This study attempted to experimentally confirm the change in damping force for a prototype self-leveling damper with a pump rod and a leveling port applied with a new spiral flow path for small and medium-sized electric SUVs. The faster the excitation speed of the piston rod, the higher the damping force during compression and rebound and it can be seen that the graph shape appears in a similar pattern. Based on this, it can be used as basic data for additional characteristic tests such as temperature, sliding resistance, and operating sound test, etc.

A spiral flow path was applied to solve the problem of the existing straight flow path in the leveling shaft, a key component of the self-levelizer that can maintain the height according to the change in payload in EV, SUV. In this study, flow analysis was performed to check the velocity, pressure drop, and flow direction of oil according to the main operating conditions of the leveling shaft with a spiral flow path. As a result of the study, a leveling shaft with a spiral flow path is likely to improve fluid properties around the orifice and inlet valve under compression conditions, and it is judged to have a development application effect.