Interlocking body and floor pan assembly for below floor energy stored vehicles
US10661840B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 28, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60K2001/0466
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An interlocking body and floor pan assembly for a below-floor energy stored vehicle includes a vehicle structural assembly having a front compartment section connected to a rear compartment section using first and second rocker members. The front compartment section includes a compartment front cross-beam and the rear compartment section includes a compartment rear cross-beam oriented parallel to the compartment front cross-beam. The vehicle structural assembly defines a bucket configuration having faces of the compartment front cross-beam and the compartment rear cross-beam angularly oriented from an upper outboard edge downwardly pitching to a lower inboard edge. A prefabricated sub-floor assembly seats on flange structure and is positioned with a clearance to the bucket configuration of the vehicle structural assembly. An outer perimeter of the sub-floor assembly is larger than an inner perimeter of the vehicle structural assembly where the sub-floor assembly contacts the vehicle structural assembly.
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