CA2571247A1 - Aerodynamic automobile - Google Patents
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- CA2571247A1 CA2571247A1 CA002571247A CA2571247A CA2571247A1 CA 2571247 A1 CA2571247 A1 CA 2571247A1 CA 002571247 A CA002571247 A CA 002571247A CA 2571247 A CA2571247 A CA 2571247A CA 2571247 A1 CA2571247 A1 CA 2571247A1
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- bulkheads
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- 230000005540 biological transmission Effects 0.000 claims 4
- 238000005253 cladding Methods 0.000 claims 3
- 238000001816 cooling Methods 0.000 claims 3
- XAGFODPZIPBFFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N aluminium Chemical compound [Al] XAGFODPZIPBFFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims 2
- 229910052782 aluminium Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 2
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Abstract
An automobile having a chassis with a front portion and a rear portion; wherein the chassis includes a pair of laterally extending bulkheads midships of the automobile, the bulkheads having an inverted V-shaped structure in a side elevation and forming a backrest for respective seats in the automobile.
Claims (14)
1. An automobile having a chassis with a front portion and a rear portion; wherein the chassis includes a pair of laterally extending bulkheads midships of the automobile, the bulkheads having an inverted V-shaped structure in a side elevation and forming a backrest for respective seats in the automobile.
2. An automobile as defined in claim 1, wherein a drive train is suspended from the apex of the triangle formed by the bulkheads within the space between the bulkheads centrally of the automobile, and wherein the drive train includes an engine, a clutch, a differential, and a transmission superimposed one above the other in a vertical axis
3. An automobile as defined in claim 1 or 2, wherein the engine is a lightweight radial engine extending in the horizontal plane and the differential is an inter axle differential with the transmission of a split-power CVT type.
4. An automobile as defined in claim 2 or 3, wherein the chassis includes front and rear longitudinally extending tunnels for the power transmission elements to front and rear axles of the automobile, the tunnels being integrated with the pair of laterally extending bulkheads to provide an integral, rigid structure forming part of the chassis.
5. An apparatus as defined in claim 4, wherein the power transmission elements include cogged belts extending from the differential in a möbius curve transmitting torque from the vertical axis of the interaxle differential to the horizontal axis of the differentials of the front and rear wheels.
6. An automobile as defined in any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein an air inlet is provided at the front portion of the chassis and communicates with an air conduit directed to the engine for cooling the engine, and spent cooling air passes through a conduit extending to the rear portion of the chassis, and fan means are provided in the exhaust conduit for drawing cooling air through the engine.
7. An automobile as defined in any one of claims 1 to 6 wherein additional front and rear bulkheads extend laterally of the chassis and coincide with the front and rear axles.
8. An automobile as defined in any of claims 1 to 7 wherein the chassis has an outer cladding in the form of an airfoil with the top roof wall forming the pressure surface and the bottom wall forming the suction surface with the front of the automobile acting as a leading edge and in the rear, the trailing edge.
9. An automobile having a chassis comprising a frame structure with at least a pair of elongated longitudinally extending parallel beams which are channel shaped and which include flanges at the longitudinal edges of the channel; lateral beams extend between the channels and are spaced apart, and further beams extend as extensions of the lateral beams, outboard of the longitudinal beams, and the lateral beams and extensions thereof are also channel shaped with flanges along the longitudinal edges thereof.
10. An automobile as defined in claim 9, wherein the chassis also has an outer cladding in the form of an airfoil with the top roof wall forming the pressure surface and the bottom wall forming the suction surface with the front of the automobile acting as a leading edge and in the rear, the trailing edge and the bottom wall is fixed to the flanges of the longitudinal and lateral beams.
11. An automobile as defined in claim 10, wherein a floor panel is provided on the top of the longitudinal and lateral beams to form a double-wall floor with the bottom cladding and access panels are provided for access to the cavity formed by the double-wall floor.
12. An automobile as defined in claim 11, wherein a gas tank is provided in the cavity formed by the double-wall floor and is provided between the two longitudinal beams.
13. An automobile as defined in any one of claims 1 to 12 wherein the material forming the chassis is aluminum.
14. An automobile as defined in any one of claims 9 to 12 wherein the channels forming the beams are made of stamped aluminum.
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US423295P | 1995-09-25 | 1995-09-25 | |
| US60/004,232 | 1995-09-25 | ||
| CA002233001A CA2233001C (en) | 1995-09-25 | 1996-09-24 | Automobile |
Related Parent Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA002233001A Division CA2233001C (en) | 1995-09-25 | 1996-09-24 | Automobile |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA2571247A1 true CA2571247A1 (en) | 1997-04-03 |
| CA2571247C CA2571247C (en) | 2011-07-05 |
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA2571247A Expired - Fee Related CA2571247C (en) | 1995-09-25 | 1996-09-24 | Aerodynamic automobile |
Country Status (1)
| Country | Link |
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| CA (1) | CA2571247C (en) |
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- 1996-09-24 CA CA2571247A patent/CA2571247C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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| CA2571247C (en) | 2011-07-05 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| EEER | Examination request | ||
| MKLA | Lapsed |
Effective date: 20160926 |