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US 11,299,208 B1Granted
Land vehicles incorporating monocoques and modular mold systems for making the same
AssigneeWorkhorse Group Inc.
InventorRobert Willison
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Abstract
Land vehicles, modular systems for forming monocoques of land vehicles, and methods of forming monocoques of land vehicles using modular systems are disclosed herein. In certain embodiments, the land vehicles are provided as delivery vehicles and/or utility vehicles. A land vehicle includes a monocoque supporting a plurality of wheels to permit movement of the vehicle relative to an underlying surface in use of the land vehicle.
Claims20
An electric vehicle comprising:
- a monocoque supporting a plurality of wheels,
- wherein:
- the monocoque includes a front cage defining an operator cabin, a rear floor positioned rearward of the front cage, and an intermediate section disposed between the front cage and the rear floor having a single fixed length,
- the vehicle includes a stowage compartment at least partially defined by the intermediate section and the rear floor that has a plurality of sidewalls and a ceiling, and
- the intermediate section, the plurality of sidewalls, and the ceiling at least partially cooperate to define an interior space of the stowage compartment that is closed off from one or more locations outside the vehicle.
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An electric vehicle comprising:
- a monocoque supporting a plurality of wheels,
- wherein:
- the monocoque includes a front cage defining an operator cabin, a rear floor positioned rearward of the front cage, and an intermediate section disposed between the front cage and the rear floor having a single fixed length,
- the vehicle includes a stowage compartment at least partially defined by the intermediate section and the rear floor that has a plurality of sidewalls and a ceiling,
- each of the plurality of sidewalls is formed without an opening extending therethrough, and
- movement of the vehicle is driven by one or more electric motors.
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An electric vehicle comprising:
- a monocoque supporting a plurality of wheels,
- wherein:
- the monocoque includes a front cage defining an operator cabin, a rear floor positioned rearward of the front cage, and an intermediate section disposed between the front cage and the rear floor having a single fixed length,
- the vehicle includes a stowage compartment at least partially defined by the intermediate section and the rear floor that has a plurality of sidewalls and a ceiling,
- the intermediate section, the plurality of sidewalls, and the ceiling at least partially cooperate to define an interior space of the stowage compartment that is closed off from one or more locations outside the vehicle, and
- each of the plurality of sidewalls is formed without an opening extending therethrough.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.