ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,707, issued on March 17, was assigned to Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Corner module apparatus" was invented by Jae Woong Jeon (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Jin Wook Joo (Yongin-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A corner module apparatus includes a drive unit installed inside a wheel to provide driving power to the wheel, a steering knuckle connected to the drive unit, a stationary shaft to support the steering knuckle so that the steering knuckle is rotatable, an actuator fixed to the steering knuckle to generate a rotational force, and a power transmission member connected to the actuator to rotate the ...