Suspension device for in-wheel motor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12017499-B2
Application number	US-202217718687-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 12, 2022
Priority date	May 25, 2021
Publication date	Jun 25, 2024
Grant date	Jun 25, 2024

Abstract

A suspension device for an in-wheel motor may include: a buffer part coupled to a vehicle body, and configured to absorb shock; an arm part coupled to the vehicle body, disposed at each of a top and bottom of the vehicle body, and coupled to the buffer part; a support part coupled to the arm part, and configured to be movable upward and downward; one or more connection parts rotatably mounted on the support part, provided as a pair of connection parts, and configured to serve as a steering axis; and a fixing part mounted on the connection part, rotated in connection with the connection part, and coupled to an in-wheel motor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A suspension device for an in-wheel motor, comprising:
a buffer part coupled to a vehicle body, and configured to absorb shock;
an arm part coupled to the vehicle body, disposed at each of a top and bottom of the vehicle body, and coupled to the buffer part;
a support part coupled to the arm part, and configured to be movable upward and downward;
one or more connection parts rotatably mounted on the support part, and configured to serve as a steering axis; and
a fixing part coupled to the one or more connection parts, rotated in connection with the one or more connection parts, and mounted on an in-wheel motor,
wherein the arm part comprises an upper arm part coupled to an upper end of the support part and a lower arm part coupled to a lower end of the support part, and connected to the buffer part,
the support part comprises: an upper support part to which the upper arm part is coupled and one or more lower support parts extended downward from the upper support part, and having the lower arm part coupled thereto, the one or more lower support parts are provided as a pair of lower support parts which face each other, and the lower arm part is disposed and coupled between the pair of lower support parts.

2. The suspension device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more connection parts is provided as a pair of connection parts,
wherein the support part comprises:
an upper mounting part disposed on the upper support part, such that one of the pair of connection parts is mounted on the upper mounting part; and
a lower mounting part disposed on the lower support part, such that the other of the pair of connection parts is mounted on the lower mounting part.

3. The suspension device of claim 2 , wherein the lower mounting part connects the one or more lower support parts spaced apart from each other.

4. The suspension device of claim 2 , wherein the connection part comprises:
an upper connection part rotatably mounted on the upper mounting part; and
a lower connection part rotatably mounted on the lower mounting part.

5. The suspension device of claim 4 , wherein one or more of the upper and lower mounting parts have an extension part mounted thereon, and
one or more of the upper and lower connection parts are mounted on the extension part.

6. The suspension device of claim 4 , wherein the upper connection part and the lower connection part are disposed in a stator of the in-wheel motor.

7. The suspension device of claim 6 , wherein a distance between a rotation center of the upper connection part and a rotation center of the lower connection part ranges from 100 mm to 300 mm.

8. The suspension device of claim 6 , wherein a distance between a rotation center of the upper support part and a rotation center of the lower support part is larger than or equal to a distance between a rotation center of the upper connection part and a rotation center of the lower connection part.

9. The suspension device of claim 4 , wherein a distance between a central portion of a wheel center of the in-wheel motor and a rotation center of the lower connection part ranges from 10 mm to 100 mm.

10. The suspension device of claim 9 , wherein a distance between the central portion of the wheel center and a rotation center of the lower support part is larger than the distance between the central portion of the wheel center and the rotation center of the lower connection part.

11. The suspension device of claim 4 , wherein an angle between a rotation center of the lower connection part and a rotation center of the upper connection part ranges from 0 to 30 degrees.

12. The suspension device of claim 4 , wherein an angle between a rotation center of the lower support part and a rotation center of the upper support part ranges from 0 to 30 degrees.

13. The suspension device of claim 4 , wherein the fixing part is coupled to a stator of the in-wheel motor,
wherein the fixing part comprises:
a fixing body part having a hole in a center thereof, such that a wheel center passes through the hole;
one or more fixing protrusion parts extended from the fixing body part, and coupled to the stator;
an upper fixing part disposed on the fixing body part, and having the upper connection part coupled thereto; and
a lower fixing part disposed in the fixing body part, disposed so as to face a bottom of the upper fixing part, and having the lower connection part coupled thereto.

14. The suspension device of claim 13 , wherein the upper fixing part comprises:
a pair of upper fixing protrusion parts configured to protrude from the fixing body part and be spaced apart from each other, such that the upper connection part is disposed between the upper fixing protrusion parts; and
an upper fixing adjustment part coupled to the upper fixing protrusion parts, and configured to adjust a space between the upper fixing protrusion parts,
wherein the lower fixing part comprises:
a pair of lower fixing protrusion parts configured to protrude from the fixing body part and be spaced apart from each other, such that the lower connection part is disposed between the lower fixing protrusion parts; and
a lower fixing adjustment part coupled to the lower fixing protrusion parts, and configured to adjust a space between the lower fixing protrusion parts.

15. The suspension device of claim 13 , wherein the fixing part further comprises a fixing steering part extended from the fixing body part, and connected to a steering unit.

16. The suspension device of claim 15 , wherein one of the fixing protrusion parts and the fixing steering part are formed as one body.

17. The suspension device of claim 15 , wherein the fixing protrusion part comprises:
one or more first protrusions protruding upward from the fixing body part;
one or more second protrusions protruding downward from the fixing body part; and
one or more third protrusions protruding laterally from the fixing body part.

18. The suspension device of claim 17 , wherein the first protrusion is provided as a plurality of first protrusions, and the upper fixing part is disposed between the plurality of first protrusions, and
the second protrusion is provided as a plurality of second protrusions, and the lower fixing part is disposed between the plurality of second protrusions.

Assignees

• Hyundai Mobis Co Ltd

Inventors

• Joo Jin Wook

Classifications

• B60K7/0007

  the motor being electric · CPC title

• B60G2200/44

  steerable · CPC title

• B60G2200/156

  wishbone-type arm formed by two links defining a virtual apex · CPC title

• B60G7/008

  Attaching arms to unsprung part of vehicle (B60G7/005, B60G7/006 take precedence) · CPC title

• B60K2007/0038

  the motor moving together with the wheel axle · CPC title