# US 10,501,134 B2 · Method for producing a vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,501,134 B2 - Document ID: US10501134B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/876,474 - Filed: 2018-01-22 - Published: 2018-08-16 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2017-02-15 - Assignees: MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG - Applicants: MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG - Inventors: Manuel Erlacher; Reinhard Hoermann; Franz Planka; Harald Zachnegger - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10501134B2 ## CPC - B60K 1/04: of the electric storage means for propulsion - B60L 50/64: Constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles - B62D 25/2009: {in connection with other superstructure subunits} - B62D 65/02: Joining sub-units or components to, or positioning sub-units or components with respect to, body shell or other sub-units or components - B62D 65/024: {Positioning of sub-units or components with respect to body shell or other sub-units or components} - B62D 65/06: the sub-units or components being doors, windows, openable roofs, lids, bonnets, or weather strips or seals therefor {(assembling sealing arrangements with vehicle parts, e.g. doors, windows B60J10/45)} - B60K 2001/0438: {Arrangement under the floor} - Y02T 10/70: Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries - B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES - B60L: PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of electrical propulsion units or of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion in vehicles B60K1/00, B60K6/20; arrangements or mounting of electrical gearing in vehicles B60K17/12, B60K17/14; preventing wheel slip by reducing power in rail vehicles B61C15/08; dynamo-electric machines H02K; control or regulation of electric motors H02P); SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (electric coupling devices combined with mechanical couplings of vehicles B60D1/64; electric heating for vehicles B60H1/00); ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL (control or regulation of electric motors H02P); MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES - B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M) - Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION ## Abstract A method for producing a motor vehicle having a body shell that includes a platform composed of metal and a vehicle body composed of metal which is fitted on the platform. The method includes producing, separately from a remainder of the body shell, a main floor module that includes a main floor of the body shell and at least one drive-specific component, and attaching the main floor module to an already dip-coated platform and/or to an already dip-coated vehicle body. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for producing a motor vehicle having a body shell that includes a platform composed of metal and a vehicle body composed of metal which is fitted on the platform, the method comprising: producing, separately from a remainder of the body shell, a main floor module that includes a main floor of the body shell and at least one drive-specific component; assembling attachment parts on one or more of the platform or the vehicle body, after the dip coating, such that an assembly fitter or an assembly tool may utilize accessibility to an interior of the motor vehicle through an open floor of the body shell; and attaching the main floor module to one or more of an already dip-coated platform or an already dip-coated vehicle body. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein attaching main floor module comprises attaching, in an assembly line, one or more of the main floor module to the already dip-coated platform, the already dip-coated body, or an already top coated vehicle body. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein at the time of attaching the main floor module to the remainder of the body shell, the main floor module comprises one or more of a carpet on the upper side of the main floor or at least one assembled car seat. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein one or more of the platform, the vehicle body, or the main floor module is/are stored after the dip coating and before the attaching of the main floor module to the remainder of the body shell. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one drive-specific component comprises a shallow storage device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the shallow storage device comprises one or more of a drive battery or a drive shaft for a combustion engine drive, an electric drive, a hybrid drive, or an alternative drive. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the shallow storage device comprises a cover to cover the shallow storage device and also form the main floor of the body shell such that there is no clearance between the cover and the main floor. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising attaching the main floor module to the platform in an assembly direction from above or from below. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, further comprising, after the attaching of the main floor module to the platform, attaching body modules for forming the vehicle body. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the body modules comprise one or more of a side panel module, a roof module, or a rear closure module. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the body modules are already equipped, at the time of attaching to the platform, with one or more of interior trims, electric cables, carpets, or handles. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising attaching the main floor module to a vehicle body having an already attached platform in an assembly direction from below. ### Claim 13 A method for manufacturing a group of motor vehicles that includes at least a first motor vehicle and a second motor vehicle, the method comprising: producing, separately from a remainder of the body shell, a main floor module that includes a main floor of the body shell and at least one drive-specific component; and attaching the main floor module to one or more of an already dip-coated platform or an already dip-coated vehicle body, wherein identical main floor modules are attached to one or more of different platforms or different bodies of the first motor vehicle and the second motor vehicle. ### Claim 14 A method for manufacturing a group of motor vehicles, the method comprising: producing, for each motor vehicle in the group, separately from a remainder of the body shell, a main floor module that includes a main floor of the body shell and at least one drive-specific component; assembling, for each motor vehicle in the group, attachment parts on one or more of the platform or the vehicle body, after the dip coating, such that an assembly fitter or an assembly tool may utilize accessibility to an interior of the motor vehicle through an open floor of the body shell; attaching, for each motor vehicle in the group, the main floor module to one or more of an already dip-coated platform or an already dip-coated vehicle body, wherein different main floor modules are attached to one or more of identical platforms or identical bodies of each motor vehicle in the group.