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An energy storage floor assembly for a motor vehicle having an electric drive includes an electrical energy storage device accommodated in a storage housing and arranged on the bottom side of a vehicle floor. At least one longitudinal beam is arranged within the storage housing. The front end of the longitudinal beam, viewed in the vehicle direction, is connected at least indirectly to a crossbeam component which is arranged in the region of a front-end structure and to which a front axle carrier is also attached. A load transfer element is installed between a rearward region of the front axle carrier and the front end of the longitudinal beam, which load transfer element has a front support region on the front end thereof and a rear support region on the rear end thereof. In an event of an accident-induced backward movement of the axle carrier as a result of a collision, the axle carrier can be supported on the front support region of the load transfer element, the rear support region of which can be supported at least indirectly on the longitudinal beam.

A vehicle includes a chassis including a frame rail extending longitudinally, a tractive element coupled to the chassis, a cab coupled to the chassis and configured to support an operator, an electric motor configured to drive the tractive element to propel the vehicle, a battery configured to supply electrical energy to the electric motor, a heat exchanger, a cable electrically coupling the electric motor and the battery, and a conduit fluidly coupling the battery and the heat exchanger. The cable and the conduit extend laterally from the battery to the frame rail, and the cable and the conduit extend longitudinally along the frame rail.

A lower vehicle body rear structure includes a rear floor integrally formed in a die-casting mode, rear floor longitudinal beam rear sections fixedly connected to the rear floor, a shelf, and a spare tire cabin. Rear floor longitudinal beams arranged on the two sides of the rear floor, and a rear floor middle cross beam and a rear floor rear cross beam which are connected between the rear floor longitudinal beams are formed on the rear floor, and rear wheel covers connected to the rear floor longitudinal beams are respectively arranged on the two sides of the rear floor. The shelf is located above the rear floor, and the two ends of the shelf are connected to the rear wheel covers by means of connecting plates; and the rear floor, the shelf and the two connecting plates are connected to form an annular structure.

A floor structure for a body of a vehicle includes two side sills spaced apart from each other in a transverse direction of the vehicle. A main floor element is disposed between the two side sills. An energy store is disposed under the main floor element. A crossmember element is disposed on an upper side of the main floor element and extends in the transverse direction of the vehicle between the two side sills. A hollow cross section of the crossmember element is delimited upwardly in the vertical direction of the vehicle by an upper flange of the crossmember element and is supplemented by the main floor element to form a closed hollow cross section. A reinforcement element is attached to the main floor element via a first attachment region and is attached to the upper flange via a second attachment region and a third attachment region.

A vehicle-body front structure includes a partition wall portion which demarcates a space inside a vehicle cabin and a pair of left and right suspension tower portions which are formed to bulge inward in the vehicle width direction and support upper portions of front suspension apparatuses. A lower-side portion of the partition wall portion is formed to be positioned further to vehicle rear toward a lower position. A traveling motor is installed below the lower-side portion of the partition wall portion. An upper-side portion of the partition wall portion extends from an intermediate portion of the left suspension tower portion in a vehicle front-rear direction to an intermediate portion of the right suspension tower portion in the vehicle front-rear direction.

Impact-protection systems, devices, and components, as well as methods of manufacturing, integrating, and using the same, e.g., in connection with different vehicles including electric vehicles. The impact-protection systems described herein can be configured to be attached on the lateral sides of a vehicle and / or under or at least partially under a chassis frame of a vehicle to cover, enclose, and / or protect vehicle structures mounted in these areas. The impact-protection systems can include multiple configurations, e.g., being formed using brackets, panels, compartmented structures, fairings, and / or layers of different materials. The components of the impact-protection systems can be produced, assembled, and installed using efficient and cost-effective manufacturing and assembly methods. The impact-protection configurations described herein help reduce the concentration of impact-forces.

An internally reinforced thermoplastic container has a body manufactured using rotational molding. Prior to molding, attachment elements are releasably attached to the interior surface of parts of a mold, and an initially separate tension member is connected between the attachment elements. The mold is closed and a body of the container molded such that the attachment elements are integrated into the walls of the body. After molding, the attachment elements are released from the mold. The attachment elements and the tension member define a tension structure to resist outward bulging of the container walls. The tension member may be tensioned prior to or after molding of the container body. The attachment elements may take the form of eyelets having a base incorporated into the wall of the container body. The method enables the formation of a hollow thermoplastic container with integrally formed internal reinforcement.

A vehicle rocker assembly may include a sill inner comprising a sill wall portion, an upper wall portion, a lower wall portion, an upper flange portion, and a lower flange portion. The vehicle rocker assembly may also include a sill outer comprising a sill wall portion, an upper wall portion, a lower wall portion, an upper flange portion, and a lower flange portion. The vehicle rocker assembly also includes a rocker insert disposed within the elongated hollow interior, the rocker insert comprising: an upper wall, a lower wall, and a side wall extending between the upper wall and the lower wall. At least one of the upper wall or the lower wall comprises a corrugated portion that has a ridge oriented to extend in a lateral vehicle direction.

A structural element for a motor vehicle chassis, particularly a chassis of an electrically powered motor vehicle, includes at least two securing sections and a central section which connects the two securing sections. Each securing section can be secured to an outer surface of a motor mounting element of the chassis and / or to an outer surface of a longitudinal member of the chassis.

Disclosed are a battery frame, a power battery and a vehicle. The battery frame includes a base plate and side beams. The side beams are provided on opposite sides of the base plate, each side beam includes a side beam part, a connecting part provided inside the side beam part and connected to the base plate, and a fixing part provided outside the side beam part and configured to connect to a door sill beam of a vehicle. The side beam part includes a upper side beam and a lower side beam, the upper side beam is provided above the lower side beam, an outer side of the lower side beam is connected to the fixing part, and an inner side of the lower side beam is connected to the connecting part, and a first cavity is provided at the lower side beam.

A reinforcement assembly for a side sill includes a first reinforcement structure arranged inside a cavity of the side sill and including a plurality of first segments arrayed in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. Each first segment includes a plurality of first cones arrayed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and a plurality of first bridges interconnecting the first cones. A second reinforcement structure is coupled to the first reinforcement structure and is arranged inside the cavity. The second reinforcement structure includes a plurality of second segments arrayed in the longitudinal direction with each second segment including a plurality of second cones arrayed in the longitudinal direction and a plurality of second bridges interconnecting the plurality of second cones. The first cones are arranged facing the second cones and engaged with the second cones. Also, the first reinforcement structure and the second reinforcement structure are made of resin.

An embodiment vehicle floor system includes a floor, a pair of side longitudinal members disposed on side edges of the floor, respectively, wherein each side longitudinal member extends in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle and wherein each side longitudinal member includes a horizontal rib provided therein, a structural transverse member disposed on the floor and extending in a transverse direction of the vehicle, wherein the horizontal ribs are aligned with the structural transverse member in the transverse direction of the vehicle, and a battery assembly disposed under the floor.

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.

The electrified vehicle includes a vehicle body, a plurality of wheels configured to support the vehicle body, a power unit attached to the vehicle body and configured to drive at least one of the plurality of wheels, and a high-voltage cable arranged in a vertical direction behind the power unit. The vehicle body is configured to support a lower portion of the power unit, and the upper portion of the power unit is configured to be connected to or engaged with the vehicle body via a bracket at least in a vehicle front-rear direction.

A structural assembly for a vehicle includes a cast body having a main wall, a non-circular shaped pocket formed in the main wall, and at least one mounting feature. The pocket is defined at least partially by a base wall and an arcuate wall. The base wall has a first end and a second opposing end. The arcuate wall extends in a first direction from the first end of the base wall to the main wall. The arcuate wall also extends from a first side of the pocket to a second opposing side of the pocket. The mounting feature extends in a second direction from the base wall that is opposite the first direction and is configured to be coupled to a vehicle component.

A vehicle having a primary mover, a charging system, multiple electric loads, and a controller. The charging system includes a charge storing device and an alternator. The alternator is configured to convert mechanical energy generated by the prime mover into electrical energy to charge the charge storing device. The multiple electrical loads are electrically coupled to the charging system via a power distribution module. The controller is communicably coupled to the charging system and is configured to receive an indication that an electrical output of the charging system is unable to provide sufficient electrical energy to each electrical load in the electrical loads. The controller is also configured to provide a control signal to the power distribution module in response to the indication. The control signal is configured to cause the power distribution module to decouple at least one of the electrical loads from the charging system.

This vehicle body front structure includes a floor member disposed below a passenger compartment, front side frames extending forward from positions above the floor member in front of the passenger compartment, a dashboard lower panel standing forward and upward from a front part of the floor member and configured to cover the front of the passenger compartment, and a load transfer block that is an integrated casting part configured to connect rear parts of the front side frames and the front part of the floor member, the load transfer block having: a frame fixing part to which the rear parts of the front side frames are fixed, a floor fixing part to which the front part of the floor member is fixed, and a connecting wall extending substantially along the dashboard lower panel and configured to connect the frame fixing part and the floor fixing part, and a plurality of upper reinforcement ribs standing upward and extending in a forward / rearward direction being provided on an upper surface side of the connecting wall and spaced apart from each other in a vehicle width direction.

A vehicle lower body structure includes: a pair of rockers that extend in the vehicle front and rear direction on both outer sides in the vehicle width direction; a crossmember that extends in the vehicle width direction between the pair of rockers and on the vehicle upper side of a battery connected to the pair of rockers, with both end portions of the crossmember in the extension direction thereof being connected to the pair of rockers; and an impact absorption member that is provided inside each of the pair of rockers, disposed so as to overlap the crossmember and the battery as viewed in a vehicle side view, and provided with first guide portions that guide to the crossmember an impact load input from outside in the vehicle width direction.

An energy absorption side structure for a vehicle comprises: a first stamped panel having a series of first ridges each extending substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the first stamped panel; and a second stamped panel assembled to the first stamped panel to form an enclosed space extending substantially an entire length of the longitudinal axis; wherein the energy absorption side structure is configured for attachment to backup structure of the vehicle.

A structural assembly for an electric vehicle includes a vehicle frame, a battery structure, a pair of mounting structures, and a plurality of fasteners. The vehicle frame includes opposed longitudinal rails. The battery structure is disposed between the opposed longitudinal rails and includes a battery housing configured to house power storage units. Each mounting structure is secured to a respective side of the battery housing and supports a corresponding longitudinal rail. The plurality of fasteners extend through a corresponding mounting structure of the pair of mounting structures and a corresponding longitudinal rail of the opposed longitudinal rails to secure the vehicle frame and the battery structure to each other. An outer periphery of the corresponding mounting structure is substantially flush with an outer periphery of the corresponding longitudinal rail.

An autonomous vehicle system includes a vehicle including a base assembly having a front surface, a rear surface opposite the front surface, and side surfaces extending between the front surface and the rear surface. A sensor system is coupled to the base assembly and configured to detect one or more objects located in an area near the vehicle. The sensor system includes a first sensor oriented parallel with at least one of the front surface, the rear surface, or the side surfaces, and a second sensor oriented non-parallel with the front surface, the rear surface, and the side surfaces. A control system is configured to receive a communication regarding the detection of the one or more objects from the sensor system and generate one or more controls for at least one of the base assembly or one or more tractive elements.

The invention discloses a convolutional neural network vehicle fuel consumption detection method based on ultrasonic sensors, and relates to the technical field of vehicle fuel consumption detection, and the method comprises the steps: 1, installing a plurality of ultrasonic sensor arrays on a vehicle, and monitoring the liquid level change of a fuel tank through the ultrasonic sensors; step 2, performing normalization processing on data acquired by the ultrasonic sensor, and eliminating differences caused by different measuring devices and measuring environments; and step 3, analyzing the preprocessed data through a convolutional neural network model to obtain the vehicle fuel consumption. According to the convolutional neural network vehicle fuel consumption detection method based on the ultrasonic sensor, the ultrasonic sensor is adopted, non-contact measurement is achieved, mechanical abrasion is reduced, key parameters related to fuel consumption, such as the fuel oil liquid level and the distance from a fuel spray nozzle to a combustion chamber can be accurately measured, and the fuel consumption can be accurately detected through accurate measurement of the parameters. And the actual fuel consumption of the diesel engine can be calculated more accurately.

The invention relates to a motor holder (3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4) for fastening an electric motor (1) to a support frame (2) of a vehicle (10), wherein the support frame (2) preferably comprises two longitudinal members (2bj, 2b2) which are spaced apart from each other and are interconnected via a plurality of cross members (2aj, 2a2, 2a3, 2a4). The invention further relates to a vehicle (10) having a motor holder (3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4) of this type. It is provided here that the motor holder (3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4) comprises a first fastening region (3a) which is fastened to one of the longitudinal members (2bj, 2b2); a second fastening region (3b) which is fastened to the electric motor (1) or to a support structure of the electric motor (1); and a spacer (3c) connecting the first and second fastening region (3a, 3b), wherein the spacer (3c) spaces the second fastening region (3b) from the first fastening region (3a) in such a manner that the second fastening region (3b) is arranged below the longitudinal members (2bj, 2b2) in the vertical direction H of the vehicle.

A refuse vehicle includes a chassis including a plurality of rails, a front and rear tractive assemblies coupled to the chassis, and a battery assembly. The battery assembly is coupled to the chassis between the front and rear tractive assemblies. The battery assembly includes a battery housing, a mounting assembly, and a support. The mounting assembly is coupled to the battery housing and the plurality of rails. The mounting assembly includes a isolator configured to stabilize the battery assembly. The support is positioned within the battery housing and extends along a midpoint of the battery housing. The isolator absorbs horizontal and vertical impact forces introduced to the battery assembly.

The present invention relates to an inter-axle coupling part (1) for coupling either a first front axle (3) to a second front axle (4), or a first rear axle (5) to a second rear axle (6). The inter-axle coupling part (1) is connectable to a first coupling shaft (21) leading away from an auxiliary transmission (2). The inter-axle coupling part (1) comprises a first axle differential (17) for the first front axle (3) or the second rear axle (6); an inter-axle differential (20); and a second axle differential (19) for the second front axle (4) or the first rear axle (5). The inter-axle differential (20) is connectable with the first coupling shaft (21) and connected to the first axle differential (17) and the second axle differential (19). The axle differential (20) comprises a carrier (111) for engaging a geared portion of an input shaft; a housing (103) fixedly connected to the carrier (111); and six pins with planet gears (104) mounted on the housing (103) for engaging a geared portion of a first or second output shaft. The output torques are directed to opposite sides.