Bus

US9561828B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• BYD Company Limited · CN
• SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED · CN

Inventors

• Yuecong Niu · Lo Wu, CN
• Wang-Hsin Peng · Nanhu, CN
• Yichao Wu · Nanhu, CN
• Peng Yu · 东风镇, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 3, 2015
• Grant date: Feb 7, 2017
• Expiry date: Sep 3, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02T10/70
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A bus is provided, including: a frame assembly including a front frame, a rear frame and a hinge turntable therebetween; carriages including a front carriage having a front carriage body and a front carriage floor, and a rear carriage having a rear carriage body and a rear carriage floor; a front axle and a middle axle disposed at a bottom of the front frame; a rear axle disposed at a bottom of the rear frame; a first group of battery packs including a first battery pack disposed within a rear cabin in the rear of the rear carriage body and a second battery pack disposed on the rear frame; a second group of battery packs disposed on upper surfaces of top roof of the front and rear carriage bodies; a third group of battery packs disposed on the front carriage floor and between the front axle and the hinge turntable.