frame at an upper connection. The upper connection generally constrains the upper end of the strut against vertical movement while permitting limited lateral movement of the upper end relative to the frame. In one embodiment, a linkage assembly including a first link is operatively connected between the lower control arm and the frame. A second link interconnects the upper end of the strut and the first link portion for moving the upper end laterally in the upper connection in response to vertical movement of the lower control arm. In a second embodiment, an adjustable linkage assembly including a first adjustable linkage is interconnected between the upper end and the frame. A second adjustable linkage is interconnected between the lower control arm and the frame and changes length in response to vertical movement of the lower control arm. A link interconnects the first and second adjustable linkages for communicating the change in length of the second adjustable linkage to the first adjustable linkage for moving the upper end laterally in the upper connection in response to vertical movement of the lower control arm.
Abstract:
A wheel suspension, in particular an independent wheel suspension, having active adjustment of the wheel camber. An intermediate carrier is arranged between the hub carrier holding the wheel and the body-side wheel suspension, in particular the wheel suspension links. The intermediate carrier is linked to the wheel suspension on the body side and has a pivot axis running in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
Abstract:
The suspension system for a vehicle includes a wheel carrier for supporting a wheel. There is a camber regulating device and a caster regulating device. These regulating devices are disposed on a car body side end of a control arm. There is also a co-regulating device, which is connected to the wheel carrier. Sensors sense the driving state of the vehicle and an electronic control unit receives a signal from the sensor for controlling the camber, caster and toe regulating devices.
Abstract:
A vehicle suspension system for a steerable wheel directed to such objects as to improve handling safety by reducing the height of a roll center and the variation ratio of the height of a roll center with imaginary links, to enhance free layout degree by applying multi-links and setting up the changement of kingpin, camber, and tread independently in accordance with the arrangement of links, and to ensure a maximum effective volume of an engine room by minimizing a space occupied by a suspension system, wherein a plurality of links are disposed so that an intersecting point of an imaginary line connecting a pivot joint where a connecting arm is connected to a wheel carrier to an instantaneous center of the connecting arm with respect to a vehicle body with an imaginary line connecting a pivot joint to a hinge point of a lower control arm becomes an instantaneous center of the wheel with respect to the vehicle body.
Abstract:
A multi-link type suspension for a steerable driving wheel includes a wheel carrier having a tie rod for a steering wheel, a pair of upper arms each having one end connected to a vehicle body and the other end connected to said wheel carrier, and a connector for connecting the upper arms to the vehicle body and the wheel carrier. A strut arm is connected to the connector wherein a lower section of the strut arm forks to form two separate ends, and a pair of lower arms are provided each having one end connected to one of the strut arm and the other end connected to the wheel carrier. The suspension is such that an intersecting point of an imaginary line parallel to a line that connects a hinge point where one of the upper arms is mounted on the vehicle body and a connection point of the connector, and an imaginary line orthogonal to a center line of the strut arm becomes an imaginary instantaneous center of the upper arms with respect to the vehicle body.
Abstract:
A vehicle suspension system for a steerable wheel which can enhance the free layout degree by making it possible to provide an imaginary kingpin axis, and ensures an optimal geometrical efficacy by changing the camber angle ideally, including a steering knuckle for rotatably supporting a wheel, a connecting arm including an upper side projection, a wheel side projection and a lower side projection, and having an upper connecting point of the wheel side projection connected to an upper end of the steering knuckle by a ball joint, a pair of upper control arms disposed to cross each other, and a member for connecting an upper part of the connecting arm to a vehicle body, a lower control arm for connecting a lower end of the steering knuckle to the vehicle body, a control link pivotally connected between a lower connecting point of the lower side projection of the connecting arm and a projection of the lower control arm that is projected upward at a middle point of the lower control arm, and a strut arm including a shock absorber and a spring, and having the upper part connected to the vehicle body by an insulated connection part.
Abstract:
A vehicle steering apparatus includes a steering mechanism adapted to transmit a steering angle of a steering wheel through a link mechanism to a wheel. The vehicle steering apparatus includes an angle increasing gear set disposed between the link mechanism and the wheel for increasing the steering angle of the steering wheel to be transmitted to the wheel. The angle increasing gear set and the wheels are supported by a vehicle frame through a suspension. The angle increasing gear is formed of an internal gear wheel connected to the link mechanism and an external gear wheel connected to the wheel and meshing with the internal gear wheel.