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US 12,715,277 B1Granted
Land vehicles incorporating cradles for supporting electrical devices and components therefor
AssigneeWorkhorse Group Inc.
InventorsDonald L. Wires, Max Lupfer, Ryan Doll
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Abstract
Land vehicles are disclosed. A land vehicle includes a chassis extending in a longitudinal direction and a plurality of wheels supported by the chassis including a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels arranged rearward of the pair of front wheels in the longitudinal direction. The chassis includes a power source cradle assembly supporting a plurality of power sources of the vehicle that is arranged between the pair of front wheels and the pair of rear wheels in the longitudinal direction.
Claims17
An electric vehicle comprising:
- a chassis extending in a longitudinal direction, and
- a plurality of wheels supported by the chassis including a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels arranged rearward of the pair of front wheels in the longitudinal direction,
- wherein the chassis includes a power source cradle assembly supporting a plurality of power sources of the vehicle that is arranged between the pair of front wheels and the pair of rear wheels in the longitudinal direction,
- wherein the power source cradle assembly comprises
- a first crossbeam assembly disposed at a forward end of the power source cradle assembly that extends in a lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and includes a first aperture,
- a second crossbeam assembly disposed at a rearward end of the power source cradle assembly opposite the forward end that extends in the lateral direction and includes a second aperture,
- a first sidewall assembly disposed at one lateral end of the power source cradle assembly that extends in the longitudinal direction to couple the first crossbeam assembly and the second crossbeam assembly, and
- a second sidewall assembly disposed at another lateral end of the power source cradle assembly opposite the one lateral end that extends in the longitudinal direction to couple the first crossbeam assembly and the second crossbeam assembly,
- wherein the first aperture and the second aperture are in fluid communication with an open space extending in the longitudinal direction from the first crossbeam assembly to the second crossbeam assembly, and
- wherein the first crossbeam assembly, the second crossbeam assembly, the first sidewall assembly, and the second sidewall assembly are aligned in a vertical direction.
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An electric vehicle comprising:
- a chassis extending in a longitudinal direction, and
- a plurality of wheels supported by the chassis including a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels arranged rearward of the pair of front wheels in the longitudinal direction,
- wherein the chassis includes a power source cradle assembly supporting a plurality of power sources of the vehicle that is arranged between the pair of front wheels and the pair of rear wheels in the longitudinal direction, and
- wherein the power source cradle assembly comprises
- a first crossbeam assembly disposed at a forward end of the power source cradle assembly that extends in a lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction,
- a second crossbeam assembly disposed at a rearward end of the power source cradle assembly opposite the forward end that extends in the lateral direction, and
- a first sidewall assembly including a first sidewall panel extending in a vertical direction, a first flap interconnected with the first sidewall panel such that the first flap extends in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the vertical direction, and a floor support bar coupled to the first sidewall panel and positioned for interaction with an overlying floor of the vehicle.
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An electric vehicle comprising:
- a chassis extending in a longitudinal direction, and
- a plurality of wheels supported by the chassis including a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels arranged rearward of the pair of front wheels in the longitudinal direction,
- wherein the chassis includes (i) a power source cradle assembly supporting a plurality of power sources of the vehicle that is arranged between the pair of front wheels and the pair of rear wheels in the longitudinal direction and (ii) an electronics cradle assembly supporting a plurality of electronic devices of the vehicle that is arranged rearward of the pair of rear wheels in the longitudinal direction and extends to a rear bumper of the vehicle, and
- wherein the electronics cradle assembly includes a cover plate extending from a forward end of the electronics cradle assembly to the rear bumper to at least partially cover the plurality of electronic devices and a cover flap coupled to an underside of the cover plate along a rear end of the cover plate such that the cover flap is arranged adjacent the rear bumper.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.