Electric vehicle with axle modules

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022041042-A1
Application number	US-202117394518-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 5, 2021
Priority date	Aug 5, 2020
Publication date	Feb 10, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

The disclosure relates to an electric vehicle for the transportation of persons and/or loads, having a frame structure and axle modules which are coupled to the frame structure, a front axle module and a rear axle module, to which in each case the wheels are coupled kinematically, at least one of the axle modules having a drive and an energy source. One of the axle modules has four suspension points for the attachment by means of elastic bearings to the frame structure, in each case, two suspension points forming a pair, and the pairs lying at different heights in the motor vehicle vertical direction.

First claim

1 - 11 . (canceled)

12 . An electric vehicle for the transportation of persons or loads, comprising:
a frame structure; axle modules coupled to the frame structure, wherein the axle modules comprise a front axle module and a rear axle module, at least one of the axle modules has a drive or an energy source, at least one of the axle modules has two pairs of suspension points for attachment to the frame structure, and each of the two pairs of suspension points are configured at different heights in a vertical direction of the vehicle; and wheels, wherein each wheel is kinematically coupled to the front axle module or the rear axle module.

13 . The electric vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein the at least one axle module has a battery carrier arranged centrally in the at least one axle module, and the battery carrier is an integral part of the axle module.

14 . The electric vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein the at least one axle module has an axle frame on a top portion of the axle module, and a first pair of the suspension points project laterally from the axle frame.

15 . The electric vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein the at least one axle module has an axle subframe in a lower region of the axle module.

16 . The electric vehicle according to claim 15 , wherein a second pair of the suspension points are on the axle subframe.

17 . The electric vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein a second pair of the suspension points are in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, on a side of the at least one axle module, and the side is opposite to a first pair of the suspension points.

18 . The electric vehicle according to claim 12 , further comprising a connecting line that connects a first pair of the suspension points to a second pair of the suspension points, in side view, through a wheel center point offset by ±100 millimeters (mm) with respect to the wheel center point in the vertical direction of the vehicle at the wheel center point or through a center of mass of a battery box.

19 . The electric vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein the at least one axle module has a wheel hub motor.

20 . The electric vehicle according to claim 13 , wherein the at least one axle module has a cooling structure for the battery carrier.

21 . The electric vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein the frame structure comprises a space frame.

22 . The electric vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein the two pairs of suspension points are oriented in the vertical direction of the vehicle and axially separated from one another.

23 . The electric vehicle according to claim 12 , further comprising elastic bearings for attaching the two pairs of suspension points to the frame structure.

24 . The electric vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein the at least one axle module has a transverse leaf spring.

Assignees

• Benteler Automobiltechnik Gmbh

Inventors

• Drabon Rodscha
• Reineke Hendrik
• Schmidtke Eiko
• Auer Peter
• Behm Jonathan
• Lepp Eugen
• Kletetzka Ivo

Classifications

• B62D63/025

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

• B62D21/11 Primary

  with resilient means for suspension {, e.g. of wheels or engine; sub-frames for mounting engine or suspensions} · CPC title

• Y02T10/70

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

• B60K2001/0416

  Arrangement in the rear part of the vehicle · CPC title

• B60K2001/0411

  Arrangement in the front part of the vehicle · CPC title