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GB2594630A
GB2594630A GB2109356.2A GB202109356A GB2594630A GB 2594630 A GB2594630 A GB 2594630A GB 202109356 A GB202109356 A GB 202109356A GB 2594630 A GB2594630 A GB 2594630A
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Burgess Mat
Mabey Jonathan
Millward David
Hollings Karl
Banks Dave
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Jaguar Land Rover Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D21/00—Understructures, i.e. chassis frame on which a vehicle body may be mounted
    • B62D21/12—Understructures, i.e. chassis frame on which a vehicle body may be mounted assembled from readily detachable parts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D21/00—Understructures, i.e. chassis frame on which a vehicle body may be mounted
    • B62D21/07—Understructures, i.e. chassis frame on which a vehicle body may be mounted wide-hipped frame type, i.e. a wide box-shaped mid portion with narrower sections extending from said mid portion in both fore and aft directions
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K1/00—Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K1/00—Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units
    • B60K1/04—Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units of the electric storage means for propulsion
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K17/00—Arrangement or mounting of transmissions in vehicles
    • B60K17/34—Arrangement or mounting of transmissions in vehicles for driving both front and rear wheels, e.g. four wheel drive vehicles
    • B60K17/354—Arrangement or mounting of transmissions in vehicles for driving both front and rear wheels, e.g. four wheel drive vehicles having separate mechanical assemblies for transmitting drive to the front or to the rear wheels or set of wheels
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K17/00—Arrangement or mounting of transmissions in vehicles
    • B60K17/34—Arrangement or mounting of transmissions in vehicles for driving both front and rear wheels, e.g. four wheel drive vehicles
    • B60K17/356—Arrangement or mounting of transmissions in vehicles for driving both front and rear wheels, e.g. four wheel drive vehicles having fluid or electric motor, for driving one or more wheels
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D63/00—Motor vehicles or trailers not otherwise provided for
    • B62D63/02—Motor vehicles
    • B62D63/025—Modular vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K1/00—Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units
    • B60K2001/001—Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units one motor mounted on a propulsion axle for rotating right and left wheels of this axle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K1/00—Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units
    • B60K1/04—Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units of the electric storage means for propulsion
    • B60K2001/0405—Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units of the electric storage means for propulsion characterised by their position
    • B60K2001/0438—Arrangement under the floor

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Abstract

A modular chassis system (1) for a vehicle comprising: first and second modular chassis sections (2, 3), each comprising wheel attachment means (20), a pair of laterally spaced longitudinal beams (71, 81, 72, 82) and modular chassis coupling means (21, 31); and an intermediate modular chassis section (4) comprising energy storage means (B) and intermediate modular chassis coupling means (40) configured to structurally couple the intermediate modular chassis section (4) between the first and second modular chassis sections (2, 3). Each pair of laterally spaced longitudinal beams (71, 81, 72, 82) connect via correspondingly spaced apart longitudinal structures (73, 83) formed in the intermediate modular chassis section (4) when the intermediate modular chassis section (4) is disposed between the first and a second modular chassis sections (2, 3), forming a pair of co- linear, longitudinal beams (7, 8) that extend substantially the length of the vehicle. The longitudinal beams (7, 8) each have a centreline of constant height along the length of the vehicle and a constant lateral separation from a longitudinal centreline [L] of the vehicle.

Claims (21)

1. A modular chassis system for a vehicle comprising: a first and a second modular chassis sections, each comprising wheel attachment means, a pair of laterally spaced longitudinal beams and modular chassis coupling means; and an intermediate modular chassis section comprising energy storage means and intermediate modular chassis coupling means configured to structurally couple the intermediate modular chassis section between the first and second modular chassis sections, wherein: each pair of laterally spaced longitudinal beams connect via correspondingly spaced apart longitudinal structures formed in the intermediate modular chassis section when the intermediate modular chassis section is disposed between the first and a second modular chassis sections so as to form a pair of co- linear, longitudinal beams that extend substantially the length of the vehicle, wherein the longitudinal beams each have a centreline of constant height along the length of the vehicle and a constant lateral separation from a longitudinal centreline of the vehicle.
2. A modular chassis system according to claim 1 , wherein the energy storage means is located between the portions of the first and second longitudinal beams within the intermediate modular chassis section.
3. A modular chassis system according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the energy storage means comprises at least one battery module configured to supply power to at least one drive unit of the vehicle.
4. A modular chassis system according to any of any preceding claim, wherein a component bay is provided laterally outboard of a central zone defined between the first and second longitudinal beams, and between the wheel attachment means of the first and second modular chassis sections, when the modular chassis sections are structurally coupled to form the chassis structure for the vehicle.
5. A modular chassis system according to claim 4, wherein a first component bay comprising high voltage electrical components is provided laterally outboard on a first side of the central zone and a second component bay comprising low voltage electrical components is provided laterally outboard on a second side of the central zone.
6. A modular chassis system according to any preceding claim, the modular chassis system comprising a first end module, wherein the first end module comprises a first longitudinal beam extension section and a second longitudinal beam extension section and wherein the first end module and the first modular chassis section are provided with coupling means for structurally coupling the first and second longitudinal beam extension sections of the first end module to the first and second longitudinal beam portions of the first modular chassis section, wherein the first end module is configured to form a front portion of the chassis structure for the vehicle and is configured to be sacrificially deformable under frontal crash loads.
7. A modular chassis system according to any preceding claim, the modular chassis system comprising a second end module, wherein the second end module comprises a first longitudinal beam extension section and a second longitudinal beam extension section and wherein the second end module and the second modular chassis section are provided with coupling means for structurally coupling the first and second longitudinal beam extension sections of the second end module to the first and second longitudinal beam portions of the second modular chassis section, wherein the second end module is configured to form a rear portion of the chassis structure for the vehicle and is configured to be sacrificially deformable under rear crash loads.
8. A modular chassis system according to any preceding claim, where the at least one intermediate modular chassis section comprises one or more sub-modules provided with modular chassis coupling means for structurally coupling the sub-modules.
9. A modular chassis system according to any preceding claim, wherein the modular chassis coupling means are provided at interfaces between the longitudinal beam portions, and are configured to transfer longitudinal crash loads between adjacent chassis modules along the longitudinal beam portions.
10. A modular chassis system according to any preceding claim, where one or more of the modular chassis coupling means are arranged to allow selective decoupling following coupling to allow separation of the relevant modular chassis sections.
11. A modular chassis system according to any preceding claim, wherein the modular chassis coupling means define one or more of a bolted joint, a sleeved joint and a slotted joint.
12. A modular chassis system according to any preceding claim, wherein at least one of the first and second modular chassis sections comprises at least one drive unit.
13. A modular chassis system according to any preceding claim, wherein the wheel attachment means of at least one of the first and second modular chassis sections comprises steering means.
14. A modular chassis system according to claim 12 or claim 13, wherein at least one of the first and second modular chassis sections comprises drive-by-wire drive unit control and/or steering control and/or brake control.
15. A modular chassis system according to any preceding claim, where the modular vehicle chassis system is assembled to form a vehicle chassis structure.
16. A first modular chassis section according to any of claims 1 to 14.
17. A second modular chassis section according to any of claims 1 to 14.
18. An intermediate modular chassis section according to any of claims 1 to 14.
19. A vehicle comprising a modular chassis system according to any of claims 1 to 14.
20. A kit of parts comprising a first modular chassis section, a second modular chassis section and at least one intermediate modular chassis section according to any of claims 1 to 14.
21. A method of assembly of a modular chassis system for a vehicle, the method comprising: structurally coupling a first modular chassis section comprising wheel attachment means, a pair of laterally spaced longitudinal beams and modular chassis coupling means, to an intermediate modular chassis section also comprising a pair of laterally spaced longitudinal beams; structurally coupling a second modular chassis section comprising wheel attachment means to the or an intermediate modular chassis section; where the, or at least one of the, intermediate modular chassis section comprise energy storage means located between the pair of laterally spaced longitudinal beams and intermediate modular chassis coupling means configured to structurally couple the intermediate modular chassis section between the first and second modular chassis sections; wherein the modular chassis sections are structurally coupled in series to form a chassis structure terminated at each end by a modular chassis section when each pair of laterally spaced longitudinal beams are connected together via correspondingly spaced apart longitudinal structures formed in the intermediate modular chassis section when the intermediate modular chassis section is disposed between the first and a second modular chassis sections so as to form a pair of co-linear, longitudinal beams that extend substantially the length of the vehicle and, wherein the first modular chassis section, the intermediate modular chassis section and the second modular chassis section are assembled together when the spaced longitudinal beams are structurally connected together, such that the longitudinal beams when so assembled, each having a centreline of constant height along the length of the vehicle and a constant lateral separation from a longitudinal centreline of the vehicle.
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