Method for producing a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10501134-B2
Application number	US-201815876474-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 22, 2018
Priority date	Feb 15, 2017
Publication date	Dec 10, 2019
Grant date	Dec 10, 2019

Abstract

A method for producing a motor vehicle having a body shell that includes a platform composed of metal and a vehicle body composed of metal which is fitted on the platform. The method includes producing, separately from a remainder of the body shell, a main floor module that includes a main floor of the body shell and at least one drive-specific component, and attaching the main floor module to an already dip-coated platform and/or to an already dip-coated vehicle body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for producing a motor vehicle having a body shell that includes a platform composed of metal and a vehicle body composed of metal which is fitted on the platform, the method comprising:
producing, separately from a remainder of the body shell, a main floor module that includes a main floor of the body shell and at least one drive-specific component;
assembling attachment parts on one or more of the platform or the vehicle body, after the dip coating, such that an assembly fitter or an assembly tool may utilize accessibility to an interior of the motor vehicle through an open floor of the body shell; and
attaching the main floor module to one or more of an already dip-coated platform or an already dip-coated vehicle body.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein attaching main floor module comprises attaching, in an assembly line, one or more of the main floor module to the already dip-coated platform, the already dip-coated body, or an already top coated vehicle body.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein at the time of attaching the main floor module to the remainder of the body shell, the main floor module comprises one or more of a carpet on the upper side of the main floor or at least one assembled car seat.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the platform, the vehicle body, or the main floor module is/are stored after the dip coating and before the attaching of the main floor module to the remainder of the body shell.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one drive-specific component comprises a shallow storage device.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the shallow storage device comprises one or more of a drive battery or a drive shaft for a combustion engine drive, an electric drive, a hybrid drive, or an alternative drive.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the shallow storage device comprises a cover to cover the shallow storage device and also form the main floor of the body shell such that there is no clearance between the cover and the main floor.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising attaching the main floor module to the platform in an assembly direction from above or from below.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising, after the attaching of the main floor module to the platform, attaching body modules for forming the vehicle body.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the body modules comprise one or more of a side panel module, a roof module, or a rear closure module.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the body modules are already equipped, at the time of attaching to the platform, with one or more of interior trims, electric cables, carpets, or handles.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising attaching the main floor module to a vehicle body having an already attached platform in an assembly direction from below.

13. A method for manufacturing a group of motor vehicles that includes at least a first motor vehicle and a second motor vehicle, the method comprising:
producing, separately from a remainder of the body shell, a main floor module that includes a main floor of the body shell and at least one drive-specific component; and
attaching the main floor module to one or more of an already dip-coated platform or an already dip-coated vehicle body,
wherein identical main floor modules are attached to one or more of different platforms or different bodies of the first motor vehicle and the second motor vehicle.

14. A method for manufacturing a group of motor vehicles, the method comprising:
producing, for each motor vehicle in the group, separately from a remainder of the body shell, a main floor module that includes a main floor of the body shell and at least one drive-specific component;
assembling, for each motor vehicle in the group, attachment parts on one or more of the platform or the vehicle body, after the dip coating, such that an assembly fitter or an assembly tool may utilize accessibility to an interior of the motor vehicle through an open floor of the body shell;
attaching, for each motor vehicle in the group, the main floor module to one or more of an already dip-coated platform or an already dip-coated vehicle body,
wherein different main floor modules are attached to one or more of identical platforms or identical bodies of each motor vehicle in the group.

Assignees

• Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik Ag & Co Kg

Inventors

• Erlacher Manuel
• Hoermann Reinhard
• Planka Franz
• Zachnegger Harald

Classifications

• B62D65/02 Primary

  Joining sub-units or components to, or positioning sub-units or components with respect to, body shell or other sub-units or components · CPC title

• B60L50/64

  Constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles · CPC title

• B60K2001/0438

  Arrangement under the floor · CPC title

• B62D25/2009

  in connection with other superstructure subunits · CPC title

• B62D65/06

  the sub-units or components being doors, windows, openable roofs, lids, bonnets, or weather strips or seals therefor {(assembling sealing arrangements with vehicle parts, e.g. doors, windows B60J10/45)} · CPC title