Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Coupling structure of in-wheel motor drive device and strut type suspension device
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Application No.: US15762573Application Date: 2016-09-16
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Publication No.: US10377224B2Publication Date: 2019-08-13
- Inventor: Shiro Tamura , Shinya Taikou
- Applicant: NTN CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: Clark & Brody
- Priority: JP2015-190164 20150928
- International Application: PCT/JP2016/077479 WO 20160916
- International Announcement: WO2017/057066 WO 20170406
- Main IPC: B60K7/00
- IPC: B60K7/00 ; B60G3/28 ; B62D7/18 ; B60B35/14 ; B60K17/04 ; B62D7/20 ; B60B27/00 ; B60B27/02

Abstract:
A strut type suspension device has a retractable strut (111) that connects to an upper portion of an in-wheel motor drive device (10) so as not to relatively move; and a swingable lower arm (116) that is coupled to a lower portion of the in-wheel motor drive device in any direction, and permits vertical swinging of the in-wheel motor drive device and also permits steering of the in-wheel motor drive device about a steering shaft (S) that passes through a coupling point (119) between the lower arm (116) and the in-wheel motor drive device. An axis (M) of the motor portion (21) of the in-wheel motor drive device is arranged above a height of the coupling point (119) of the lower arm (116).
Public/Granted literature
- US20180264929A1 COUPLING STRUCTURE OF IN-WHEEL MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE AND STRUT TYPE SUSPENSION DEVICE Public/Granted day:2018-09-20
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