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US 12,570,363 B1Granted
Land vehicles incorporating reinforcement structures, seatbelt tower assemblies, and seat frame assemblies
AssigneeWorkhorse Group Inc.
InventorsDonald L. Wires, Max Lupfer, Ryan Doll
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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.
Claims20
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 second sidewall arranged on another side of the vehicle opposite the first sidewall,
- wherein:
- at least one of the first sidewall and the second sidewall includes a side panel having a side panel length in the longitudinal direction and a wall frame assembly mounted to an interior surface of the side panel that at least partially defines an interior space of the rear compartment,
- the wall frame assembly includes a plurality of trusses each defining at least one triangular form and a plurality of crossbars each extending in the longitudinal direction across the plurality of trusses,
- the plurality of crossbars include a first crossbar having a first length in the longitudinal direction and a second crossbar spaced from the first crossbar in a vertical direction that has a second length in the longitudinal direction,
- each of the first crossbar and the second crossbar extends in the longitudinal direction beyond the plurality of trusses, and
- each of the first length and the second length is less than the side panel length.
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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 second sidewall arranged on another side of the vehicle opposite the first sidewall,
- wherein:
- at least one of the first sidewall and the second sidewall includes a side panel having a side panel length in the longitudinal direction and a wall frame assembly mounted to an interior surface of the side panel that at least partially defines an interior space of the rear compartment,
- the wall frame assembly includes a plurality of trusses each defining at least one triangular form and a plurality of crossbars each extending in the longitudinal direction across the plurality of trusses, and
- the plurality of trusses extend over a truss length in the longitudinal direction that is less than the side panel length.
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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 second sidewall arranged on another side of the vehicle opposite the first sidewall,
- wherein:
- at least one of the first sidewall and the second sidewall includes a side panel having a side panel length in the longitudinal direction and a wall frame assembly mounted to an interior surface of the side panel that at least partially defines an interior space of the rear compartment,
- the wall frame assembly includes a plurality of trusses each defining at least one triangular form and a plurality of crossbars each extending in the longitudinal direction across the plurality of trusses, and
- each of the plurality of trusses is defined by at least oblique bar of the wall frame assembly that extends to an upper edge of the side panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.