User-assemblable vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10843744-B2
Application number	US-201916373469-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 2, 2019
Priority date	Dec 11, 2018
Publication date	Nov 24, 2020
Grant date	Nov 24, 2020

Abstract

A user-assemblable vehicle including: a platform module forming a bottom surface of the vehicle, and including a floor part provided with a power driving part and front and rear wheel parts provided on front and rear parts of the floor part, respectively; a front module coupled to a front part of the platform module to form a front part of the vehicle; a rear module coupled to a rear part of the platform module to form a rear part of the vehicle; and a cabin module having a space for accommodating passengers, being coupled to a rear end of the front module at a front end and coupled to a front end of the rear module at a rear end, and supported by the floor part of the platform module at a lower end when the cabin module slides from a side to an opposite side of the vehicle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A user-assemblable vehicle comprising:
a platform module configured to a bottom surface of the vehicle and including a floor part provided with a power driving part and front and rear wheel parts provided on front and rear parts of the floor part, respectively;
a front module configured to be coupled to a front part of the platform module to form a front part of the vehicle;
a rear module configured to be coupled to a rear part of the platform module to form a rear part of the vehicle; and
a cabin module having a space therein for accommodating passengers, wherein the cabin module is configured to be coupled to the front module and the rear module, wherein the cabin module comprises a front end is configured to be coupled to a rear end of the front module and a rear end configured to be coupled to a front end of the rear module, wherein the cabin module is wherein the cabin module is configured to slide over the platform module from a side to an opposite side of the vehicle to be coupled to the platform module such that the cabin module is supported by the floor part of the platform module.

2. The user-assemblable vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the front module is provided with a front wheel housing corresponding to the front wheel part of the platform module, and the rear module is provided with a rear wheel housing corresponding to the rear wheel part of the platform module.

3. The user-assemblable vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the front module is selected from a front module group including a plurality of front modules having different shapes and is coupled to the front part of the platform module, wherein each of the plurality of front modules of different shapes have the rear end to be coupled with the front end of the cabin module.

4. The user-assemblable vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the rear module is selected from a rear module group including a plurality of rear modules having different shapes and is coupled to the rear part of the platform module, wherein each of the plurality of rear modules of different shapes have the front end to be coupled with the rear end of the cabin module.

5. The user-assemblable vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the cabin module is selected from a cabin module group including a plurality of cabin modules having different shapes and is supported by the floor part of the platform module, wherein each of the plurality of cabin modules of different shapes have the front end to be coupled with the rear end of the front module and the rear end to be coupled with the front end of the rear module.

6. The user-assemblable vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the rear part of the front module extends upward from a lower end thereof and includes a first part inclined toward a front end of the vehicle and a second part extending upward from an upper end of the first part and inclined toward a rear end of the vehicle, and the front end of the cabin module is configured to correspond to the first and second parts, so that the front end of the cabin module fits at the rear end of the front module when the cabin module is slidingly assembled.

7. The user-assemblable vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the front part of the rear module extends upward from a lower end thereof and includes a third part inclined toward the rear end of the vehicle and a fourth part extending upward from an upper end of the third part and inclined toward a front end of the vehicle, and the rear end of the cabin module is formed to correspond to the third and fourth parts, so that the rear end of the cabin module fits at the front end of the rear module when the cabin module is slidingly assembled.

8. The user-assemblable vehicle of claim 1 , wherein a side part of the cabin module includes a front seat door and a rear seat door, and when the cabin module is assembled, a front end of the front seat door and a rear end of the rear seat door fit at the rear end of the front module and the front end of the rear module, respectively.

9. The user-assemblable vehicle of claim 1 , wherein a rail structure is provided between the rear end of the front module and the front end of the cabin module or between the front end of the rear module and the rear end of the cabin module, so that the cabin module is slidingly assembled.

10. The user-assemblable vehicle of claim 9 , wherein the rail structure comprises a front insertion rail provided at the rear end of the front module in a width direction of the vehicle, and a front protrusion provided at the front end of the cabin module, so that the front protrusion is inserted in and slides along the front insertion rail.

11. The user-assemblable vehicle of claim 9 , wherein the rail structure comprises a rear insertion rail is provided at the front end of the rear module in a width direction of the vehicle, and a rear protrusion is provided at the rear end of the cabin module, so that the rear protrusion is inserted in and slides along the rear insertion rail.

12. The user-assemblable vehicle of claim 9 , wherein the rail structure includes a protrusion and an insertion rail, the protrusion is provided with a protruding neck and a flange extending from an end of the neck, and the insertion rail is provided with a through hole in which the neck is inserted and slides and with a guide groove extending from the through hole to allow the flange to be inserted and slide.

13. The user-assemblable vehicle of claim 1 , wherein a first power connector and a first data connector are provided on a side of the cabin module, and a second power connector and a second data connector are provided on a side of the platform module, and the first and second power connectors and the first and second data connectors of the cabin module and the platform module are interlocked when the cabin module is slidingly coupled, so that power and data are interchanged between the cabin module and the platform module.

14. The user-assemblable vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the first power connector and the first data connector of the cabin module are provided on a lower end of the side of the cabin module, and the second power connector and the second data connector of the platform module are provided on an upper end of the side of the platform module.

15. The user-assemblable vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the first power connector and the first data connector of the cabin module are provided on a first connector body that is formed as a single body, and the second power connector and the second data connector of the platform module are provided on a second connector body that is formed as a single body.

16. The user-assemblable vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the first connector body has a protrusion at a center thereof, the first power connector is provided on the protrusion and the first data connector is provided outside the protrusion, the second connector body has a recess groove into which the protrusion is inserted, and the second power connector is provided in the recess groove and the second data connector is provided outside the recess groove.

17. The user-assemblable vehicle of claim 16 , wherein a sealer is provided between an outer surface of the protrusion and an inner surface of the recess groove, so that the first power connector and the second power connector are sealed from an outside when the first connector body and the second connector body are coupled to each other.

18. A method of assembling the user-assemblable vehicle of claim 1 , the method comprising:
placing the front module and the rear module over the platform module;
coupling the front module an

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Cha Dong Eun
• Hwang Jin Ho
• Lee Sang Heon

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

• B62D23/00

  Combined superstructure and frame, i.e. monocoque constructions ({having impact absorbing means B62D21/15; } superstructure {or monocoque structure} sub-units {or parts or details thereof} B62D25/00 {; characterised by the material thereof B62D29/00}) · CPC title

• B60Y2410/125

  Bounded parts · CPC title

• B62D63/025 Primary

  Modular vehicles (superstructures for busses having modular sections B62D31/025) · CPC title

• B62D25/08

  Front or rear portions {(sub-frames for mounting engine or suspensions B62D21/11)} · CPC title