Torsion beam axle device for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9375992-B2
Application number	US-201514593803-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 9, 2015
Priority date	Mar 12, 2014
Publication date	Jun 28, 2016
Grant date	Jun 28, 2016

Abstract

A torsion beam axle device for a vehicle may include: a pair of trailing arm members having wheels coupled thereto and rotatably coupled to a vehicle body; and a torsion beam member having both ends coupled to the trailing arm member, and bent in a shape protruding toward a rear side of the vehicle body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A torsion beam suspension system for a vehicle, comprising:
a first trailing arm hingedly coupled to a vehicle body;
a second trailing arm hingedly coupled to the vehicle body and apart from the first trailing arm in a lateral direction of the vehicle; and
a torsion beam being a bent steel pipe having a middle portion extending in the lateral direction and interposed between a first bent portion and a second bent portion that are bent from the middle portion, wherein the first bent portion is mechanically connected to the first trailing arm, and the second bent portion is mechanically connected to the second trailing arm,
wherein the first and second bent portions extend generally in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle such that the extension of the first and second bent portions make the middle portion stay away in the longitudinal direction from where the first bent portion is connected to the first trailing arm and from where the second bent portion is connected to the second trailing arm.

2. The torsion beam suspension system of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second trailing arms comprises:
a spring support part on which a lower end of a vehicle body spring is received;
a wheel coupling part coupled to the spring support part, and having a wheel coupled thereto; and
a trailing arm part having one end coupled to the wheel coupling part and the other end rotatably coupled to the vehicle body.

3. The torsion beam suspension system of claim 2 , wherein the wheel coupling part comprises:
a bracket fixation part coupling the trailing arm part to and the spring support part; and
a spindle bracket interposed between the bracket fixation part and the wheel.

4. The torsion beam suspension system of claim 2 , wherein the wheel coupling part and the trailing arm part are integrally formed.

5. The torsion beam suspension system of claim 1 , wherein the first trailing arm comprises a wheel coupler portion to which a wheel is coupled such that the wheel is rotatable about a wheel axis.

6. The torsion beam suspension system of claim 5 , wherein the first bent portion is coupled to the trailing arm such that the first bent portion is disposed under the wheel axis when viewed in a viewing direction along the wheel axis.

7. The torsion beam suspension system of claim 5 , further comprising a coupler fixed to and coupling the first trailing arm and the first bent portion, wherein the first bent portion is fixed to the coupler at a position under the wheel axis when viewed in a viewing direction along the wheel axis.

8. A torsion beam suspension system comprising:
a pair of trailing arm members having wheels coupled thereto and rotatably coupled to a vehicle body; and
a torsion beam member having both ends coupled to the trailing arm member, and bent in a shape protruding toward a rear side of the vehicle body,
wherein each of the trailing arm members comprises:
a spring support part on which a lower end of a vehicle body spring is received;
a wheel coupling part coupled to the spring support part, and having the wheel coupled thereto; and
a trailing arm part having one end coupled to the wheel coupling part and the other end rotatably coupled to the vehicle body,

wherein the spring support part comprises:
a spring-support top part on which the vehicle body spring is received;
a spring-support side part coupled to the spring-support top part, and protruding from the bottom of the spring-support top part; and
a torsion beam coupling hole formed in a shape passing through the spring-support side part such that the torsion beam member is inserted into the torsion beam coupling hole.

9. The torsion beam suspension system of claim 8 , wherein the spring-support side part comprises a pair of spring-support side parts coupled to both ends of the spring-support top part, and positioned to face each other.

10. The torsion beam suspension system of claim 9 , wherein the spring-support top part and the spring-support side parts are formed by bending a steel plate.

11. A torsion beam suspension system comprising:
a pair of trailing arm members having wheels coupled thereto and rotatably coupled to a vehicle body; and
a torsion beam member having both ends coupled to the trailing arm member, and bent in a shape protruding toward a rear side of the vehicle body,
wherein each of the trailing arm members comprises:
a spring support part on which a lower end of a vehicle body spring is received,
a wheel coupling part coupled to the spring support part, and having the wheel coupled thereto, and
a trailing arm part having one end coupled to the wheel coupling part and the other end rotatably coupled to the vehicle body,

wherein the wheel coupling part comprises:
a bracket fixation part coupling the trailing arm part to the spring sport part, and
a spindle bracket interposed between the bracket fixation part and the wheel,

wherein the bracket fixation part comprises:
a bracket-fixation side part to which the spindle bracket is coupled;
a bracket-fixation front part having both ends coupled to one end of the bracket-fixation side part and the trailing arm part, and formed in a shape covering the front of the spring support part; and

a bracket-fixation rear part coupled to the other end of the bracket-fixation side part and formed in a shape covering the rear of the spring support part.

12. The torsion beam suspension system of claim 11 , wherein the bracket-fixation side part, the bracket-fixation front part, and the bracket-fixation rear part are integrally formed.

Assignees

• Hyundai Mobis Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Kye Ho

Classifications

• B60G2206/20

  Constructional features of semi-rigid axles, e.g. twist beam type axles · CPC title

• B60G21/051 Primary

  Trailing arm twist beam axles · CPC title

• B60G2206/201

  with detachable cross beam and/or torsion stabiliser bar/tube · CPC title

• B60G21/052

  Mounting means therefor · CPC title