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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2013
Applicant:
Theodore & Associates Llc, Birmingham, MI (US);
Inventor:
Chris P. Theodore, Birmingham, MI (US);
Assignee:
THEODORE & ASSOCIATES, Birmingham, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/00 (2006.01); B62D 21/02 (2006.01); B60K 6/40 (2007.10); B60K 6/50 (2007.10); B60K 17/22 (2006.01); B60K 17/34 (2006.01); B62D 21/04 (2006.01); B60K 6/20 (2007.10); B60K 7/00 (2006.01); B60K 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/02 (2013.01); Y10S 903/902 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6265 (2013.01); B60K 6/20 (2013.01); B60K 6/40 (2013.01); B60K 6/50 (2013.01); B60K 7/0007 (2013.01); B60K 17/04 (2013.01); B60K 17/22 (2013.01); B60K 17/34 (2013.01); B62D 21/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A universal chassis apparatus for an automotive vehicle includes a battery and/or fuel storage compartment in a rigid backbone structure. In another aspect, a vehicle chassis that incorporates the engine structure, transaxle structure and a backbone structure provided as a unitary structure onto which other components of a vehicle, such as suspension, steering, body and crash absorbers may be attached. The backbone structure is a closed tubular structure in which a relatively rigid drive shaft can be supported for rotational power delivery between the engine and the transaxle.