Systems, methods, and devices for an automobile door or window

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10858049-B2
Application number	US-201916359886-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 20, 2019
Priority date	Dec 30, 2015
Publication date	Dec 8, 2020
Grant date	Dec 8, 2020

Abstract

Systems, methods, and devices for a vehicle door or window are disclosed herein. A vehicle includes a vehicle body and a cabin located within the body of the vehicle, wherein the cabin includes an interior that is configured to accommodate at least one person. The vehicle includes at least one seat located in the interior of the cabin that is configured for seating a user. The vehicle includes at least one door that provides ingress and egress to the interior of the cabin of the vehicle, and the at least one door is located with respect to the body such that the door opens to provide ingress and egress into the cabin from a backside of the seat.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle comprising:
a body comprising a front end and a rear end;
a plurality of front wheels located proximally with respect to the body and a plurality of rear wheels located distally with respect to the body, wherein the front wheels comprise a first rear most location that is a first distance from the front end of the body and a second front most location that is a second distance from the front end of the body, wherein the first distance is greater than the second distance;
a cabin located within the body, wherein the cabin comprises an interior with at least one seat located in the interior that is configured for seating at least one person;
wherein a majority of the at least one seat is located within the first distance of the front wheels; and
a door having a foremost portion that is both adjacent to a front wheel well and that is disposed behind the rear most location of the front wheels;
wherein the door is the foremost door providing ingress or egress into the interior of the cabin.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the body of the vehicle comprises a plurality of front wheel wells, including the front wheel well, that correspond to the plurality of front wheels, wherein the front wheel wells comprise a front most portion and a rear most portion with a horizontal distance therebetween, wherein the entirety of the at least one seat is located within the horizontal distance of the front wheel wells.

3. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the door provides ingress and egress to the interior of the cabin, wherein the door is located with respect to the body, such that the door opens to provide ingress and egress into the cabin from a backside of the at least one seat.

4. The vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the body of the vehicle comprises an opening having a width and a height that corresponds with the door, wherein there is no seat inside the cabin that obstructs the width of the opening.

5. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle is an electric vehicle comprising a plurality of electric motors and a plurality of gear trains that each correspond with each of the plurality of electric motors.

6. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle comprises a combustion engine configured to generate power by using combustion energy of fuel.

7. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the door is the only door that provides ingress and egress to the interior of the cabin of the vehicle.

8. The vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the door is located on a driver's side of the vehicle.

9. The vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the door is located on a passenger's side of the vehicle.

10. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a second door, wherein the first door and the second door each provide ingress and egress to the interior of the cabin of the vehicle.

11. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein at least one of the first door or the second door slides on an upper track, a mid-track, and a lower track located externally on the body of the vehicle to open and close the at least one door.

12. The vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the at least one of the first door or the second door moves outward with respect to the body and backward with respect to the at least one seat as the door is moved to an open position.

13. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the first door is located on a driver's side of the vehicle and the second door is located on a passenger's side of the vehicle.

14. The vehicle of claim 11 , wherein an activation signal turns on a drive motor to pull the at least one of the first door and the second door open and closed.

15. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the door provides ingress and egress to the interior of the cabin of the vehicle and wherein the door is hinged at one end and attached to the body of the vehicle to open and close the door.

16. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the door provides ingress and egress to the interior of the cabin of the vehicle and wherein the door is the foremost door providing ingress or egress into the interior of the cabin.

17. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the door provides ingress and egress to the interior of the cabin of the vehicle and wherein there is no additional door that is located in front of the at least one door providing ingress or egress into the interior of the cabin.

18. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the door provides ingress and egress to the interior of the cabin of the vehicle and wherein the door comprises a peak load sensor configured to sense a threshold, such that when a load on the door is higher than the threshold a control unit reverses the direction of the door and keeps the door from closing.

19. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the door provides ingress and egress to the interior of the cabin of the vehicle and wherein the door is located approximately at a midpoint of the body of the vehicle to provide ingress and egress into the cabin.

20. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle is a semi-truck.

21. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle is an electric driven class 7 semi-truck.

22. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle is an electric driven class 8 semi-truck.

23. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle further comprises a sleeper within the cabin.

24. The vehicle of claim 23 , wherein the sleeper comprises a bunk bed, a refrigerator having a volume that is at least 15 cubic feet, a table, and a microwave oven.

25. The vehicle of claim 23 , wherein the door provides ingress and egress to the interior of the cabin of the vehicle and wherein entry into the cabin of the vehicle provides full access to the at least one seat and the sleeper simultaneously.

26. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein an opening into the cabin comprises a height that is at least six feet five inches.

27. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the cabin comprises a driver's seat and a passenger's seat, wherein access to either of the driver's seat or the passenger's seat is provided between the passenger's seat and the driver's seat.

28. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle further comprises at least one full-size step and at least one hand hold to provide at least two points of leverage and for access and entry into the interior of the cabin.

29. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein there are two steps and two hand holds that provide four points of leverage for entry into the interior of the cabin, such that a user enters into the cabin facing forward.

30. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle 1 s a hybrid vehicle comprising electrical and combustion components.

Assignees

• Nikola Corp

Inventors

• Milton Trevor R
• Jennes Steve
• Scholten Markus

Classifications

• B60N2/005

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• Y10S903/906

  Motor or generator · CPC title

• B60N3/008

  of beds · CPC title

• E05F15/70

  with automatic actuation · CPC title

• Y02T10/70

  Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries · CPC title