18802815. APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING VEHICLE BODY HEIGHT AND GENERATING POWER (HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY)
APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING VEHICLE BODY HEIGHT AND GENERATING POWER
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Inventor(s)
Jeong Chul Jung of Hwaseong-si KR
Dong Hyun Kim of Hwaseong-si KR
APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING VEHICLE BODY HEIGHT AND GENERATING POWER
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18802815 titled 'APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING VEHICLE BODY HEIGHT AND GENERATING POWER
Original Abstract Submitted
An apparatus for adjusting a vehicle body height of a vehicle and generating power includes a rack gear connected to a wheel 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, 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 the 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.