CN217553677U - Suspension assembly and vehicle with same - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a suspension assembly and have its vehicle, the suspension assembly includes: a core body; a rubber main spring covering at least a part of an outer periphery of the core body; a travel bar movably coupled to the core for adjusting a length of the travel bar projecting free end of the travel bar beyond the core, the free end of the travel bar configured as a connection end of the suspension assembly. When the suspension limit is reduced due to the deformation of the rubber main spring, the limit clearance can be adjusted to the initial design value by adjusting the movable rod, so that the vehicle is prevented from shaking or rolling, and the service life of the suspension assembly is prolonged; moreover, the shape of the core body is consistent with that of the core body in the prior art, the adaptability of the suspension assembly is improved, and the whole structure is simple and easy to process.

Description

Suspension assembly and vehicle with same

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of the car and specifically relates to a suspension assembly and have its vehicle is related to.

Background

In recent years, the automotive industry has become more competitive. Each large host factory improves the product competitiveness and continuously improves the quality of the whole automobile. At present, the middle-end and high-end passenger car models have higher and higher requirements on noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) of the whole car besides certain requirements on the appearance of the car. At present, the main material of the vehicle suspension main spring is natural rubber which has good vibration isolation performance, and the durability and NVH of the whole vehicle suspension are greatly improved through continuous research and development of rubber components. However, the rubber has the following problems that creep deformation can be generated in the long-time stress process, the suspension main spring sinks, the suspension limit in early design is reduced, and idling vibration and acceleration rolling of the whole vehicle occur. The present application is directed to a suspension assembly and a vehicle having the same to solve the above problems.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model discloses aim at solving one of the technical problem that exists among the prior art at least. To this end, an object of the present invention is to provide a suspension assembly and a vehicle having the same. When the suspension limit is reduced due to the deformation of the rubber main spring, the suspension limit can be adjusted to the initial design value by adjusting the movable rod, so that the vehicle is prevented from shaking or rolling, and the service life of the suspension assembly is prolonged; moreover, the shape of the core body is consistent with that of the core body in the prior art, the adaptability of the suspension assembly is improved, and the whole structure is simple and easy to process.

The utility model discloses still provide a vehicle including above-mentioned suspension assembly.

According to the utility model discloses suspension package becomes, include: a core body; a rubber main spring covering at least a part of an outer periphery of the core body; a travel bar movably coupled to the core for adjusting a length of the travel bar projecting free end of the travel bar beyond the core, the free end of the travel bar configured as a connection end of the suspension assembly.

The utility model relates to a suspension assembly, when rubber main spring takes place deformation and makes the core sink, the suspension clearance reduces, the length of the free end protrusion core of adjustable carriage release lever, increase carriage release lever, and then increase suspension clearance makes the suspension clearance resume original design value, prevents that the vehicle from taking place the shake or rumble, and moreover, the appearance of core is unanimous with the core among the prior art, has increased the suitability of suspension assembly, whole simple structure, easily processing.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the suspension assembly further comprises a drive unit disposed in the core and adapted to drive the moving rod relative to the core.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the drive unit comprises: the first gear, first gear cover is located the periphery of carriage release lever and rotationally set up in inside the core, the inner wall of first gear be formed with be suitable for with carriage release lever complex internal thread, the periphery wall of carriage release lever be formed with first gear complex external screw thread.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the drive unit further comprises: a second gear rotatably disposed inside the core and adapted to mesh with the first gear, a rotation axis of the second gear being orthogonal to a rotation axis of the first gear.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the core comprises: the core casing, be formed with the cavity with outside intercommunication in the core casing, the cavity includes first cavity section and the second cavity section that arranges in proper order at the carriage release lever extending direction, the diameter of first cavity section is less than the diameter of second cavity section, drive unit accept in second cavity section.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the suspension assembly still includes the rocker, the lateral wall of second cavity section is formed with first through-hole, first through-hole with the rotation axis of second gear is just right, the rocker is suitable for to pass first through-hole with the cooperation of second gear.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the suspension assembly further comprises: the side wall of the first cavity is provided with a second through hole which is communicated in the thickness direction, and the positioning pin is suitable for penetrating through the second through hole and abutted against the moving rod.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the suspension assembly further comprises: the suspension skeleton, suspension skeleton inside is formed with and is used for holding the core and the installation cavity of rubber mainspring, the outside of suspension skeleton forms a plurality of supporting legss.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the suspension assembly further comprises: and the dust cover covers the opening of the mounting cavity.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a suspension assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a suspension assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a rocker according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a positioning pin according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals are as follows:

10: a suspension assembly; 100: a core body; 200: a rubber main spring; 300: a travel bar; 310: a free end; 400: a drive unit; 410: a first gear; 420: a second gear; 110: a core housing; 120: a first cavity section; 130: a second chamber section; 500: a rocker; 131: a first through hole; 121: a second through hole; 600: positioning pins; 700: a suspension framework; 710: the legs are supported.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of the description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or to implicitly indicate the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly and may, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; may be mechanically, electrically or otherwise in communication with each other; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those skilled in the art.

In the present disclosure, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may comprise direct contact between the first and second features, or may comprise contact between the first and second features not directly. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. "beneath," "under" and "beneath" a first feature includes the first feature being directly beneath and obliquely beneath the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

A suspension assembly 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to fig. 1 and 4.

According to the utility model discloses suspension package 10, referring to fig. 1 and 2, this suspension assembly 10 includes: core 100, rubber main spring 200 and travel bar 300.

Wherein, the core 100 may be a hollow cylinder;

the rubber main spring 200 covers at least a part of the outer periphery of the core body 100, for example, one end of the core body 100 is covered with the rubber main spring 200 by vulcanization;

the travel bar 300 is movably coupled to the core 100 to accommodate adjustment of the length of the free end 310 of the travel bar 300 protruding from the core 100, the free end 310 of the travel bar 300 being configured as a coupling end of the suspension assembly 10. Specifically, the moving rod 300 may be disposed inside the core 100, and one end of the moving rod 300 protrudes from the core 100 to form a free end, and the moving rod 300 may move up and down inside the core 100 relative to the core 100 to adjust the length of the free end 310 relative to the core 100.

The utility model relates to a suspension assembly 10, refer to fig. 2, when rubber main spring 200 takes place deformation, H3 reduces, make core 100 sink, sinking of core 100 can lead to H1 to reduce and be the suspension clearance and reduce, this moment, adjustable carriage release lever 300, the free end 310 of increase carriage release lever 300 protrusion core 100's length (be H2's length promptly), and then increase the suspension clearance, make the suspension clearance resume original design value, prevent that the vehicle from taking place the shake or rumble, moreover, core 100's appearance is unanimous with core 100 among the prior art, suspension assembly 10's suitability has been increased, whole simple structure, easy to process.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, referring to fig. 1, for more convenient implementation of the movement of the moving rod 300, the suspension assembly 10 may further include a driving unit 400, the driving unit 400 being disposed in the core 100 and adapted to drive the moving rod 300 to move relative to the core 100. Specifically, when the rubber mainspring 200 is deformed and the suspension gap is reduced, the driving unit 400 drives the movable rod 300 to move relative to the core 100, so that the free end 310 of the movable rod 300 moves away from the core 100, thereby increasing the length of the free end 310 of the movable rod 300 protruding out of the core 100, increasing the suspension gap, adjusting the suspension gap to an initial design value, and preventing the vehicle from shaking or rolling.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, referring to fig. 1, the driving unit 400 may include a first gear 410, the first gear 410 is sleeved on the outer circumference of the moving rod 300 and rotatably disposed inside the core 100, an inner wall of the first gear 410 is formed with an internal thread adapted to be engaged with the moving rod 300, and an outer circumferential wall of the moving rod 300 is formed with an external thread engaged with the first gear 410. Specifically, when it is required to adjust the length of the free end 310 of the movable rod 300 protruding out of the core 100, the internal thread of the first gear 410 is matched with the external thread of the movable rod 300, and the first gear 410 rotates to move the movable rod 300 relative to the core 100, and further, the length of the movable rod 300 can be determined according to the number of turns of the thread.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, a limiting rib (not shown in the figure) extending axially along the core 100 is further disposed on the core 100, and a groove (not shown in the figure) matched with the limiting rib is disposed on the moving rod 300 to limit the moving rod 300 to rotate along with the first gear 410, but not to limit the moving rod 300 to move up and down.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, referring to fig. 1, the driving unit 400 may further include a second gear 420, the second gear 420 being rotatably disposed inside the core body 100 and the second gear 420 being adapted to be engaged with the first gear 410, a rotation axis of the second gear 420 being orthogonal to a rotation axis of the first gear 410. Therefore, the first gear 410 can be rotated to drive the second gear 420 to rotate, so that the movable rod 300 moves relative to the core 100.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, referring to fig. 1, in order to make the appearance of the suspension assembly 10 a whole, the core 100 may include a core housing 110, a cavity communicated with the outside is formed in the core housing 110, the cavity includes a first cavity segment 120 and a second cavity segment 130 sequentially arranged in the extending direction of the moving rod 300, the diameter of the first cavity segment 120 is smaller than that of the second cavity segment 130, and the driving unit 400 is accommodated in the second cavity segment 130. Therefore, the driving unit 400 is disposed inside the core 100, so that the overall structure of the suspension assembly 10 is more compact, and the space occupied by the suspension assembly 10 is reduced. It should be noted that the first cavity segment 120 and the second cavity segment 130 can be cylinders, and the diameter of the first cavity segment 120 is smaller than that of the second cavity segment 130: the diameter of the first cavity segment 120 cross-sectional circle is smaller than the diameter of the second cavity segment 130 cross-sectional circle.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, referring to fig. 3, for more convenient rotation of the second gear 420, the suspension assembly 10 may further include a rocker 500, at this time, the sidewall of the second cavity section 130 is formed with the first through hole 131, the first through hole 131 is just opposite to the rotation axis of the second gear 420, and the rocker 500 is adapted to pass through the first through hole 131 to cooperate with the second gear 420. That is, the rocker 500 passes through the first through hole 131 to be matched with the second gear 420, and the rocker 500 is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise, so that the second gear 420 rotates, the second gear 420 can drive the first gear 410 to rotate, and the moving rod 300 moves relative to the core 100 to adjust the suspension gap. Therefore, when the main rubber spring 200 deforms, the suspension assembly 10 is timely detached, and the rocker 500 is manually rotated to adjust the size of the suspension gap, so that the operation is more convenient.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, referring to fig. 4, after the moving rod 300 is adjusted by the driving unit 400, in order to prevent the moving rod 300 from sliding with the core 100, the suspension assembly 10 may further include a positioning pin 600, at this time, the sidewall of the first cavity is formed with a second through hole 121 penetrating in the thickness direction, and the positioning pin 600 is adapted to pass through the second through hole 121 to abut against the moving rod 300. Thus, the movable rod 300 and the core 100 can be fixed relative to each other by the positioning pin 600, and the movable rod 300 is prevented from sliding.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, referring to fig. 1, the suspension assembly 10 further includes a suspension skeleton 700, a mounting cavity for accommodating the core body 100 and the rubber main spring 200 is formed inside the suspension skeleton 700, and a plurality of supporting legs 710 are formed outside the suspension skeleton 800. Thus, the suspension frame 700 can connect the core body 100 and the rubber main spring 200 to the sub-frame or the transition metal bracket of the vehicle frame, and besides, the suspension frame 700 can limit the movement of the rubber main spring 200 to a certain extent.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the suspension assembly 10 may further include a dust cover (not shown), which is disposed in the open opening of the mounting cavity. Thereby, dust is prevented from entering the installation cavity, and affecting the operation of the core body 100 and the rubber main spring 200.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the suspension assembly 10 is provided in an engine compartment.

The utility model also provides a vehicle, including aforementioned suspension assembly 10, from this, when the rubber main spring 200 of this vehicle takes place deformation and leads to the suspension clearance to reduce, accessible adjustment carriage release lever 300 makes the suspension clearance resume initial design value to prevent that the vehicle from taking place to shake or rumble, prolong suspension assembly 10's life, improve the comfort level of vehicle.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims (10)

1. A suspension assembly, comprising:

a core body;

a rubber main spring that covers at least a part of an outer periphery of the core body;

a moving rod movably connected with the core so as to be adapted to adjust the length of the free end of the moving rod protruding out of the core, the free end of the moving rod being configured as the connecting end of the suspension assembly.

2. The suspension assembly of claim 1, further comprising:

the driving unit is arranged in the core body and is suitable for driving the moving rod to move relative to the core body.

3. The suspension assembly of claim 2 wherein the drive unit comprises:

the first gear, first gear cover is located the periphery of carriage release lever and rotationally set up in inside the core, the inner wall of first gear be formed with be suitable for with carriage release lever complex internal thread, the periphery wall of carriage release lever be formed with first gear complex external screw thread.

4. The suspension assembly of claim 3, wherein the drive unit further comprises:

a second gear rotatably disposed inside the core and adapted to mesh with the first gear, a rotation axis of the second gear being orthogonal to a rotation axis of the first gear.

5. The suspension assembly of claim 4, wherein the core includes:

the core casing, be formed with the cavity with outside intercommunication in the core casing, the cavity includes first cavity section and second cavity section that the carriage release lever extending direction arranged in proper order, the diameter of first cavity section is less than the diameter of second cavity section, drive unit accept in second cavity section.

6. The suspension assembly of claim 5, further comprising: the side wall of the second cavity section is provided with a first through hole, the first through hole is opposite to the rotating shaft of the second gear, and the rocker is suitable for penetrating through the first through hole to be matched with the second gear.

7. The suspension assembly of claim 5, further comprising: the side wall of the first cavity is provided with a second through hole which is communicated in the thickness direction, and the positioning pin is suitable for penetrating through the second through hole and abutted against the moving rod.

8. The suspension assembly of claim 1, further comprising: the suspension skeleton, suspension skeleton inside is formed with and is used for holding the core and the installation cavity of rubber mainspring, the outside of suspension skeleton forms a plurality of supporting legss.

9. The suspension assembly of claim 8, further comprising: and the dust cover covers the opening of the mounting cavity.

10. A vehicle comprising a suspension assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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