Vehicle subframe
AssigneeRivian IP Holdings, LLC
InventorsBarry Lett, Christophe Sartiaux, Allen Martin Orchard
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Abstract
A system can include a subframe section having a first subframe portion and a second subframe portion. The second subframe portion can couple with the first subframe portion at an angled interface having an angle relative to a horizontal plane. The angled interface can decouple the first subframe portion from the second subframe portion and cause the first subframe portion to move in a direction towards the second subframe portion based on the angle of the angled interface in response to a threshold force applied to the first subframe portion.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a subframe section having a first subframe portion and a second subframe portion;
- the second subframe portion coupled with the first subframe portion at an angled interface having an angle relative to a horizontal plane;
- and
- the angled interface configured to decouple the first subframe portion from the second subframe portion and cause the first subframe portion to move in a direction towards the second subframe portion based on the angle of the angled interface in response to a threshold force applied to the first subframe portion.
An electric vehicle, comprising:
- a subframe section having a first subframe portion and a second subframe portion;
- the second subframe portion coupled with the first subframe portion at an angled interface having an angle relative to a horizontal plane;
- and
- the angled interface configured to decouple the first subframe portion from the second subframe portion and cause the first subframe portion to move in a direction towards the second subframe portion based on the angle of the angled interface in response to a threshold force applied to the first subframe portion.
A method, comprising:
- coupling a first subframe portion of a subframe section with a second subframe portion of the subframe section at an angled interface having an angle relative to a horizontal plane;
- decoupling the first subframe portion from the second subframe portion at the angled interface in response to a threshold force applied to the first subframe portion;
- and
- causing the first subframe portion to move in a direction towards the second subframe portion based on the angle of the angled interface in response to the threshold force applied to the first subframe portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.