US 12,285,984 B1
Apparatus for adjusting vehicle body height and generating power
Jeong Chul Jung, Hwaseong-si (KR); Dong Hyun Kim, Hwaseong-si (KR); SuIn Park, Hwaseong-si (KR); Hunkee Kim, Hwaseong-si (KR); and Jiseo Park, Hwaseong-si (KR)
Assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Aug. 13, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/802,815.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2023-0148208 (KR), filed on Oct. 31, 2023.
Int. Cl. B60L 50/40 (2019.01); B60G 17/015 (2006.01); B60G 17/019 (2006.01)
CPC B60G 17/0157 (2013.01) [B60G 17/019 (2013.01); B60L 50/40 (2019.02)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for adjusting a vehicle body height of a vehicle and generating power, the apparatus comprising:
a rack gear connected to a wheel of the vehicle and configured to be moved in a vertical direction by a vertical movement of the wheel relative to a road surface;
a pinion gear configured to be rotated by movement of the rack gear while engaging with the rack gear;
a one-way bearing connected to the pinion gear and configured to be rotated together with the pinion gear by the rotation of the pinion gear, the one-way bearing being configured to operate to transmit a load when rotating in one direction and not to transmit a load when rotating in an other direction;
an electric generator connected to the one-way bearing and configured to generate electricity by the rotation of the one-way bearing in one direction; and
a capacitor connected to the electric generator and configured to accumulate electricity generated by the electric generator.