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US 2022/0017166 A1Published application
Convey modular vehicle system and method of coupling
OwnerChristian A. DELISEinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a modular vehicle system and assembly thereof comprising a preassembled Body (Cabin Module) and a preassembled Chassis (Drive Module). More particularly, the present invention relates to the modular vehicle system allowing for the docking of a Cabin Module onto a Drive Module, and wherein Drive Modules can be seamlessly interchanged during the lifespan of the Cabin Module.
Claims17
A modular vehicle system comprising:
- a) a preassembled body, comprised of a Primary System Network and a Secondary System Network that can operate independently of each other, wherein the Primary System Network manages the driving interface, main controls, and power supply of the vehicle, and wherein the Secondary System Network;
- b) a preassembled chassis that connects to and can mate with the preassembled body via locking hardware;
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- c) a simplified network that allows for communication between and integration of the preassembled body and the preassembled chassis to form and operate as a single vehicle.
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A method of assembly of a modular vehicle system comprising:
- a) providing a modulator rig, comprised of wheel supports, support discs, and a drill system;
- b) placing a preassembled body atop the modulator on the support discs;
- c) introducing a preassembled chassis within the perimeter of the modulator rig and placing the wheels of the chassis within the wheel supports, aligning the chassis with the preassembled body, and raising the chassis via the wheel supports up to the body, lifting the body off the support discs;
- d) connecting the chassis to the body via a drill system, securing the chassis to the body, and connecting a communication network between the body and the chassis so that they can operate as a singular vehicle.
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A method of uncoupling a modular vehicle system comprising:
- a) providing a modulator rig, comprised of wheel supports, support discs, and a drill system;
- b) placing a preassembled body, connected to a preassembled chassis via assembly hardware and connecting ports, atop the modulator rig;
- c) using the drill system to unscrew the assembly hardware;
- d) decoupling the connecting ports;
- e) lowering the chassis from the body via the wheel supports while allowing the body to remain on the support discs;
- f) connecting the chassis to a control device;
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- g) removing the chassis off the modulator rig.
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The method of claim 15, wherein the wheel supports are hydraulic.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.