Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Patent
1998-12-28
2000-08-15
Hurley, Kevin
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
180199, B60G 700
Patent
active
061024198
ABSTRACT:
A suspension system for electric car constructed and arranged to prevent interference from suspension system and steering system even when wheels are steered with steering angle thereof established upto 90 degrees, thereby making it easy to park the electric car in small space and minimizing a rotary radius, the electric car including a knuckle connected to wheels so as to steer by way of a tie rod the wheels independently driven by a motor, the suspension system comprising: a horizontal arm coupled for horizontal rotation, being disposed at a higher position than upper end of the knuckle and tires, and mounted for elevated motion with the knuckle; a plurality of upper arms, one end of which being rotatably connected to both ends of the horizontal arm and the other end of which being pivoted to a body of the electric car in forward and backward directions thereof; an arm support, one end of which being rotatably connected to a part where the horizontal arm and the upper arm join, and the arm support being formed to be escaped from tire rotating radius when the wheels are steered; and a lower arm, one end of which being rotatably connected to one end of the arm support and the other end of which being pivoted to a rear position of tire.
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Hurley Kevin
Hyundai Motor Company
McKinley Kevin
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