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US 2017/0001507 A1Published application
Underbody for a Motor Vehicle
AssigneeFaraday & Future Inc.
InventorsUmran Ashraf, Ye Jin, Rene Johan Veltman, Gregory Scott Zinkel, John Michael Colt, Cory Denis Borghi
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Abstract
Underbodies for motor vehicles are provided herein. An example underbody is configured to form a hybrid uni-body with an upper body of an electric motor vehicle and the like. The underbody provides a configurable platform for use in multiple motor vehicle product lines, accommodating vehicles of various sizes having various upper bodies.
Claims20
A motor vehicle underbody comprising:
- a battery sub-assembly, the battery sub-assembly comprising a cover and body, the body comprising a sidewall forming a battery cavity;
- a scaleable outer peripheral frame forming an opening configured to receive the battery sub-assembly;
- a front end configured to receive a front drivetrain;
- a rear end configured to receive a rear drivetrain, the scaleable outer peripheral frame being disposed between the front end and the rear end;
- and
- joints disposed along the scaleable outer peripheral frame for coupling the underbody to an upper body of the motor vehicle.
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An underbody, comprising:
- a frame comprising:
- a front bumper;
- a pair of tubular front rails extending from the front bumper;
- a pair of front end nodes that couple the pair of tubular front rails with a left center frame section and a right center frame section;
- a plurality of joints coupled to the left center frame section and right center frame section;
- one or more front cross members extending between the pair of front end nodes;
- a rear bumper;
- a pair of tubular rear rails extending from the rear bumper;
- a pair of rear end nodes that couple the pair of tubular rear rails with the left center frame section and the right center frame section;
- one or more rear cross members extending between the pair of rear end nodes;
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- the left center frame section, the right center frame section, the pair of front end nodes, and the pair of rear end nodes forming an outer peripheral frame.
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A motor vehicle body comprising:
- an upper body;
- and
- an underbody, wherein the underbody comprises:
- a scalable battery sub-assembly configured to hold a battery pack of different sizes, the battery sub-assembly comprising a cover and body, the body having a sidewall forming a battery cavity;
- a scaleable outer peripheral frame forming an opening configured to receive the battery sub-assembly;
- a front end for receiving a front drivetrain, the front end being configured to be selectively lengthened or shortened for accommodating upper bodies of differing lengths;
- a rear end for receiving a rear drivetrain, the rear end being configured to be selectively lengthened or shortened for accommodating upper bodies of differing lengths, the scaleable outer peripheral frame being disposed between the front end and the rear end;
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- joints disposed along the scaleable outer peripheral frame for coupling to the upper body of the motor vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.