Vehicle frame including internal battery compartments
US11801741B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 26, 2021 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60Y2304/07
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An assembly includes a vehicle frame having a middle section, a front-section vehicle-forward of the middle section, and a rear section vehicle-rearward of the middle section. The middle section has frame rails spaced from each other and cross-beams extending from one frame rail toward the other frame rail. The frame rails each having a vehicle-forward end and a vehicle-rearward end. The assembly includes one or more electric-vehicle batteries. At least one of the batteries is in one of the cross-beams. The assembly includes two front nodes between and directly connected to the middle section and the front section and two rear nodes between and directly connected to the middle section and the rear section.
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