Coupled torsion beam axle type suspension system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9290075-B2
Application number	US-201414497038-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 25, 2014
Priority date	Nov 4, 2013
Publication date	Mar 22, 2016
Grant date	Mar 22, 2016

Abstract

A coupled torsion beam axle type suspension system may include trailing arms respectively coupled to opposite ends of a torsion beam, and vehicle body-engaging units, each provided in a front end portion of a respective trailing arm and engaging the respective trailing arm with a vehicle body. Each vehicle body-engaging unit may includes a trailing arm bush that is coupled to a front end portion of the respective trailing arm, a link bracket disposed in front of the trailing arm bush and engaged with the trailing arm bush in a width direction of a vehicle, a vehicle body mounting bush disposed outside of the trailing arm bush and in front of the trailing arm bush, installed in the link bracket, and engaged with a lower part of the vehicle body in a height direction of the vehicle; and a damper connected to the link bracket and the vehicle body abutting the vehicle body mounting bush.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A coupled torsion beam axle type suspension system (CTBA), comprising:
trailing arms respectively coupled to opposite ends of a torsion beam; and
vehicle body-engaging units, each provided in a front end portion of a respective trailing arm and engaging the respective trailing arm with a vehicle body, wherein
each vehicle body-engaging unit includes:
a trailing arm bush that is coupled to the front end portion of the respective trailing arm;
a link bracket disposed in front of the trailing arm bush and engaged therewith in a width direction of a vehicle;
a vehicle body mounting bush disposed outside of the trailing arm bush and in front thereof, installed in the link bracket, and engaged with a lower part of the vehicle body in a height direction of the vehicle; and
a damper connected to the link bracket and the vehicle body abutting the vehicle body mounting bush.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the link bracket includes:
a pocket portion formed to be inserted by and engaged with the trailing arm bush; and
a horizontal portion formed outside of the pocket portion and in front thereof and installed with the vehicle body mounting bush.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein:
an extending line that passes through a center of the vehicle body mounting bush and a center of the trailing arm bush forms an acute angle with a center line that passes through a center of the trailing arm bush in a length direction of the vehicle body; and
an instantaneous rotational center point of the CTBA at which the extending line and another extending line pass through is set to be positioned behind wheel centers.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the damper is connected to an inner front end portion of the link bracket and the vehicle body and outputs a damping force proportional to a speed of applied force.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the damper is connected to the inner front end portion of the link bracket and the vehicle body through a mounting bush or a ball joint.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
an extending line that passes through a center of the vehicle body mounting bush and a center of the trailing arm bush forms an acute angle with a center line that passes through a center of the trailing arm bush in a length direction of the vehicle body; and
an instantaneous rotational center point of the CTBA at which the extending line and another extending line pass through is set to be positioned behind wheel centers.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle body mounting bush is connected to a bottom surface of a side member of the vehicle body.

8. A coupled torsion beam axle type suspension system (CTBA), comprising:
trailing arms respectively coupled to opposite ends of a torsion beam; and
vehicle body-engaging units, each provided in a front end portion of a respective trailing arm and engaging the respective trailing arm with a vehicle body, wherein
each vehicle body-engaging unit includes:
a trailing arm bush coupled to the front end portion of the respective trailing arm;
a link bracket disposed in front of the trailing arm bush and engaged therewith;
a vehicle body mounting bush installed in the link bracket, and engaged with a lower part of the vehicle body in a height direction of a vehicle; and
a damper connected to the link bracket and the vehicle body abutting the vehicle body mounting bush;
wherein an instantaneous rotational center point of the CTBA at which extending lines passing through centers of the vehicle body mounting bushes and centers of the trailing arm bushes pass through is set to be positioned behind wheel centers.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the link bracket includes:
a pocket portion formed to be inserted by and engaged with the trailing arm bush; and
a horizontal portion formed outside of the pocket portion and in front thereof and installed with the vehicle body mounting bush.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the damper is connected to an inner front end portion of the link bracket and the vehicle body and outputs a damping force proportional to a speed of applied force.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the damper is connected to the inner front end portion of the link bracket and the vehicle body through a mounting bush or a ball joint.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein an extending line that passes through the center of the vehicle body mounting bush and the center of the trailing arm bush forms an acute angle with a center line that passes the center of the trailing arm bush in a length direction of the vehicle body.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the vehicle body mounting bush is connected to a bottom surface of a side member of the vehicle body.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Cho Youn Hyung
• Jung Jin-Ho
• Kim Seon Pyung
• Lee Jaekil
• Jeong Seong Hee

Classifications

• B60G13/003

  characterised by the mounting on the vehicle body or chassis of the damper unit · CPC title

• B60G2200/20

  Semi-rigid axle suspensions · CPC title

• B60G2204/1434

  in twist-beam axles arrangement · CPC title

• B60G21/052 Primary

  Mounting means therefor · CPC title

• B60G7/02

  Attaching arms to sprung part of vehicle {(B60G7/006 takes precedence)} · CPC title