Device for adjusting height of vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9452652-B2
Application number	US-201514619017-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 10, 2015
Priority date	Feb 11, 2014
Publication date	Sep 27, 2016
Grant date	Sep 27, 2016

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for adjusting a height of a vehicle, which is installed between an upper end portion of a suspension spring or the suspension spring, which is installed to support a load of a vehicle, and a suspension system supporting unit which is installed to support the suspension spring, and adjusts a height of the vehicle, the device including: a motor; a screw; a gear device which transmits rotational force of the motor to the screw; and a screw guide which is moved upward and downward by rotation of the screw, in which the height of the vehicle is adjusted in accordance with the up and down movement of the screw guide.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device for adjusting a height of a vehicle, which is disposed between a suspension spring and a suspension system supporting unit, the suspension system supporting unit coupled to a wheel and supporting the suspension spring, a shock absorber being disposed apart from the suspension spring, the device comprising:
a motor;
a gear device transmitting a rotational force of the motor, the gear device including:
a worm gear coupled to a shaft of the motor; and
a spur gear disposed between the worm gear and a screw, the spur gear transmitting a rotational force of the worm gear to the screw, the screw being coupled to the gear device;
a screw guide moving along an axis of the screw when the screw rotates about the axis;
a housing encompassing the screw guide, the screw, and the spur gear; and
a lower supporting unit disposed in a lower portion of the housing and coupled to the spur gear and the screw by a shaft,
wherein the height of the vehicle varies with the movement of the screw guide.

2. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a limit sensor which stops an operation of the motor when the screw guide reaches a predetermined height.

3. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:
an encoder which is installed on the motor.

4. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a vehicle height sensor which senses the height of the vehicle,
wherein an operation of the motor is performed according to a signal transmitted from the vehicle height sensor.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the suspension system supporting unit is a rear suspension system supporting unit which is positioned at a rear side of the vehicle.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the housing is attached to the screw guide such that the housing moves along the axis of the screw when the screw guide moves along the axis.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the shock absorber is coupled to the suspension system supporting unit.

8. A device, which is disposed over a suspension spring, for adjusting a height of a vehicle, a shock absorber being disposed apart from the suspension spring, the device comprising:
a motor;
a gear device transmitting a rotational force of the motor, the gear device including:
a worm gear coupled to a shaft of the motor; and
a spur gear disposed between the worm gear and a screw, the spur gear transmitting a rotational force of the worm gear to the screw, the screw being coupled to the gear device;
a screw guide moving along an axis of the screw when the screw rotates about the axis;
a housing encompassing the screw guide, the screw, and the spur gear; and
a lower supporting unit disposed in a lower portion of the housing and coupled to the spur gear and the screw by a shaft,
wherein the height of the vehicle varies with the movement of the screw guide.

9. The device of claim 8 , wherein the housing is attached to the screw guide such that the housing moves along the axis of the screw when the screw guide moves along the axis.

10. The device of claim 8 , wherein the shock absorber is coupled to a suspension system supporting unit.

Assignees

• Hyundai Mobis Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Hansoo

Classifications

• B60G17/0526

  Distributor units, e.g. for retractable wheels (vehicles with retractable wheels per se B62D61/12) · CPC title

• B60G17/033 Primary

  characterised by regulating means acting on more than one spring · CPC title

• B60G2500/302

  using distributor valves · CPC title

• F16H25/2015

  Means specially adapted for stopping actuators in the end position; Position sensing means · CPC title

• B60G2202/152

  Pneumatic spring · CPC title