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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2024
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Jeong Chul Jung, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Dong Hyun Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
SuIn Park, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Hunkee Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jiseo Park, Hwaseong-si, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
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.