US 2026/0200305 A1 · Modular Spaceframe Configurations and Methods

Abstract

A modular spaceframe for a commercial vehicle, which includes a body module comprising a plurality of beams forming a zone of protection therein, within which may be battery packs in certain battery pack configurations, and may be held therein in part by a battery tray, which may form part of a skateboard-type platform. Also, a spaceframe for an autonomous drivable vehicle including a body module and a cockpit module having a driver workplace area that is convertible to a payload area by removing a modular bulkhead structure. Also, a method of modifying a spaceframe for an autonomous driving configuration by removing a modular bulkhead structure between a body module and a cockpit module to create space for an extra payload area and converting the driver workplace area into the extra payload area.

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Dependent claims

A modular spaceframe for a commercial vehicle, comprising;

a body module comprising a plurality of longitudinal beams, a plurality of lateral beams, and a plurality of vertical beams,
wherein each of the plurality of longitudinal beams is connected with at least one the plurality of lateral beams and of the plurality of vertical beams, and wherein each of the plurality of lateral beams is connected with at least one the plurality of longitudinal beams and with at least one of the plurality of vertical beams, and wherein each of the plurality of vertical beams is connected with at least one the plurality of longitudinal beams and with at least one of the plurality of lateral beams, and
wherein the pluralities of interconnected longitudinal beams, lateral beams, and vertical beams are configured to form one or more zones of protection laterally interior to the body module, the one or more zones of protection providing support for integration of a battery pack configuration within the one or more zones of protection.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Modular Spaceframe Configurations and Methods

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