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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2002
Adrian B. Chernoff, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Christopher E. Borroni-bird, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Mohsen D. Shabana, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Edward Frank Ryntz, Warren, MI (US);
Robert Louis Vitale, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Adrian B. Chernoff, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Christopher E. Borroni-Bird, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Mohsen D. Shabana, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Edward Frank Ryntz, Warren, MI (US);
Robert Louis Vitale, Macomb Township, MI (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle chassis having substantially all of the mechanical, electrical, and structural componentry necessary for a fully functional vehicle includes at least an energy conversion system, a steering system, and a braking system. The chassis is configured for matability with a variety of different types or styles of vehicle bodies. Various prior art mechanical control linkages between a driver and controlled systems are replaced with non-mechanical control signal transmission components. Fuel cell technology is also implemented. A quick plastic formed (QPF) rigid sheet (belly pan) includes cavities formed therein to facilitate attachment of various components of the energy conversion system, energy storage system, braking system, steering system, etc.