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US 2026/0225658 A1Published application
Adjustable wheelbase system
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operation LLC
InventorGarrick C. Zack
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Abstract
An adjustable wheelbase system including: guide tracks configured to be mounted to a vehicle; a front support assembly configured to be attached to, and move along, the guide tracks; a front motor system mounted to the front support assembly and configured to rotate front wheels of the vehicle; a rear support assembly configured to be attached to, and move along, the guide tracks; a rear motor system mounted to the rear support assembly and configured to rotate rear wheels of the vehicle; a battery system configured to power the front motor system and the rear motor system; and a controller.
Claims20
An adjustable wheelbase system comprising:
- guide tracks configured to be mounted to a vehicle;
- a front support assembly configured to be attached to, and move along, the guide tracks;
- a front motor system mounted to the front support assembly and configured to rotate front wheels of the vehicle;
- a rear support assembly configured to be attached to, and move along, the guide tracks;
- a rear motor system mounted to the rear support assembly and configured to rotate rear wheels of the vehicle;
- a battery system configured to power the front motor system and the rear motor system;
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- a controller configured to:
- control the front motor system to rotate the front wheels to move the front support assembly, and the front wheels in cooperation therewith, along the guide tracks between a front outboard position and a front inboard position;
- and
- control the rear motor system to rotate the rear wheels to move the rear support assembly, and the rear wheels in cooperation therewith, along the guide tracks between a rear outboard position and a rear inboard position.
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An adjustable wheelbase system comprising:
- guide tracks mounted to a vehicle;
- a front support assembly attached to the guide tracks and configured to move along the guide tracks;
- a first front motor mounted to the front support assembly and in cooperation with a first front wheel to rotate the first front wheel;
- a second front motor mounted to the front support assembly and in cooperation with a second front wheel to rotate the second front wheel;
- a front battery mounted to the front support assembly and configured to power the first front motor and the second front motor;
- a rear support assembly attached to the guide tracks and configured to move along the guide tracks;
- a first rear motor mounted to the rear support assembly and in cooperation with a first rear wheel to rotate the first rear wheel;
- a second rear motor mounted to the rear support assembly and in cooperation with a second rear wheel to rotate the second rear wheel;
- a rear battery mounted to the rear support assembly and configured to power the first rear motor and the second rear motor;
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- a controller configured to:
- control the first front motor to rotate the first front wheel and control the second front motor to rotate the second front wheel to move the front support assembly, and both the first front wheel and the second front wheel in cooperation therewith, along the guide tracks between a front outboard position and a front inboard position;
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- control the first rear motor to rotate the first rear wheel and control the second front motor to rotate the second rear wheel to move the rear support assembly, and both the first rear wheel and the second rear wheel in cooperation therewith, along the guide tracks between a rear outboard position and a rear inboard position.
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An adjustable wheelbase system of a trailer, the adjustable wheelbase system comprising:
- guide tracks mounted to the trailer;
- a front support assembly attached to, and configured to move along, the guide tracks;
- a front motor system mounted to the front support assembly and in cooperation with front wheels of the trailer to rotate the front wheels;
- a front battery mounted to the front support assembly and configured to power the front motor system;
- a rear support assembly attached to, and configured to move along, the guide tracks;
- a rear motor system mounted to the rear support assembly and in cooperation with rear wheels of the trailer to rotate the rear wheels;
- a rear battery mounted to the rear support assembly and configured to power the rear motor system;
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- a controller configured to:
- control the front motor system to rotate the front wheels to move the front support assembly, and the front wheels in cooperation therewith, along the guide tracks between a front outboard position and a front inboard position;
- and
- control the rear motor system to rotate the rear wheels to move the rear support assembly, and the rear wheels in cooperation therewith, along the guide tracks between a rear outboard position and a rear inboard position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.