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US 11,884,328 B2Granted
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 envisioned. 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.
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A method of producing an electric vehicle, the method comprising:
- forming a monocoque that supports a plurality of wheels of the vehicle and extends in a longitudinal direction from a forward end of the vehicle to a rear end of the vehicle arranged opposite the forward end,
- wherein:
- forming the monocoque comprises forming a front cage defining an operator cabin of the vehicle and forming a rear floor that at least partially defines a stowage compartment of the vehicle which is located rearward of the operator cabin in the longitudinal direction, and
- forming the rear floor includes defining a plurality of cutouts extending inwardly toward one another through the rear floor in a lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction such that the rear floor has a reduced width between the plurality of cutouts.
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A method of producing an electric vehicle, the method comprising:
- forming a monocoque that supports a plurality of wheels of the vehicle and extends in a longitudinal direction from a forward end of the vehicle to a rear end of the vehicle arranged opposite the forward end,
- wherein:
- forming the monocoque comprises forming a front cage defining an operator cabin of the vehicle, forming a rear floor that at least partially defines a stowage compartment of the vehicle which is located rearward of the operator cabin in the longitudinal direction, and forming an intermediate section disposed between the front cage and the rear floor in the longitudinal direction,
- forming the rear floor includes defining a plurality of cutouts extending inwardly toward one another through the rear floor in a lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction such that the rear floor has a reduced width between the plurality of cutouts, and
- forming the intermediate section includes defining a section having a constant width in the longitudinal direction.
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A method of producing an electric vehicle, the method comprising:
- forming a monocoque that supports a plurality of wheels of the vehicle and extends in a longitudinal direction from a forward end of the vehicle to a rear end of the vehicle arranged opposite the forward end,
- wherein:
- forming the monocoque comprises forming a front cage defining an operator cabin of the vehicle, forming a rear floor that at least partially defines a stowage compartment of the vehicle which is located rearward of the operator cabin in the longitudinal direction, and forming an intermediate section disposed between the front cage and the rear floor in the longitudinal direction,
- forming the front cage includes defining a front cage section having a constant width in the longitudinal direction,
- forming the rear floor includes defining a plurality of cutouts extending inwardly toward one another through the rear floor in a lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction such that the rear floor has a reduced width between the plurality of cutouts, and
- forming the intermediate section includes defining a section having a constant width in the longitudinal direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.