B60G2204/40

Protective sheet for vehicle suspension systems and method of installation thereof

A protective sheet enveloping an air suspension module of a vehicle is disclosed. The protective sheet comprises a first edge, a second edge, a third edge, a fourth edge, and a middle portion. The first edge, the second edge, the third edge, and the fourth edge having a pleat with a plurality of incises. The third edge and the fourth edge are in a perpendicular orientation with respect to the first edge and the second edge. The middle portion having a mesh encapsulated within the pleat of the first edge, the second edge, the third edge, and the fourth edge. The protective sheet envelopes around an outer circumferential surface of the air suspension module using fastening means. The plurality of incises provide flexibility for easy installation of the protective sheet over the air suspension module. The protective sheet protects the air suspension module during operation of the vehicle.

CARRIER FOR SUSPENSION SYSTEM OF VEHICLES
20180015798 · 2018-01-18 · ·

A carrier for suspension system of vehicles may include wheel bearing mounting part configured to have center provided with through hole, outside circumferential surface of the through hole being provided with at least one fastening hole; upper arm mounting part configured to be formed at upper portion of the wheel bearing mounting part and fastened with upper arm; lower arm mounting part configured to be integrally formed at one side toward rear of the vehicle from lower portion of the wheel bearing mounting part; reinforcing part configured to be extended from the wheel bearing mounting part to front of the vehicle; trailing arm mounting part configured to be integrally connected to the reinforcing part and fastened with trailing arm; and assist arm mounting part configured be integrally formed at lower portion of the flat extending end and fastened with assist arm.

Carrier for suspension system of vehicles
09855806 · 2018-01-02 · ·

A carrier for suspension system of vehicles may include wheel bearing mounting part configured to have center provided with through hole, outside circumferential surface of the through hole being provided with at least one fastening hole; upper arm mounting part configured to be formed at upper portion of the wheel bearing mounting part and fastened with upper arm; lower arm mounting part configured to be integrally formed at one side toward rear of the vehicle from lower portion of the wheel bearing mounting part; reinforcing part configured to be extended from the wheel bearing mounting part to front of the vehicle; trailing arm mounting part configured to be integrally connected to the reinforcing part and fastened with trailing arm; and assist arm mounting part configured be integrally formed at lower portion of the flat extending end and fastened with assist arm.

Armored air spring assembly

An air spring assembly including a damper that extends into an air cylinder float, the damper including a rod positioned having an end affixed to an end cap of the air cylinder float, a first piston affixed to the rod within the damper, a second piston affixed to the damper and having one or more seals on an outer surface thereof that sealingly engage an inner surface of the air cylinder float, wherein when a load applied to the air spring assembly is increased, the second piston and the second end of the damper move towards the end cap compressing air within the air cylinder float, wherein the air cylinder float is a solid member that does not expand as the air pressure within increases during compression, and wherein a protective membrane is positioned on an outer diameter of the air cylinder float.

ACTIVE VEHICLE SUSPENSION

A method of on-demand energy delivery to an active suspension system is disclosed. The suspension system includes an actuator body, a hydraulic pump, an electric motor, a plurality of sensors, an energy storage facility, and a controller. The method includes disposing an active suspension system in a vehicle between a wheel mount and a vehicle body, detecting a wheel event requiring control of the active suspension; and sourcing energy from the energy storage facility and delivering it to the electric motor in response to the wheel event.

Armored Air Spring Assembly
20170198779 · 2017-07-13 ·

An air spring assembly including a damper that extends into an air cylinder float, the damper including a rod positioned having an end affixed to an end cap of the air cylinder float, a first piston affixed to the rod within the damper, a second piston affixed to the damper and having one or more seals on an outer surface thereof that sealingly engage an inner surface of the air cylinder float, wherein when a load applied to the air spring assembly is increased, the second piston and the second end of the damper move towards the end cap compressing air within the air cylinder float, wherein the air cylinder float is a solid member that does not expand as the air pressure within increases during compression, and wherein a protective membrane is positioned on an outer diameter of the air cylinder float.

Seal arrangement for an air spring system

A seal arrangement for an air spring system for sealing off a shock-absorbing damper is disclosed. The shock-absorbing damper is situated in a rolling tube and in another tube, where the air spring system has at least one integrated control valve for the admission of compressed air into a pressure chamber formed between the outer tube, the rolling tube, and an air spring bellows that connects the outer tube and rolling tube. The seal arrangement is arranged between an inner circumferential surface of the rolling tube and an outer circumferential surface of the shock-absorbing damper and/or between an inner circumferential surface of the outer tube and the outer circumferential surface of the shock-absorbing damper. A support ring which is of step-shaped form on an outer circumferential surface is arranged on a distal end of the rolling tube and/or on a distal end of the outer tube.

Underbody panelling part of wheel axle and subassembly comprising an underbody panelling part

An underbody panelling part of a wheel axle near the wheelhouse of a motor vehicle includes a substantially flat main part, a first mounting point provided on the main part, which first mounting point can be rotatably connected to a transverse link of the motor vehicle, and a second mounting point provided on the main part, which second mounting point can be coupled to a wheel carrier or a steering rod. The underbody panelling part can be pivoted about the first mounting point when the wheel carrier is pivoted. A subassembly having the underbody panelling part is also provided.

Device for camber and/or toe adjustment of a vehicle wheel
09630650 · 2017-04-25 · ·

A device for adjusting camber and/or toe of a vehicle wheel includes a rotatable actuating element arranged between a wheel-side carrier part of a wheel carrier and an axle-side guide part thereof and adjustable by a rotary drive unit. A double-acting freewheel is disposed in a driving path between the rotary drive unit and the actuating element and configured to assume a release position in which the driving path is enabled for transmission of a driving torque from the rotary drive unit onto the actuating element, and to assume a locking position in which a locking torque is generated in opposition to a reaction torque directed from the actuating element to the rotary drive unit. The freewheel is constructed to open in the presence of the driving torque generated by the rotary drive unit and closes in the presence of the reaction torque generated by the actuating element.

DUST BOOT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DUST BOOT, AND SHOCK ABSORBER
20170089419 · 2017-03-30 · ·

A dust boot includes a tubular boot body and an annular flange portion linked to an upper end of the boot body. In an outer side of the flange portion, an angle between the flange portion and a line perpendicular to an axis of the boot body is set to be larger than 0 and smaller than 90.