US 12,330,470 B1
Suspension for vehicle and vehicle including same
Hyun Jae Lee, 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 Oct. 22, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/922,759.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2023-0181277 (KR), filed on Dec. 13, 2023.
Int. Cl. B60G 7/00 (2006.01); B60G 21/05 (2006.01)
CPC B60G 7/001 (2013.01) [B60G 21/051 (2013.01); B60G 2200/21 (2013.01); B60G 2202/114 (2013.01); B60G 2204/4104 (2013.01); B60G 2204/416 (2013.01); B60G 2204/422 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A suspension for a vehicle, comprising:
an arm configured to rotate about an arm rotation axis, the arm comprising an arm body that extends in a forward/rearward direction of the vehicle;
a transverse leaf spring comprising (i) a fixed leaf end that is disposed at a fixed position relative to the arm rotation axis and (ii) a free leaf end that faces the fixed leaf end in a first direction and is configured to move relative to the fixed leaf end in a direction crossing the arm rotation axis; and
a link that connects the arm to the transverse leaf spring,
wherein the link comprises:
a first link end connected to the arm body and configured to rotate relative to the arm body, wherein a rotation center of the first link end is located at the arm body,
a second link end connected to the free leaf end and configured to rotate relative to the arm, and
a link body that extends between the first link end and the second link end, the link body being spaced apart from the arm body.