231results about "Passenger vehicle superstructures" patented technology

A low floor electric bus includes a frame extending longitudinally from a front end to a rear end, the frame having two sidepieces and a plurality of crossmembers extending between and coupled to the sidepieces, wherein the frame has a central section positioned at a lower height relative to the front and / or rear sections. The bus further includes a battery pack mounted to the central section of the frame; a powertrain having an electric motor and a driveshaft, wherein the electric motor is mounted to the rear section of the frame behind a rear axle coupled to the frame and the driveshaft extends from the electric motor to the rear axle; and a cradle coupled to the front section of the frame. A mixed-material cabin is also provided. The cabin includes a passenger cabin with a floor, sidewalls, and ceiling having steel, ceramic, and composite components.

A modular vehicle is generally presented where the modular vehicle is generally configured to be rearranged into different driving, passenger, and storage configurations using a plurality of different modules that interface with a powered chassis. The vehicle may include a plurality of modules arranged on the powered chassis. The modules may vary in size and shape and may be configured to interface with the chassis. The powered chassis is designed to include all power and drivetrain components as well as the wheel connections and wheels, all within a generally flat platform that is intended to support the vehicle modules.

A foldable vehicle may include a chassis comprising a static support, a dynamic chassis frame that includes at least two substantially opposite frame parts and a folding mechanism for decreasing or increasing a distance between the at least two substantially opposite frame parts across a lateral axis of the vehicle between a folded state and an unfolded state; and a controller to control the folding mechanism.

A spaceframe for commercial vehicles is described. In embodiments, the spaceframe includes a body module and a cockpit module (incorporating a front module). In embodiments, the body module is divided into several modules such as a mid-module, a rear module, upper module, and a wheel arch module for modularity of the spaceframe.

A retrofitted bus featuring a progressive floor elevation system that gradually increases the height of modular flooring sections from front to rear, creating additional underfloor storage space and improving passenger visibility. The bus incorporates elevated passenger seating assemblies with rigid support structures and adjustable footrests for enhanced comfort and accessibility. The retrofitted stowage space may include insulation, climate control, and video monitoring systems. An engine safety cover, constructed from fire-resistant, thermally insulating, and structurally reinforced materials, integrates an extinguishing system for fire suppression. A swing-down egress mechanism at the rear of the bus serves as a structural component during normal operation and converts to an evacuation slide or stairs during emergencies.

A coupling structure of a vehicle body includes: a front vehicle body module fixed to a front portion of a lower vehicle body as a fixed portion; a rear vehicle body module having a predetermined shape as a variable portion, the rear vehicle body module being detachable from a rear portion of the lower vehicle body and the front vehicle body module; a roof coupling unit made of an aluminum extruded member and connecting the fixed portion roof structure of the front body module and the variable portion roof structure of the rear body module; and a floor coupling unit made of an aluminum extruded member and connecting the fixed part floor structure of the front vehicle body module and the variable part floor structure of the rear vehicle body module.

A retrofitted bus featuring a progressive floor elevation system that gradually increases the height of modular flooring sections from front to rear, creating additional underfloor storage space and improving passenger visibility. The bus incorporates elevated passenger seating assemblies with rigid support structures and adjustable footrests for enhanced comfort and accessibility. The retrofitted stowage space may include insulation, climate control, and video monitoring systems. An engine safety cover, constructed from fire-resistant, thermally insulating, and structurally reinforced materials, integrates an extinguishing system for fire suppression. A swing-down egress mechanism at the rear of the bus serves as a structural component during normal operation and converts to an evacuation slide or stairs during emergencies.

A side-impact crash structure may be positioned proximate an end of a vehicle to reduce impact forces imparted to an occupant during a side collision. The side-impact crash structure may include energy absorbers positioned on lateral sides of the vehicle between the passenger compartment and a longitudinal end of the vehicle. The energy absorbers may be configured to absorb impact forces over a limited ride-down distance (the distance over which the deceleration occurs) to prevent damage to both the occupants and one or more components or systems of the vehicle. The energy absorbers can be configured to deform along an oblique axis of the vehicle under a compressive force. The side-impact crash structure may include one or more load spreaders disposed between the energy absorbers that disperse the impact force to other portions of the vehicle.

An assembly type vehicle is configured not only to simplify an assembly process by enabling assembly of each portion through a sliding assembly structure, but also to enable manufacture of a vehicle tailored to meet diverse needs of users through a modular structure, securing assembly performance and productivity of the vehicle.

An energy absorbing structure positioned proximate a vehicle body and a battery housing reduces impact forces imparted to a battery during a side collision. The energy absorbing structure may include energy absorbers positioned on longitudinal sides of the vehicle between the vehicle body and the battery housing. The energy absorbers can represent one or more hollow tubes having a passage aligned with a vent of the battery housing to receive gas from the battery housing and redirect the gas to an area away from a passenger compartment or an exit of the vehicle.

An energy absorbing structure positioned proximate a vehicle body and a battery housing reduces impact forces imparted to a battery during a side collision. The energy absorbing structure may include energy absorbers positioned on longitudinal sides of the vehicle between the vehicle body and the battery housing. The energy absorbers can represent one or more hollow tubes having a passage aligned with a vent of the battery housing to receive gas from the battery housing and redirect the gas to an area away from a passenger compartment or an exit of the vehicle.

The utility model discloses an integrally-pressurized plateau manned pressurizing vehicle which comprises a chassis, a cabin, a pressurizing cabin body and a temperature and pressure control system. The chassis is a three-type chassis. Compared with a common multifunctional pressurizing vehicle which is developed from a truck chassis and integrates pressurizing, oxygen production and medical treatment, the multifunctional pressurizing vehicle has the advantages of being small in overall size, light in weight, better in vehicle maneuvering performance, lower in driving requirement for a driver and capable of being used for a large number of people. The high-altitude recuperating requirements of the driver riding space and the passenger riding space can be met at the same time, and the high-altitude recuperating problem of related personnel of the cab and the manned cabin during long-distance travel in the plateau area can be effectively solved. In addition, different from other pressurizing oxygen-generating medical vehicles, the pressurizing vehicle only provides a pressurizing function, is more beneficial to operation of personnel and stability of equipment, can avoid safety risks such as deflagration caused by oxygen supply, and is more suitable for being used as a long-distance travel tool for common people in plateau areas.

The utility model provides a passenger car body structure and a public bus, and belongs to the technical field of public buses, the passenger car body structure comprises a front wall framework, a rear wall framework, a left side coaming, a right side coaming, a top cover, a front wall skin, a rear wall upper skin and a rear wall headlamp skin. The left side coaming, the right side coaming and the top cover are all carbon fiber composite boards. The front wall skin, the rear wall upper skin and the rear wall headlamp skin are all carbon fiber composite boards. The steel skins fixed on the front wall framework and the rear wall framework are replaced by the carbon fiber composite plates, so that compared with carbon fiber composite materials only used in the left side coaming, the right side coaming and the top cover, the weight of the body of the passenger car or the coach can be further reduced, the strength and the rigidity of the body are not affected, and meanwhile, the weight of the passenger car or the coach can be reduced. And the lightweight degree of the whole vehicle can be further improved.

A passenger transport system and a method for transporting a passenger include a cabin transported by a transport vehicle, the cabin accommodating at least one passenger. The transport vehicle and the cabin are coupled and decoupled such that the cabin is transported when coupled to the transport vehicle. The passenger transport system also has a movement device attached to a building and which is coupled to and decoupled from the cabin. The cabin, when coupled to the movement device, is moved relative to the building by the movement device on a first main movement path and on a second main movement path.

The present invention discloses a three wheeler passenger vehicle which provides first of a kind head room curvature for drivers and passengers The present invention provides a spacious head room arrangement wherein U-pipe (7) is connected to the umbrella set (8) and H-pipe (3). The embodiment enhances air circulation for passengers and provides robust base for top hood (5). Accordingly, the present invention provides superior vehicle height (2) with sturdy floor (6) and spacious passenger unit (4). Hence, the present invention is economical with luxurious sitting facility.

A vehicle body frame includes a lower frame fixed to a floor of a vehicle to define a lower region of an internal space in the vehicle, a roof frame connected to an upper portion of the lower frame to define an upper region of the internal space, configured to slid in a vertical direction of the vehicle with respect to the lower frame, to expand the internal space upwards when the roof frame slides upwards, a lower door frame forming a lower portion of a vehicle door, and an upper door frame connected to the lower door frame to form an upper portion of the vehicle door, and configured to slid together with the roof frame to expand the vehicle door upwards when the roof frame slides upwards.

The utility model discloses an intelligent positioning sightseeing vehicle based on vehicle background management system, including sightseeing vehicle main part, its both sides are equipped with protection mechanism respectively, is equipped with the drive mechanism for driving protection mechanism to realize the drive mechanism of rising protection and falling storage on the sightseeing vehicle main part, through setting up the protection mechanism of liftable on the both sides of sightseeing vehicle main part, and the switching of protection state is realized to cooperation drive mechanism, effectively made up the problem of the existing sightseeing vehicle lateral protection loss, protection mechanism adopts cross diagonal bracing structure and sliding connection mode, can realize rising protection and falling storage flexibly while guaranteeing the protection effect, both avoid the security risk of passenger when the vehicle is not stable arbitrarily getting off, also do not affect the normal vehicle passenger operation, the collaborative design of drive mechanism and protection mechanism makes the switching of protection state convenient and efficient, does not need manual operation, improves the use convenience.

To prevent a worker from interfering with a striker.SOLUTION: A striker structure 10 is attached to a trunk structure 4 of a vehicle 1 and engages with a catcher 11 provided at an upper end 3U of a trunk lid 3 in a closed state of the trunk lid 3 to maintain the closed state of the trunk lid 3. The striker structure 10 includes: a striker part 12 which protrudes downward from an upper edge 7U of an opening 2A of a trunk chamber 2 and engages with the catcher 11 in the closed state of the trunk lid 3; a handrail part 13 which is connected to a lower end of the striker part 12, forms a rod-like shape extending to the inner side in a vehicle width direction along a ceiling surface of the trunk chamber 2, and is used to assist operation of a worker who works in the trunk chamber 2; and a cover member 14 which is formed by a cushioning material and covers an outer periphery of the hand rail part 13 along the vehicle width direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

The invention relates to a passenger transport system and to a method for transporting a passenger. The passenger transport system (10) is provided for a cab (16a, 16b, 16c, 16d), which can be transported by a transport vehicle (22a, 22b, 22c), for receiving at least one passenger (18). The transport vehicle (22a, 22b, 22c) and the cab (16a, 16b, 16c, 16d) can be coupled and decoupled such that the cab (16a, 16b, 16c, 16d) can be transported by the transport vehicle (22a, 22b, 22c) when the cab is coupled to the transport vehicle (22a, 22b, 22c). The passenger transport system (10) has a movement device (14) which is attached to a building (12), and the movement device (14) and the cab (16a, 16b, 16c, 16d) can be coupled and decoupled such that the cab (16a, 16b, 16c, 16d) can be moved relative to the aforementioned building (12) by the movement device (14) on a first main movement path (36) when the cab is coupled to the movement device (14). The movement device (14) has an auxiliary movement path (48) for the cab (16a, 16b, 16c, 16d). The auxiliary movement path (48) branches off from the main movement path (38) and is designed and arranged such that the auxiliary movement path can receive at least one cab (16a, 16b, 16c, 16d) such that when the cab (16a, 16b, 16c, 16d) is received by the corresponding auxiliary movement path (48), the main movement path (38) from which the corresponding auxiliary movement path (48) branches off can be used by another cab (16a, 16b, 16c, 16d).

In one aspect, a rear facing seat mounting partition structure includes a partition assembly configured to mount a rear facing seat that is disposed toward a rear of a vehicle body, the partition assembly including a partition outer portion connected to a center pillar portion of the vehicle body, a partition lower portion configured to be connected to a floor portion of the vehicle body, and a partition inner portion. The structure further includes a pole assembly configured to be mounted on a roof portion of the vehicle body and the floor portion of the vehicle body and configured to support the partition inner portion of the partition assembly and a partition side assembly connected to the pole assembly and the floor portion of the vehicle body.

An electric vehicle includes several features to improve ride sharing and / or parcel delivery services. The vehicle includes electric motor (s) and / or auxiliary system (s) disposed along or below the floor to increase the size of the cabin without increasing the overall size of the vehicle. The passenger seat is foldable and movable to provide a continuous cargo space. The side door includes an integrally formed B-pillar to provide a larger opening on the side of the vehicle when the side door is open for both a driver and a passenger to access. Each wheel includes an electroactive suspension system to tilt the vehicle in different directions to facilitate easier access and / or loading and unloading of cargo. A vehicle includes a user interface system to assist a driver in a parcel delivery service. The vehicle is also connected to a trailer that provides electric propulsion and active steering.

The present disclosure relates to a full-load passenger car body structure including a roof frame, a side wall frame, a rear frame and an underframe. The side wall frame is enclosed to form an accommodating space, the roof frame is disposed on an upper part of the side wall frame, and the underframe is disposed on a lower part of the side wall frame, where a plurality of reinforcing members are disposed on the underframe and used for reinforcing connection strength of the underframe. Therefore, the connection strength of the underframe is reinforced by disposing the plurality of reinforcing members on the underframe, thereby increasing the strength of the full-load passenger car body structure, and the structure is simple and light without reinforcement, so that the overall weight of the full-load passenger car body structure can be reduced while meeting the requirements for carrying capacity of the underframe.

It is provided a modular braking device (1), suitable for being installed on a system (2) of modular vehicles, the system (2) comprising at least two vehicles (21, 22) detachably connectable to each other, wherein the vehicles (21, 22) when connected to form the system (2) form a rigid train without relative rotations between the vehicles (21, 22), wherein each of the vehicles (21, 22) includes a braking system (3) which can be activated by control means (4) accessible by a user, and comprising on each of the vehicles (21, 22), connection means (41) of the controls (4) to a transmission bar (42) of the braking control, the transmission bar (42) extending for the length of the vehicles (21, 22), and wherein the bars (42) of the vehicles (21, 22) are connected when the vehicles (21, 22) are connected to form said system (2) of modular vehicles.

The utility model provides a bus with a carbon fiber body, which comprises a whole bus framework and a bus body, the bus body is integrally formed by carbon fibers, and the whole bus framework comprises a main support frame, a first side wall cross bar and a second side wall cross bar and is connected with the side wall of the bus body through a connecting component. The vehicle body is formed by a carbon fiber structure, so that the whole vehicle body is lighter, meanwhile, the structural strength of the carbon fiber vehicle body is better, the whole vehicle framework and the vehicle body can be conveniently disassembled and assembled through a bolt and nut connecting mode, secondary utilization and effective replacement can be achieved, and the surface does not need an electrophoresis process; and meanwhile, the problem that in a traditional welding mode, welding seams are prone to corrosion, and consequently the structural damage speed is high is solved, and by cooperation with the first side wall transverse rod, the second side wall transverse rod, the longitudinal rod, the lower supporting beam, the reinforcing piece and other structures, supporting of the connecting face of the vehicle body side wall and the stability of connecting joints are enhanced.

The invention relates to the technical field of vehicle manufacturing, in particular to application of a sandwich structure component on a double-deck bus body. According to the technical scheme, the double-layer bus body is formed by combining a top cover, a middle plate and a bottom plate through an interlayer structure, the core is that cooperation of light weight and high stability is achieved through multiple connecting structures and high-strength materials, and accurate positioning of the top cover and the bottom plate is achieved through connecting ribs on the two sides of the middle plate through limiting blocks in mounting grooves; reinforcing pieces and bolts are matched to reinforce the supporting strength; the two sides of the top cover are doubly fixedly connected with the side plates through adhesives and mechanical clamping grooves to form a side face frame; the middle plate and the connecting rib are stably locked through an inclined block extrusion structure of the second connecting piece; honeycomb-shaped aluminum alloy core materials are arranged in the top cover, the middle plate and the bottom plate, the assembling and maintaining efficiency is improved through the layered detachable design, the mechanical property of the honeycomb core materials and the stability of multiple connection are utilized, the deformability is enhanced while the dead weight of the whole vehicle is reduced, and wind resistance and vibration noise are reduced.

The invention discloses an aluminum alloy vehicle body framework which comprises a vehicle body base frame, the vehicle body base frame comprises a plurality of bearing main frames, the bearing main frames are arranged in the length direction of a vehicle body, the plurality of bearing main frames are arranged in parallel, and the plurality of bearing main frames are sequentially provided with a plurality of positioning mounting frames from one end to the other end; the plurality of bearing main frames are fixedly connected through the plurality of positioning mounting frames; the multiple bearing main frames and the multiple positioning mounting frames form a vehicle body, and the front wheel frames, the second treading frames and the rear wheel frames are sequentially arranged on the two sides of the vehicle body from the front end to the rear end. According to the aluminum alloy vehicle body framework, through the cooperative design of multiple structures, the overall structural strength of the vehicle body framework is effectively guaranteed, the overall structure is stable and firm, the structure is compact, aluminum alloy materials are used for replacing steel to serve as manufacturing materials of the middle bus body framework and covering parts, and the manufacturing cost is reduced. And the self weight of the vehicle body is greatly reduced on the premise of ensuring the rigidity and the strength.

The connectable battery-powered single electric vehicle with road approval (Figure 1) is characterized by the fact that the single electric vehicle can be coupled with other single electric vehicles to form a vehicle group.