公开(公告)号：US11279270B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-22

申请号：US16664069

申请日：2019-10-25

申请人： Zoox, Inc.

发明人： Michael Anthony Baer ,  Mark Alan Bates ,  Markus Jost ,  Brandon Loeb ,  Karthikeyan Marudhamuthu ,  Andrew John Piper ,  Marcos Puerta Terron ,  Kern Rameshwar Sharma

IPC分类号： B60N2/427 ,  B60N2/42

摘要： A seat for a vehicle may include a seatback including an intermediate portion including a first portion having a first stiffness and a second portion including a second material different than a first material of the first portion, such that the seatback quickly couples an associated occupant and dissipates as much energy as possible. The intermediate portion may be configured such that as at least a portion of the back of an occupant of the seat pushes against a front surface of the seatback and the seatback is at least partially compressed, a reaction force from the seatback against at least a portion of the back of the occupant increases from a minimal reaction force to a first reaction force corresponding to a first displacement, and thereafter the reaction force decreases to a second reaction force as displacement of the front surface of the seatback further displaces.

公开(公告)号：US10960744B1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-30

申请号：US16195766

申请日：2018-11-19

申请人： Zoox, Inc.

发明人： Anthony Earl ,  Christopher William Labadie ,  Brandon Loeb ,  Timothy David Kentley-Klay ,  Marius Marquart ,  Patricia Josephine Malloy ,  Jürgen Salewski ,  Michael Heidan ,  Roberto Cabral ,  Everardo Hernandez

IPC分类号： B60J7/08 ,  B60J7/16 ,  E05B65/10

摘要： A system for a multi-directional roof cover system includes a vehicle comprising an opening in the top of the vehicle and a cover movably coupled to selectively cover the opening. The cover has a first end proximate a first end of the vehicle, a second end proximate a second end of the vehicle, lateral edges connecting the first end and the second end, and linkages coupling the lateral edges to the vehicle. The cover is actuatable, based on one or more conditions, between a first position in which the cover is closed and covers the opening, a second position in which the cover is open and the first end of the cover is raised relative to the second end of the cover, and a third position in which the cover is open and the second end of the cover is raised relative to the first end of the cover.

公开(公告)号：US10780930B1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-22

申请号：US15900521

申请日：2018-02-20

申请人： Zoox, Inc.

发明人： Timothy David Kentley-Klay ,  Nicholas Liotta ,  Chao Lu ,  Paul Choin ,  Daniel Elliot Schabb ,  Forrest Craft ,  Kevin Hothem ,  James Hedden ,  Brandon Loeb

IPC分类号： B62D65/02 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B62B3/06 ,  B62D65/04

摘要： A system for detachably coupling subassemblies to vehicles or other components is discussed herein. The system can include one or more driveshafts and worm drives to drive fasteners to couple the subassembly to the vehicle. The system can enable drive interfaces located in a substantially conventional location (e.g., located vertically on the bottom of the vehicle) to drive fasteners horizontally into the body or other subassembly. In this manner, fasteners can be hidden and to utilize blind holes in the body of the vehicle. The system can be partially disassembled in situ to enable parts replacement and fastener access in the event of a failure. The system can be used in conjunction with a robotic cart to enable subassemblies to be removed from the vehicle for service and repair. A portion of the system can also act as a portion of, or to reinforce, the crash structure of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US11085224B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-10

申请号：US16859935

申请日：2020-04-27

申请人： Zoox, Inc.

发明人： Brandon Loeb ,  Johannes Edren

IPC分类号： E05F15/655 ,  E05F15/643 ,  E05D15/10 ,  B60J5/04

摘要： A vehicle door actuator assembly includes a base plate having a first portion and a second portion, a first gear disposed proximate the first portion of the base plate, a second gear disposed proximate the second portion of the base plate, a third gear connected to the base plate, and a linkage engaging the first, second, and third gears. The base plate of the vehicle door actuator assembly is rotatable between a first position and a second position. As the base plate rotates between the first and second positions, the vehicle door actuator assembly maintains an outer surface of the vehicle door substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle at all points along a travel path of the vehicle door.

公开(公告)号：US20210122270A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-29

申请号：US16664069

申请日：2019-10-25

申请人： Zoox, Inc.

发明人： Michael Anthony Baer ,  Mark Alan Bates ,  Markus Jost ,  Brandon Loeb ,  Karthikeyan Marudhamuthu ,  Andrew John Piper ,  Marcos Puerta Terron ,  Kern Rameshwar Sharma

IPC分类号： B60N2/427

摘要： A seat for a vehicle may include a seatback including an intermediate portion including a first portion having a first stiffness and a second portion including a second material different than a first material of the first portion, such that the seatback quickly couples an associated occupant and dissipates as much energy as possible. The intermediate portion may be configured such that as at least a portion of the back of an occupant of the seat pushes against a front surface of the seatback and the seatback is at least partially compressed, a reaction force from the seatback against at least a portion of the back of the occupant increases from a minimal reaction force to a first reaction force corresponding to a first displacement, and thereafter the reaction force decreases to a second reaction force as displacement of the front surface of the seatback further displaces.

公开(公告)号：US10960939B1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-30

申请号：US15900426

申请日：2018-02-20

申请人： Zoox, Inc.

发明人： Timothy David Kentley-Klay ,  Brandon Loeb ,  Nicholas Liotta ,  Daniel Elliot Schabb ,  Forrest Craft ,  Chao Lu ,  Kevin Hothem ,  James Hedden ,  Paul Choin

IPC分类号： B62D25/08 ,  B62D21/15 ,  B62D33/077 ,  F16H1/16 ,  B62B3/02 ,  B62D27/02 ,  G01S13/86 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01C21/16

摘要： A system for detachably coupling subassemblies of vehicles or other components is discussed herein. The system can include one or more driveshafts and worm drives to drive fasteners to couple the subassembly to the vehicle. The system can enable module repair or replacement in conventional locations without any additional infrastructure by driving fasteners horizontally into the body or other subassembly. In this manner, fasteners can be hidden and to utilize blind holes in the body of the vehicle. The system can be partially disassembled in situ to enable parts replacement and fastener access in the event of a failure. The system can be used in conjunction with a robotic cart to enable subassemblies to be removed from the vehicle for service and repair. A portion of the system can also act as a portion of, or to reinforce, the crash structure of the vehicle.