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US 2021/0179202 A1Published application
Systems, methods, and devices for an automobile door or window
AssigneeNikola Corporation
InventorsTrevor R. Milton, Stephen Jennes, Markus Scholten
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Abstract
A trailer truck is the combination of a truck and one or more trailers used to haul freight. A trailer attaches to the truck via a trailer coupling (hitch), with much of its weight borne by the truck. The result is that both the truck and the trailer will have a distinctly different design than a rigid truck and trailer. Exemplary vehicles are provided, such as heavy duty trucks having truck bodies with improved aerodynamic characteristics, including improved drag coefficients.
Claims20
A vehicle, comprising:
- a body comprising a nose section, a windshield, and a roof, wherein the nose section comprises an upper portion and a lower portion;
- a cabin located within the body, the cabin comprising a seat;
- a door comprising a width for providing ingress and egress to and from the cabin;
- and
- a bisecting plane that bisects a width of the vehicle,
- wherein the lower portion defines a first slope angle taken from vertical and that lies in the bisecting plane,
- wherein the upper portion defines a second slope angle taken from vertical and that lies in the bisecting plane,
- wherein the windshield defines a third slope angle taken from vertical and that lies in the bisecting plane,
- wherein the roof defines a fourth slope angle taken from vertical and that lies in the bisecting plane,
- wherein the first slope angle, the second slope angle, the third slope angle, and the fourth slope angle progressively increase from the first slope angle to the fourth slope angle, and
- wherein a majority of the width of the door is unobstructed by the seat.
8 more elements
A vehicle, comprising:
- a body comprising a nose section, a windshield, and a roof, wherein the nose section comprises an upper portion and a lower portion;
- a cabin located within the body, the cabin comprising a seat and a sleeper;
- a door comprising a width located on the body for providing ingress and egress to and from the cabin;
- and
- a bisecting plane that bisects a width of the vehicle,
- wherein the lower portion defines a first slope angle taken from vertical and that lies in the bisecting plane,
- wherein the upper portion defines a second slope angle taken from vertical and that lies in the bisecting plane,
- wherein the windshield defines a third slope angle taken from vertical and that lies in the bisecting plane,
- wherein the roof defines a fourth slope angle taken from vertical and that lies in the bisecting plane,
- wherein the first slope angle is less than the second slope angle, the second slope angle is less than the third slope angle, and the third slope angle is less than the fourth slope angle, and
- wherein a majority of the width of the door is unobstructed by the seat.
8 more elements
A vehicle, comprising:
- a body;
- a cabin located within the body, the cabin comprising a seat;
- a first door comprising a width located on the body for providing ingress and egress to and from the cabin;
- and
- a front wheel well comprising a frontmost portion and a rearmost portion, the front wheel well defining a first distance between the frontmost portion of the front wheel well and the rearmost portion of the front wheel well,
- wherein an entirety of the seat is located within the first distance, and
- wherein a majority of the width of the first door is unobstructed by the seat.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.