A strut-type suspension apparatus, including: a steering knuckle rotatably holding a wheel; a shock absorber configured to damp a relative movement of the wheel and a vehicle body in an up-down direction; and an in-wheel motor unit including a motor, a speed reducer configured to transmit rotation of the motor while reducing a speed of the rotation, and a housing in which the motor and the speed reducer are housed, wherein the in-wheel motor unit is fixed to the steering knuckle while the shock absorber is fixed to the in-wheel motor unit, so that the shock absorber is connected to the steering knuckle via the in-wheel motor unit, wherein the housing includes a first bracket in which a through-hole is formed and a second bracket disposed under the first bracket, and wherein the shock absorber passes through the through-hole of the first bracket and is fastened to the second bracket.
Strut-type suspension apparatus
2020-12-01
Patent
Electronic Resource
English