Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Arnold Kadiu

Ari Garo Caliskan

Parameswararao Pothuraju

Aref Vandadi

Mohamed Ridha Baccouche

John Wayne Jaranson

James Chih Cheng

Rahul Arora

Peter A Friedman

Shawn Michael Morgans

A body-on-frame vehicle includes a left frame rail, a right frame rail, a plate, a plurality of cross-members, a plurality of power storage modules, and a first electric motor. The plate is attached to both frame rails. The plurality of cross-members are attached to both frame rails. Adjacent cross-members cooperate with the plate and frame rails to define compartments. The plurality of power storage modules are disposed within a plurality of the compartments. The first electric motor is supported by a section of the frame rails forward or rearward of the power storage modules.

Body-on-frame electric vehicle with battery pack integral to frame

A vehicle includes a vehicle frame elongated along a longitudinal axis. The vehicle frame includes a first rail and a second rail spaced from each other and each elongated along the longitudinal axis. The vehicle frame includes a longitudinal beam between the first and second rails and elongated along the longitudinal axis. The vehicle includes a vehicle body. The vehicle body includes a cross-beam directly connected to the longitudinal beam and to the first and second rails.

Vehicle platform

This disclosure details electrified vehicles that are equipped with removable generators for increasing the electric range of the vehicles. An exemplary electrified vehicle includes a cargo space, such as a truck bed, and a generator removably positioned within the cargo space. The generator is adapted to selectively supply power for either charging a battery pack of the electrified vehicle or for propelling one or more vehicle drive wheels. In some embodiments, the generator is shaped like, and therefore disguised as, a toolbox.

Electrified vehicles with removable and interchangeable range extending generators

A vehicle includes first and second roof rails spaced from each other, and a forward member and rearward member connected to each other and each extending from the first roof rail to the second roof rail. The forward member includes a beam and a finger. The finger is on the first roof rail and extends from the beam away from the rearward member.

Vehicle roof bow

A mounting rail assembly for mounting a seat to a vehicle is provided. The mounting rail assembly includes a substrate positioned between a first U-shaped track and a second U-shaped track in addition to one or more attachment members configured to couple the first and second U-shaped tracks and provide a clamping pressure to the substrate. The first and second U-shaped tracks include a plurality of apertures to receive the one or more attachment members.

Growing community of inventors

Dearborn, MI, United States of America

Arnold Kadiu