Abstract

An automobile or electric vehicle has a passenger cabin with a forward arrangement that maximizes interior passenger cabin space and can accommodate four tall passengers (e.g. having a height of up to 2.1 m). The automobile comprises a dashboard having a depth between a windshield touchdown location and a distal end of the dashboard of between about 1080 mm and about 1220 mm and a screen movable between a retracted driving position and an extended conference position relative to the dashboard.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60K 35/53 - Movable instruments, e.g. slidable
• B60H 3/00 - Other air-treating devices
• B60J 1/02 - WindowsWindscreensAccessories therefor arranged at the vehicle front
• B60K 35/22 - Display screens
• B60K 37/00 - Dashboards
• B60N 2/20 - Seats specially adapted for vehiclesArrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable the back-rest being tiltable, e.g. to permit easy access
• B60R 1/26 - Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles for viewing an area outside the vehicle, e.g. the exterior of the vehicle with a predetermined field of view to the rear of the vehicle
• B62D 1/183 - Steering columns yieldable or adjustable, e.g. tiltable adjustable between in-use and out-of-use positions, e.g. to improve access
• B62D 25/04 - Door pillars

Abstract

A dihedral door system for a four-door vehicle can include one or more front doors, front hinges, reverse opening rear doors, rear hinges, locking mechanisms, end-stop pads, actuation systems, and/or interlock safety systems. The front and rear doors can each include a door beam and a door shell. The front hinge can pivotably couple the front door to the front portion of the vehicle. The rear hinge pivotably couple the rear door to the rear portion of the vehicle. The front and rear doors can have dihedral movement paths corresponding to tilt angles of the front hinge and rear hinge. The locking mechanism can include strikers coupled to the doors and latch locks coupled to vehicle's body structure. The latch locks can be vertically offset and vertically aligned along the B-pillar of the body structure.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60J 5/04 - Doors arranged at the vehicle sides
• E05B 79/04 - Mounting of lock casings to the vehicle, e.g. to the wing
• E05B 83/36 - Locks for passenger or like doors
• E05C 1/00 - Fastening devices with bolts moving rectilinearly
• E05C 1/08 - Fastening devices with bolts moving rectilinearly with latching action
• E05D 3/12 - Hinges with pins with two or more pins with two parallel pins and one arm
• E05D 5/02 - Parts for attachment, e.g. flaps
• E05D 5/10 - Pins, sockets or sleevesRemovable pins
• E05D 7/06 - Hinges or pivots of special construction to allow tilting of the members
• E05F 5/12 - Braking devices, e.g. checksStopsBuffers specially for preventing the closing of a wing before another wing has been closed
• E05F 15/40 - Safety devices, e.g. detection of obstructions or end positions

Abstract

A composite body structure for a vehicle includes a body shell and one or more outer surface panels removably coupled to the body shell. The outer surface panels can include one or more of a front fender skin, rear fender skin, door skin, center pillar skin, rocker panel skin, and cant-rail skin. The outer surface panels can absorb external impacts to mitigate damage to the body shell. A space between the body shell and the outer surface panels can define a crumple gap. The crumple gap can be dimensioned to permit deformation of the outer surface panel without damage to the body shell. The outer surface panels can be removed from the body and replaced. The outer surface panels can be joined to the body shell via semi-structural adhesive, mechanical fasteners, and or pre-bonded seals.

IPC Classes  ?

• B62D 65/16 - Joining sub-units or components to, or positioning sub-units or components with respect to, body shell or other sub-units or components the sub-units or components being exterior fittings, e.g. bumpers, lights, wipers
• B60R 13/04 - Ornamental or guard stripsOrnamental inscriptive devices
• B60R 21/34 - Protecting non-occupants of a vehicle, e.g. pedestrians
• B62D 27/06 - Connections between superstructure sub-units readily releasable
• B62D 29/04 - Superstructures characterised by material thereof predominantly of synthetic material
• B62D 65/06 - Joining sub-units or components to, or positioning sub-units or components with respect to, body shell or other sub-units or components the sub-units or components being doors, windows, openable roofs, lids, bonnets, or weather strips or seals therefor

Abstract

A vehicle assembly method includes partial conveyor systems of a factory assembly line to move a vehicle assembly from a first position to a second position, wherein the vehicle assembly can self-propel autonomously at least partially of the factory assembly line. The vehicle assembly system may have self-quality control testing capabilities that provides component installation information to a server via wireless communication, wherein the server may determine a state in which the vehicle assembly is located with respect to the assembly line and instructions on a path to follow. The vehicle assembly can have sensors for implementation with the autonomous driving system and wirelessly communicates the sensors information to the server for obstacle detection and avoidance. The factory line can have sensors for implementation with obstacle avoidance and path instructions that are wirelessly transmitted to a server.

IPC Classes  ?

• B62D 65/02 - Joining sub-units or components to, or positioning sub-units or components with respect to, body shell or other sub-units or components

Abstract

e.g.e.g.e.g., walls, ceiling, garage door, other vehicles, individuals).

IPC Classes  ?

• E05F 15/73 - Power-operated mechanisms for wings with automatic actuation responsive to movement or presence of persons or objects
• E05F 15/77 - Power-operated mechanisms for wings with automatic actuation using wireless control
• E05F 15/43 - Detection using safety edges responsive to disruption of energy beams, e.g. light or sound

Abstract

A system and method for power actuation of doors or tailgate of a vehicle uses sensed information from sensors (e.g., ultrasonic sensors, proximity sensors) and cameras to provide a space map around the vehicle and indicate whether or how far the doors and/or tailgate can open (or close) without colliding with objects surrounding the vehicle (e.g., walls, ceiling, garage door, other vehicles, individuals).

IPC Classes  ?

• E05F 15/73 - Power-operated mechanisms for wings with automatic actuation responsive to movement or presence of persons or objects

Abstract

A modular frame for a vehicle has a central frame that is a single-piece (monolithic, seamless) and defines a passenger cabin with two passenger rows. A first front frame or a second front frame can be coupled to a front of the central frame. A first rear frame or a second rear frame can be coupled to a rear of the central frame. The first front frame and the first rear frame, when coupled to the central frame, can provide the chassis for a first vehicle design (e.g., a sedan). The second front frame and the second rear frame, when coupled to the central frame, can provide the chassis for a second vehicle design (e.g., a sports utility vehicle or SUV).

IPC Classes  ?

• B62D 21/18 - Understructures, i.e. chassis frame on which a vehicle body may be mounted characterised by the vehicle type and not provided for in groups
• B62D 29/00 - Superstructures characterised by material thereof
• B60K 1/04 - Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units of the electric storage means for propulsion

Abstract

An automobile or electric vehicle has a passenger cabin with a forward arrangement that maximizes interior passenger cabin space and can accommodate four tall passengers (e.g. having a height of up to 2.1m). The automobile comprises a dashboard having a depth between a windshield touchdown location and a distal end of the dashboard of between about 1080 mm and about 1220 mm and a screen movable between a retracted driving position and an extended conference position relative to the dashboard.

IPC Classes  ?

• B62D 25/00 - Superstructure sub-unitsParts or details thereof not otherwise provided for
• B62D 47/00 - Motor vehicles or trailers predominantly for carrying passengers
• B60K 35/00 - Instruments specially adapted for vehiclesArrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• B60K 37/00 - Dashboards
• B62D 1/183 - Steering columns yieldable or adjustable, e.g. tiltable adjustable between in-use and out-of-use positions, e.g. to improve access
• B60R 1/26 - Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles for viewing an area outside the vehicle, e.g. the exterior of the vehicle with a predetermined field of view to the rear of the vehicle
• B60H 3/06 - Filtering
• B60N 2/20 - Seats specially adapted for vehiclesArrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable the back-rest being tiltable, e.g. to permit easy access