# US 11,110,970 B2 · Removable interior for reconfigurable vehicles > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,110,970 B2 - Document ID: US11110970B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/710,102 - Filed: 2019-12-11 - Published: 2021-03-18 - Granted: 2021-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2019-09-16 - Assignees: Great Wall Motor Company Limited - Applicants: Great Wall Motor Company Limited - Inventors: Alexander Stimpson; Dereck Wonnacott; Mark Crawford - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11110970B2 ## CPC - B62D 31/025: {having modular sections} - B62D 63/025: {Modular vehicles (superstructures for busses having modular sections B62D31/025)} - B60P 3/42: convertible from one use to a different one (vehicles capable of travelling in or on different media, rail-and-road vehicles B60F) - B60P 3/423: {from transport of persons to transport of goods} - B62D 25/20: Floors or bottom sub-units {(sub-frames for mounting engine or suspensions B62D21/11; drip trays F16N31/006)} - B62D 25/2054: {Load carrying floors for commercial vehicles} - B62D 47/02: for large numbers of passengers, e.g. omnibus - E05B 59/00: Locks with latches separate from the lock-bolts or with a plurality of latches or lock-bolts - G05D 1/0287: {involving a plurality of land vehicles, e.g. fleet or convoy travelling (traffic control systems for road vehicles G08G1/00, particularly anticollision systems G08G1/16)} - 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) - B60P: VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS (vehicles with special provisions for transporting patients or disabled persons, or their personal conveyances A61G3/00) - E05B: LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS - G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES ## Abstract A reconfigurable vehicle may include a vehicle frame body and a removable floor. The removable floor may be configurable based on a use case for the reconfigurable vehicle. The removable floor may be configured for passenger transport, goods transport, or both. The removable floor may include a rotating assembly. The rotating assembly may include a wheel and a catch element. The removable floor may include one or more connection interfaces. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A reconfigurable vehicle comprising: a vehicle frame body, wherein the vehicle frame body comprises a fixed vehicle floor and a first connection interface, wherein the fixed vehicle floor comprises a rail and a plurality of attachment points; and a removable floor that is configurable based on a use case for the reconfigurable vehicle, the removable floor comprising: a rotating assembly comprising a wheel and a catch element, a second connection interface configured to connect to the first connection interface, and a plurality of latches. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The reconfigurable vehicle of claim 1, wherein the removable floor is configured for passenger transport. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The reconfigurable vehicle of claim 1, wherein the removable floor is configured for goods transport. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The reconfigurable vehicle of claim 1, wherein the removable floor comprise a first portion configured for passenger transport and a second portion configured for goods transport. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The reconfigurable vehicle of claim 1, wherein the vehicle frame body comprises vehicle sensing configured for autonomous operation. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The reconfigurable vehicle of claim 1, wherein the vehicle frame body comprises hardware systems configured for autonomous operation. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The reconfigurable vehicle of claim 1, wherein the rail and the plurality of attachment points are recessed into the fixed vehicle floor. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The reconfigurable vehicle of claim 1, wherein a width of the wheel is larger than a width of an attachment point of the plurality of attachment points. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The reconfigurable vehicle of claim 8, wherein the wheel is configured to roll on a floor of the rail and over the attachment point. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The reconfigurable vehicle of claim 1, wherein the catch element is configured to engage one of the plurality of attachment points to lock the removable floor in place. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The reconfigurable vehicle of claim 10, wherein the wheel is configured to lift off a floor of the rail as the catch element engages one of the plurality of attachment points. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The reconfigurable vehicle of claim 1, wherein the first connection interface is configured to supply power to the removable floor. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The reconfigurable vehicle of claim 1, wherein the first connection interface is a data interface. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The reconfigurable vehicle of claim 1, wherein the second connection interface is configured to receive power from the first connection interface. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The reconfigurable vehicle of claim 1, wherein the second connection interface is configured to send data to the first interface. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The reconfigurable vehicle of claim 1, wherein the removable floor further comprises a third connection interface. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The reconfigurable vehicle of claim 16, wherein the third connection interface is configured to supply power to another removable floor. ### Claim 18 A removable floor comprising: a rotating assembly comprising a wheel and a catch element; a first connection interface configured to connect to a connection interface of a vehicle; and a second connection interface configured to connect to another removable floor. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The removable floor of claim 18 further comprising: a bar element configured to raise and lower the wheel and the catch element. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The removable floor of claim 18 further comprising: a cutout configured to accommodate a lifting device.