Land vehicles adapted for use as electric delivery vehicles
AssigneeWorkhorse Group Inc.
InventorsRobert Willison, Donald L. Wires, Gary Cain
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Abstract
Land vehicles are disclosed. A land vehicle includes a frame structure, a plurality of wheels supported by the frame structure, and a body supported by the frame structure. The frame structure includes an operator cage that at least partially defines an operator cabin and a rear compartment positioned rearward of the operator cage in a longitudinal direction. The body includes a first sidewall arranged on one side of the vehicle and a second sidewall arranged on another side of the vehicle opposite the first sidewall.
Claims27
A land vehicle comprising:
- a frame structure including an operator cage that at least partially defines an operator cabin and a rear compartment positioned rearward of the operator cage in a longitudinal direction;
- a plurality of wheels supported by the frame structure;
- a body supported by the frame structure that includes a first sidewall arranged on one side of the vehicle and second sidewall arranged on another side of the vehicle opposite the first sidewall, and
- a brake system coupled to each one of the plurality of wheels,
- wherein:
- the first sidewall includes a first door to provide access to the operator cabin from the one side of the vehicle,
- the second sidewall includes a second door to provide access to the operator cabin from the another side of the vehicle that is aligned with the first door in the longitudinal direction,
- the second sidewall includes an opera window located rearward of the second door in the longitudinal direction to permit visualization of an opera window viewing area located outside of the vehicle proximate the another side thereof by an operator positioned in the operator cabin adjacent the one side of the vehicle in use of the vehicle, and
- each brake system includes a disc having a plurality of notches defined between circumferentially adjacent teeth of the disc, a first braking device configured to contact an outer face of the disc to resist rotation of one of the plurality of wheels, a second braking device circumferentially spaced from the first braking device about the disc that is configured to contact the outer face of the disc to resist rotation of the one of the plurality of wheels, and a third braking device configured to contact one or more teeth of the disc to resist rotation of the one of the plurality of wheels.
A land vehicle comprising:
- a frame structure including an operator cage that at least partially defines an operator cabin and a rear compartment positioned rearward of the operator cage in a longitudinal direction;
- a plurality of wheels supported by the frame structure;
- a body supported by the frame structure that includes a first sidewall arranged on one side of the vehicle having a first door to provide access to the operator cabin from the one side of the vehicle and a second sidewall arranged on another side of the vehicle opposite the first sidewall;
- a cap roof coupled to each of the first and second sidewalls that covers the operator cage and the rear compartment;
- and
- a canopy coupled to the cap roof that includes a first canopy section and a second canopy section spaced from the first canopy section in the longitudinal direction,
- wherein:
- a gutter extends in the longitudinal direction above the first door to define an overhang above the first door,
- the gutter is integrally formed with the cap roof, and
- one of the first canopy section and the second canopy section is movable relative to the cap roof and the other of the first canopy section and the second canopy section in the longitudinal direction between an open position, in which access to a storage recess is permitted, and a closed position, in which access to the storage recess is restricted.
A land vehicle comprising:
- a frame structure including an operator cage that at least partially defines an operator cabin and a rear compartment positioned rearward of the operator cage in a longitudinal direction;
- a plurality of wheels supported by the frame structure;
- a body supported by the frame structure that includes a first sidewall arranged on one side of the vehicle and a second sidewall arranged on another side of the vehicle opposite the first sidewall;
- a cap roof coupled to each of the first and second sidewalls that covers the operator cage and the rear compartment;
- and
- a canopy coupled to the cap roof that includes a first canopy section and a second canopy section spaced from the first canopy section in the longitudinal direction,
- wherein:
- the first sidewall includes a first door to provide access to the operator cabin from the one side of the vehicle,
- the second sidewall includes a second door to provide access to the operator cabin from the another side of the vehicle that is aligned with the first door in the longitudinal direction,
- the second sidewall includes an opera window located rearward of the second door in the longitudinal direction to permit visualization of an opera window viewing area located outside of the vehicle proximate the another side thereof by an operator positioned in the operator cabin adjacent the one side of the vehicle in use of the vehicle,
- a gutter extends in the longitudinal direction above the first door to define an overhang above the first door,
- the gutter is integrally formed with the cap roof, and
- one of the first canopy section and the second canopy section is movable relative to the cap roof and the other of the first canopy section and the second canopy section in the longitudinal direction between an open position, in which access to a storage recess is permitted, and a closed position, in which access to the storage recess is restricted.
A land vehicle comprising:
- a frame structure including an operator cage that at least partially defines an operator cabin and a rear compartment positioned rearward of the operator cage in a longitudinal direction;
- a plurality of wheels supported by the frame structure;
- and
- a body supported by the frame structure that includes a first sidewall arranged on one side of the vehicle and a second sidewall arranged on another side of the vehicle opposite the first sidewall,
- wherein:
- the first sidewall includes a first door to provide access to the operator cabin from the one side of the vehicle,
- the second sidewall includes a second door to provide access to the operator cabin from the another side of the vehicle that is aligned with the first door in the longitudinal direction,
- the second sidewall includes an opera window located rearward of the second door in the longitudinal direction to permit visualization of an opera window viewing area located outside of the vehicle proximate the another side thereof by an operator positioned in the operator cabin adjacent the one side of the vehicle in use of the vehicle,
- the operator cabin includes a steering wheel, an operator seat, a rack arranged in the operator cabin opposite the steering wheel and the operator seat that includes a plurality of trays, and a pair of tracks affixed to a floor of the operator cabin and spaced apart from one another in the longitudinal direction,
- the rack is movable along the pair of tracks in a lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction between a stowed position, in which the rack is disposed distant from the operator seat, and a delivery position, in which the rack is disposed close to the operator seat, and
- the land vehicle has a gross vehicular weight rating (GVWR) of between 10,001 pounds and 14,000 pounds.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.