公开(公告)号：US20240083502A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-14

申请号：US18518350

申请日：2023-11-22

Applicant: Textron Inc.

Inventor： Donny Lee Hammond, Jr. ,  Sam Dean Smith ,  Trevor Douglas Roebuck ,  Landon Niles Ball

IPC: B62D21/02 ,  B60G3/20 ,  B60G7/00 ,  B62D21/11

CPC classification number: B62D21/02 ,  B60G3/20 ,  B60G7/001 ,  B62D21/11 ,  B60G21/055 ,  B60G2200/30

Abstract: A lightweight vehicle includes a first wheel assembly including a first wheel rotatable about an axis, a second wheel assembly including a second wheel rotatable about the axis, a platform including a chassis and a rear suspension assembly coupling the first wheel assembly and the second wheel assembly to the chassis, a first seat coupled to the chassis, and a second seat coupled to the chassis rearward of the first seat. At least a portion of the chassis has a planar shape. The second seat includes a bottom and a back. The back is positioned rearward of at least a portion of the bottom such that the second seat defines a forward-facing seating. At least a portion of the bottom of the second seat is positioned longitudinally rearward of a plane extending vertically upward from the axis about which the first wheel and the second wheel are rotatable.

公开(公告)号：US11767060B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-26

申请号：US16383041

申请日：2019-04-12

Applicant: Textron Inc.

Inventor： Donny Lee Hammond, Jr. ,  Sam Dean Smith ,  Trevor Douglas Roebuck ,  Landon Niles Ball

IPC: B62D21/02 ,  B60G7/00 ,  B62D21/11 ,  B60G3/20 ,  B60G21/055

CPC classification number: B62D21/02 ,  B60G3/20 ,  B60G7/001 ,  B62D21/11 ,  B60G21/055 ,  B60G2200/30

Abstract: A universal assembly platform for lightweight vehicles, wherein the platform comprises a main vehicle chassis structure, a front suspension system connected to the main vehicle chassis structure and to which one or more front wheel assembly is mountable, and a rear suspension system connected to the main vehicle chassis structure and to which one or more rear wheel assembly is mountable. The rear suspension system is connected to the main vehicle chassis structure such that when the one or more rear wheel assembly is mounted to the rear suspension system a rear wheel of the one or more rear wheel assembly defines the distal end of an overall length of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US11148517B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-19

申请号：US16383073

申请日：2019-04-12

Applicant: Textron Inc.

Inventor： Donny Lee Hammond, Jr. ,  Sam Dean Smith ,  Trevor Douglas Roebuck ,  Landon Niles Ball

IPC: B60K1/04 ,  B62D25/20

Abstract: A universal assembly platform for lightweight vehicles including a main vehicle chassis structure, a floorboard disposed over a top of the main vehicle chassis structure. The floorboard defines a floor surface of a lightweight vehicle that is subsequently assembled utilizing the universal assembly platform. The platform additionally includes at least one energy cell reservoir disposed below the floorboard. The at least one energy cell reservoir is structured and operable to retain at least one prime mover energy cell that will provide electrical energy to power an electric motor of the lightweight vehicle subsequently assembled utilizing the universal assembly platform.