ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,344,066, issued on July 1, was assigned to Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Corner module apparatus for vehicle" was invented by Won Hyok Choi (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Tae Heon Lee (Yongin-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a corner module apparatus for a vehicle. The corner module includes a driving unit that provides drive power to a wheel of the vehicle, a braking unit that interferes with rotation of the wheel to generate braking power, and a suspension unit connected to the driving unit. The suspension unit absorbs shock transferred from a road surface. The corner module also includes a steer...