Tilting Vehicle Front Chassis With Elastic Roller Stabilization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current tilting vehicle technologies face challenges in maintaining driving stability and convenience, especially at low speeds, due to reliance on expensive electronic devices and complex control systems, which increase manufacturing costs and reduce durability and maintainability.

Innovation Solution

A front chassis system that includes front swing arms, shock absorbers, tilt bars, and elastic rollers to tilt the vehicle body, allowing for steering without electronic devices, maintaining balance and preventing overturning during cornering and low-speed driving, and enabling stable stopping and parking without a fixing device.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If electronic rotating body gyro device is equipped to prevent falling at low speed, then vehicle stability is improved, but manufacturing cost increases and electronic device durability decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevehicle stabilityVSAvoidelectronic device complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces electronic gyro devices with a mechanical elastic roller system. The elastic roller (160) is installed in surface contact with the lower portion of the tilt bar (150) to limit its rotation, providing passive mechanical stability without requiring electronic sensors, control units, or power consumption. This mechanical substitution eliminates the complexity and cost associated with electronic stabilization systems while maintaining vehicle stability through pure mechanical means.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Reliability

If tilt locking device is equipped to stop or park vehicle, then vehicle stability is improved, but ease of operation decreases due to manual operation requirement

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevehicle stabilityVSAvoidstopping and parking convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The elastic roller system provides automatic stabilization without requiring manual operation. When the vehicle is stopped or parked, the elastic roller automatically limits the rotation of the tilt bar, preventing the vehicle from falling over. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for drivers to manually operate tilt locking devices, providing both stability and operational convenience through passive mechanical action.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Reliability

If three-or-more wheeled vehicle uses hydraulic tilting system or DVC for corner driving, then driving stability is improved, but device complexity and manufacturing cost increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedriving stabilityVSAvoidtilting system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts the essential stabilization function from complex hydraulic tilting systems and DVC (Dynamic Vehicle Control) systems. By removing unnecessary electronic controls, sensors, and complex mechanisms, the invention retains only the core mechanical function of limiting tilt bar rotation through the elastic roller. This extraction simplifies the tilting system while maintaining driving stability during cornering and low-speed operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

4Ease of operation

If electronic control systems are used for vehicle tilting, then steering control is improved, but manufacturing cost increases and maintainability decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesteering controlVSAvoidmaintainability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSEase of repair

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces expensive electronic control systems with a simple, inexpensive mechanical elastic roller system. The elastic roller is a passive mechanical component with no electronic circuits, sensors, or complex mechanisms, making it extremely durable and easy to replace. If the elastic roller wears out or becomes damaged, it can be quickly replaced without requiring diagnostic equipment, specialized tools, or technical expertise associated with electronic systems, thereby dramatically improving maintainability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The system improves driving stability and safety by maintaining the vehicle's center of gravity during low-speed operations and eliminates the need for expensive electronic controls, reducing manufacturing costs and enhancing maintainability.

Implementation Method 1

at least one front elastic roller installed in the vehicle body to control a rotational operation of the front tilt bar

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElastic force: Elasticity

Implementation Method 2

a front shock absorber-left and a front shock absorber-right connection-installed in the front swing arm-left and the front swing arm-right

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectFriction: Friction

Implementation Method 3

a front shock absorber-left and a front shock absorber-right connection-installed in the front swing arm-left and the front swing arm-right

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElastic deformation: Elasticity

Data Source

PatentUS12054212B2Front chassis system of tilting vehicle
Publication Date: 2024.08.06 HJ MOTO CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure relates to a front chassis system of a tilting vehicle, and a front chassis system of a tilting vehicle. The system includes at least: a front swing arm-left connected to and provided at a vehicle body and a front steering wheel-left, and a front swing arm-right connected to and provided at the vehicle body and a front steering wheel-right; a front shock absorber-left connected to and provided at the front swing arm-left, and a front shock absorber-right connected to and provided at the front swing arm-right; a front tilt bar rotatably connected to and provided at the vehicle body, and connected to and provided at the front shock absorber-left and the front shock absorber-right; at least one front elastic roller provided at the vehicle body; and a steering device linked to and provided at a steering wheel part assembled on the vehicle body.