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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023

Filed:

Apr. 28, 2021
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Michael John Harmon, Westland, MI (US);

Hussain Z. Tajmahal, Detroit, MI (US);

Marielle Conrad, Detroit, MI (US);

Benjamin Jordan Curtis, Ferndale, MI (US);

David Earl Ooms, Canton, MI (US);

Yejin Han, Detroit, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/14 (2006.01); B62D 21/03 (2006.01); B62D 27/00 (2006.01); B62D 65/02 (2006.01); B60K 6/28 (2007.10);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/14 (2013.01); B62D 21/03 (2013.01); B62D 27/00 (2013.01); B62D 65/024 (2013.01); B60K 6/28 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/91 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for scalable vehicle platforms. An example vehicle chassis disclosed herein includes a right front chassis portion including a first longitudinal member, and a first crossmember attachment locator disposed on the first longitudinal member. The example vehicle chassis includes a left front chassis portion including a second longitudinal member and a second crossmember attachment locator disposed on the second longitudinal member, wherein the vehicle chassis has a first width when a first crossmember is coupled to the first and second crossmember attachment locators and wherein the vehicle chassis has a second width greater than the first width when a second crossmember is coupled to the first and second crossmember attachment locators, the second crossmember longer than the first crossmember.


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