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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
May. 24, 2005
Ryoji Mizutani, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Fumito Kurata, Toyota, JP;
Shuuetsu Suzuki, Gamagori, JP;
Junichiro Sakurai, Chiryu, JP;
Ryoji Mizutani, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Fumito Kurata, Toyota, JP;
Shuuetsu Suzuki, Gamagori, JP;
Junichiro Sakurai, Chiryu, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi, JP;
Abstract
A wheel support device () includes a spring () fitted to an in-wheel motor () and damping the vibration of a motor-driven wheel () and the in-wheel motor () by extending and retracting, a knuckle () attached to the spring () and rotatably supporting the motor-driven wheel (), a center part () of a dynamic mass damper mechanism () vibrating together with the in-wheel motor () by a force given from a road surface when a vehicle runs, an upper part () thereof restricting the vibration of the in-wheel motor () by coming into contact with the center part () at a prescribed region, and a cushioning member () fitted to a portion of the center part () or the upper part () corresponding to the prescribed region brought into contact with the other.