US 12,214,640 B2
Pneumatic adjustment apparatus and method for vehicle
Sang Hoon Baik, Yongin-si (KR); and Jong Woo Lee, Yongin-si (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd., Seoul (KR)
Filed by HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Mar. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/186,589.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0165716 (KR), filed on Dec. 1, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0181832 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
Int. Cl. B60G 17/056 (2006.01); F04C 2/10 (2006.01)
CPC B60G 17/0565 (2013.01) [F04C 2/103 (2013.01); B60G 2202/152 (2013.01); B60G 2500/302 (2013.01); B60G 2800/914 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pneumatic adjustment apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
a block including a flow path formed therein, the flow path being configured for a fluid to move through the block;
a compressor coupled with the block and configured to communicate with the flow path and to compress the fluid;
a driver coupled with the block, connected to the compressor, and configured to drive the compressor; and
a controller coupled with the block and configured to open and close the flow path,
wherein the block comprises:
a block housing disposed between the compressor and the controller, wherein the flow path is at least partially formed within the block housing;
a block support disposed in the block housing and configured to support the compressor so that the compressor is rotatable; and
a block seal disposed in the block support, in contact with the compressor, and configured to maintain airtightness.