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US 2026/0054533 A1Published application
Electric vehicle with internal winch
AssigneeFca US LLC
InventorsChristopher C. Kennedy, Brian M. Swanson, Richard S. Silbert
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Abstract
An electric vehicle includes a vehicle substructure, vehicle body panels coupled to the vehicle substructure, a compartment bounded on multiple sides by the vehicle body panels, a winch received within the compartment, and a winch base coupled to the winch and to the vehicle substructure to support the winch during operation of the winch. The winch includes a cable that extends through an opening formed in one of the vehicle body panels so that the cable is accessible from an outside of the vehicle.
Claims19
An electric vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle substructure;
- vehicle body panels coupled to the vehicle substructure;
- a compartment bounded on multiple sides by the vehicle body panels;
- a winch received within the compartment, the winch including a cable that extends through an opening formed in one of the vehicle body panels so that the cable is accessible from an outside of the vehicle;
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- a winch base coupled to the winch and to the vehicle substructure to support the winch during operation of the winch.
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An electric vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle substructure including a pair of spaced apart rails extending in a fore-aft direction;
- vehicle body panels coupled to the vehicle substructure, the vehicle body panels including a front fascia, a pair of side panels on opposite sides of the front fascia and a hood of the vehicle;
- a front compartment bounded on multiple sides by the vehicle body panels;
- an electric drive module received in the front compartment and connected to the vehicle substructure and arranged to provide propulsive force for the vehicle;
- a winch received within the front compartment;
- a cable coupled to the winch, the cable extending through an opening formed in the front fascia;
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- a winch base coupled to the winch and to both of the rails.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.