CN100402360C - Vehicle body configurations - Google Patents

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CN100402360C
CN100402360C CNB028165152A CN02816515A CN100402360C CN 100402360 C CN100402360 C CN 100402360C CN B028165152 A CNB028165152 A CN B028165152A CN 02816515 A CN02816515 A CN 02816515A CN 100402360 C CN100402360 C CN 100402360C
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C·E·博罗尼-比尔德
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R·L·维塔尔
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Abstract

Various body configurations and vehicle body business processes are described which capitalize upon the interchangeability of vehicle bodies on a flat rolling chassis. The ability to interchange vehicle bodies and exchange modular interior components enables substantial freedom and variation in the types of automobile, trucks, heavy equipment, machinery, RV bodies, etc. that can be interchanged on a rolling chassis. Various seating arrangements may be provided as well as enhanced space utilization, and different types of interior and exterior environments, aesthetics and functionality , including sound, lighting, and other technology enhancements may be provided on a body. Methods and structures are described for facilitating the exchange of modular body components, such as via a removable body floor.

Description

Vehicle body configurations
The cross reference of related application
The application claims to August 23 calendar year 2001 and the U.S. Provisional Patent Application 60/314,501 of submission on December 7 calendar year 2001 and 60/337,994 rights and interests.
Technical field
The present invention relates to vehicle body configurations and vehicle body business method, it comes from a kind of straight groove rolling chassis layout scheme that has interchangeable vehicle body.
Background technology
Manoevreability promptly moves to the ability at another place or moves to the ability of another kind of state apace from a kind of state from one, has been one of ultimate aim human since historic records is arranged.In the process that helps human this target of realization, automobile may be more than the contribution that other any technical progress is made.From it, the life style of whole world society has all experienced great variety, and the shared percentum of power actuated vehicle owner is directly related in this life style and the population.
The automobile of prior art and light truck comprise a vehicle body, and its function is for being used to hold and protect passenger and property thereof.Vehicle body is connected with multiple machinery, electricity and structure member, and these parts and body subsystem just constitute a multiple functional vehicle altogether.Bonded assembly character in the prior art between vehicle body and the vehicle part part may cause producing in vehicle design, manufacturing and the use some invalid situation.In the prior art to cause these invalid situation have three kinds of body contact of appreciable impact be characterized as bonded assembly quantity, these connect in many engineering properties and these be connected position on vehicle body and the parts part.
In the prior art, between vehicle body and the parts part there be being connected of One's name is legion.When vehicle assembled, each connection comprised at least one installation step; Therefore wish to reduce bonded assembly quantity so that improve efficiency of assembling.Being connected between the vehicle body of prior art and the vehicle part of the prior art part comprises multiple carrying adaptor union, is used for physically vehicle body being anchored on other parts, for example bolt and carriage; Electric coupler is used for electric energy is sent to vehicle body and sends the data that oneself is monitoring the sensor of parts state partly from the generating parts; Mechanical control linkage, for example Steering gear, throttle gate cable and transmission finder; And the plumbing system of conveyance fluid and flexible pipe, for example be delivered to vehicle body from the HVAC unit so that the air that the comfortable heating of passenger is crossed and cooled off.
Many connections of the prior art, especially those transmit the connection of control signal, are mechanical linkage.For example, be the direction of control vehicle, chaufeur sends a control signal to steering swivel system by Steering gear.Because the different position of drivers in the different vehicle need different mechanical connection size and encapsulation, thus the mechanical linkage part can produce invalid.Therefore, new or different vehicle bodies often can not use ready-made parts and linkage.The used parts part of a kind of vehicle body configurations is not suitable for other vehicle body configurations usually.And, if maker changes body drawing, just need to change the coupled mechanical linkage and the design of parts.The design variation of linkage and parts need be revised job operation and the instrument of producing linkage and parts.
Bonded assembly position on the vehicle body of prior art and the parts part also can cause producing invalid situation.In the vehicle body-vehicle frame architecture of prior art, the connection location on the vehicle body is not exposed to the vehicle body outside usually, and away from the corresponding connection on the parts part; Therefore, long adaptor union for example the circuit of wire harness and cable must partly run through vehicle body from parts.The vehicle body of the vehicle of Zhuan Pei prior art and parts partial sum connecting device are intertwined fully, thereby even even make the separating and can carry out of vehicle body and its parts part, also unusual difficulty and need intensive labor.The use of long adaptor union has increased be connected with its parts quantity of required installation step of vehicle.
In addition, the height of the combustion engine that vehicle had of prior art accounts for sizable ratio of gross vehicle height usually.Therefore, the body drawing of prior art has 1/3rd machinery space of the front portion that accounts for bodywork length greatly (or being the rear portion sometimes).Compatibility between driving engine and the vehicle body requires driving engine should be fit to be installed within the machinery space of vehicle body and the part that can not take place is physically interfered.And, have the part that the position in the cabin that the chassis of prior art of combustion engine and the compatibility between the vehicle body also require vehicle body and had should avoid taking place physically and interfere.For example, having the vehicle body in the cabin that is positioned at the rear portion can not be with to have the chassis that is positioned at anterior driving engine compatible mutually.
Summary of the invention
One independently the chassis have whole machineries, electricity and the structure member part of multiple functional vehicles basically, comprise at least one Conversion of energy system, suspension and wheel, a steering swivel system and a brake system.Have simplification between chassis and the link, the interface of preferred standardization, the vehicle body of various design plans can connect thereon.X line traffic control technology is used to remove the mechanical control linkage.
Therefore, designing and make needed time quantum of new vehicle body and stock number is just reduced.Body drawing only need be consistent with the simple linkage interface on chassis, and need not redesign or repacking expensive component.
In addition, multiple vehicle body configurations shared one universal chassis just makes main machinery, electricity and structure member can realize scale economics.
Expose and uncrossed link has improved manufacturing efficient, get final product because vehicle body and the connection on chassis only need make link engage with corresponding supporting link on the vehicle body.
The vehicle owner can with than prior art may provide more low-costly improve the functional of its vehicle get final product because the vehicle owner only needs to buy a chassis that multiple body style can be installed.
Vehicle body according to the present invention can be configured to be connected on the chassis and comprises that one is configured to basically the body bottom panel that extends along whole chassis length.One seat assembly is connected on the body bottom panel, and a chaufeur interface is lived so that the vehicle control signal is passed to the chassis by chaufeur with respect to bearing plate in the position of contiguous seat assembly.Be exposed on the base plate bottom surface outside the interface and be configured to be connected on the chassis.Vehicle body can comprise also that one is connected to and is used on the base plate motroist is shielded in shell in the vehicle body, wherein shell is connected on the opposite end of base plate so that make shell extend along the whole length of base plate basically, thereby makes that the whole length of base plate all is the space that the motroist can enter and use basically.Body shell can be selected from car, light-duty truck, convertible, roadster, van, este wagon, motion vehicle and other type transport vehicle.
The interface preferably is configured to be consistent with the standard interface system, wherein the machinery on vehicle body and chassis and electric connecting part are supporting mutually and fully align so that make arbitrary vehicle body that is consistent to match with arbitrary chassis that is consistent, and do not need to revise chassis or vehicle body, thereby make various multi-form vehicle bodies to be connected on the chassis so that connect.
Body shell can comprise a car body frame structure, wherein is formed with the vehicle body opening, and each opening is closed panel by non-metal and covered.Non-metal is closed panel can comprise the material that is selected from fabric, timber, plastics, rubber, nylon, paper web, canvas and mylar.Non-metal is closed panel and preferably detachably is connected on the vehicle body opening so that exchange.Especially should be pointed out that guard shield and guar plate can comprise this material, because driving engine is not below guard shield.
The method that a kind of and client according to the present invention carry out the vehicle bargain transaction comprises: A) permit the client and have a body bottom panel according to financial transaction in the mode of separating with the chassis; And B) finish permit having the process of body bottom panel after, each car body component is connected on the body bottom panel.Can permit having body bottom panel and no matter whether have bonded assembly body shell.The single car body component of modular can be by being positioned at a distance that the client selectes, and for example the motor-driven vehicle body parts services unit at client's home address place is installed or changed.
The single car body component of modular can be connected to the elsewhere on the base plate or on the vehicle body.The single car body component of modular can comprise internal part, for example seat, instrument carrier panel, chaufeur interface, steering hardware, drive-by wire input media, entertainment systems and the communication system of confirming in advance.The single car body component of modular can also comprise external component, and for example car door, guar plate, guard shield, the vehicle window of confirming in advance, four opened plate, bumper/spoiler and body structure member.
Single car body component can be leased, sells, rents, provides a loan or provide by club membership.
Also provide a kind of method that is used to change a social system vehicle, vehicle to comprise that a base plate, is supported on the body shell of base plate top and is connected the single car body component of modular on the base plate according to the present invention.Thereby comprising base plate separated with body shell, this method is convenient to dismantle the single car body component of modular; And on vehicle body, install to replace and use car body component.Installation steps can comprise that installing one wherein has the replacement base plate of replacing car body component.In addition, installation steps can be included in base plate and will replace parts after having connected and be installed on the base plate, and reinstall and have the same base plate of replacing car body component on it.Dismounting and installation steps can be undertaken by the motor-driven service unit that is positioned at the distant place of being selected by the client, perhaps carry out at the service-specific station.
By reading the following detailed description to realizing that optimal mode of the present invention carries out in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, can be well understood to above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, feature, advantage and other purpose, feature and advantage.
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Fig. 1 is according to the rolling flat-bed perspective diagram of a kind of vehicle of one embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the rolling flat-bed schematic top plan view of the vehicle shown in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 looks scheme drawing at the bottom of the rolling flat-bed of the vehicle shown in Fig. 1 and 2;
Fig. 4 is that it is used for the embodiment of Fig. 1-3 according to the schematic side view of a kind of vehicle body gondola of the present invention and rolling platform connectivity scenario;
Fig. 5 is the scheme drawing of a kind of vehicle body gondola and rolling platform connectivity scenario, and wherein the vehicle body gondola of isomorphism type all can not be connected on the same rolling platform;
Fig. 6 is the scheme drawing of a kind of steering swivel system of using with rolling platform shown in Fig. 4 and vehicle body gondola;
Fig. 7 is the scheme drawing that is used for a kind of alternative steering swivel system of the rolling platform of Fig. 4 and vehicle body gondola;
Fig. 8 is the scheme drawing of a kind of brake system of using with the rolling platform of Fig. 4 and vehicle body gondola;
Fig. 9 is the scheme drawing of a kind of alternative brake system of using with the rolling platform of Fig. 4 and vehicle body gondola;
Figure 10 is the scheme drawing of a kind of Conversion of energy system that uses with the rolling platform of Fig. 4 and vehicle body gondola;
Figure 11 is a kind of alternative energy conversion system scheme drawing that uses with the rolling platform of Fig. 4 and vehicle body gondola;
Figure 12 is the scheme drawing of a kind of suspension system of using of the rolling platform with Fig. 1-5;
Figure 13 is the scheme drawing of a kind of alternative suspension system of using with the rolling platform of Fig. 4 and vehicle body gondola;
Figure 14 is a kind of chassis computing machine that uses with the rolling platform of Fig. 4 and vehicle body gondola and the scheme drawing of chassis sensor;
Figure 15 is the main control unit that uses with the rolling platform of Fig. 4 and vehicle body gondola and the scheme drawing of a suspension system, brake system, steering swivel system and Conversion of energy system;
Figure 16 is the rolling flat-bed transparent view of a kind of band shell according to still another embodiment of the invention;
Figure 17 is a kind of rolling flat-bed transparent view with shell according to another embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 18 a kind ofly has one and comprises the Conversion of energy system of a combustion engine and the rolling flat-bed side schematic view of a fuel tank;
Figure 19 is a kind of rolling flat-bed side schematic view according to another embodiment of the present invention, and it has a mechanical steering linkage and the attached unitor of passenger-seat;
Figure 20 and 20a show one with the connectivity scenario of vehicle body gondola in the local parts schematic exploded perspective view of a kind of rolling flat-bed according to still another embodiment of the invention, this rolling platform has the electric coupler that supporting electric coupler a plurality of and in the vehicle body engages;
Figure 21 is that this rolling platform has a movable control input device according to another embodiment of the present invention with the rolling flat-bed perspective diagram of shell;
Figure 22 is the scheme drawing that a kind of vehicle body is selected grouping, shows the transparent view according to the vehicle of various aspects of the present invention;
Figure 23 is an artwork, shows the chassis that has detachable vehicle body according to a vehicle body inventory of the present invention and;
Figure 24 is an artwork, shows the manufacturing operation process on vehicle body and chassis;
Figure 25 is a diagram of circuit, shows the long-term interchangeability of vehicle body on the single chassis, and comprises software and hardware upgrade;
Figure 26 is the scheme drawing according to a kind of business process of invention;
Figure 27 is the schematic local parts decomposition side view according to vehicle body of one aspect of the invention and chassis; And
Figure 28 is the schematic part decomposition side view according to the vehicle of another aspect of the invention.
The specific embodiment
Referring to Fig. 1, one according to car chassis 10 of the present invention, is also referred to as " rolling platform ", comprises a structural framing 11.The structural framing of being painted among Fig. 1 11 comprises a series of structural constituents that interconnect that comprise that a kind of " interlayer " shape constitutes, and they comprise upside and lower structure element 12 and 14. Element 12 and 14 is essentially rigid tubular (or optional for solid) member, and they extend longitudinally between forward and backward axle zone 16,18, and are positioned at the outside of similar element 20,22.The front and back ends of element 12,14 becomes an oblique angle to the inside, towards element 20 and 22 extensions and coupled before entering axle zone 16,18.For gaining in strength and rigidity, a plurality of structural constituents vertical and bevel extend between element 12,14,20 and 22.Similar with the element 12,14,20 and 22 that extends along the left side of rolling platform 10, one group of structural constituent 26,28,30 and 32 extends along its right side.
Side direction structural constituent 34,36 more is close to front axle zone 16 respectively and extends between element 20,30 and 22,32, and side direction structural constituent 38,40 more is close to rear axle zone 18 respectively and extends between element 20,30 and 22,32, has so just determined a middle chassis space.The rear portion in front axle zone 16 and front portion are defined in the structural constituent 43,44 and around structural constituent 43,44, and the side is limited by structural constituent 46,48, and structural constituent 46,48 can be the extendible portion of element 20,22,30,32 or coupled.In the place ahead, front axle zone, a front space is defined between element 44 and the element 50,52.The rear portion in rear axle zone 18 and front portion are defined in the structural constituent 53,54 and around structural constituent 53,54, and the side is limited by structural constituent 56,58, and structural constituent 56,58 can be the extendible portion of element 20,22,30,32 or coupled.Rear in the front axle zone, a back space are defined between element 54 and the element 60,62.In addition, be used for holding a Conversion of energy system if desired, then rear axle zone 18 or back space can be raised with respect to the remainder of structural framing 11, and framework can comprise that other element surrounds and protect the Conversion of energy system.Framework defines a plurality of open spaces between said elements.Those skilled in the art will understand that material and the fastening method that is applicable in this structural framing.For example, structural constituent may be tubulose, aluminum, and is welded on other structural constituent in its cooresponding junction.
Structural framing 11 provides a kind of rigid construction, one Conversion of energy system 67, energy storage system 69, suspension system 71 and wheel 73,75,77,79 (each wheel has a tire 80), steering swivel system 81 and brake system 83 are installed on this rigid construction, as shown in Fig. 1-3, and this rigid construction is suitable for supporting the vehicle body 85 of an attaching, as shown in Figure 4.Those skilled in the art will understand that structural framing 11 can adopt multiple multi-form except that the cage structure of embodiment described in Fig. 1-3.For example, structural framing 11 can be a conventional type automobile frame, it has two or more longitudinal construction members spaced a certain distance, and has that two or more are spaced a certain distance and all keep bonded assembly transversary element at its two ends and two longitudinal construction elements.In addition, structural framing also can adopt the form of " abdomen shape dish ", and wherein the track of integral type and beam member are formed by sheet metal or other suitable material, and forms other member and be used to hold various system units.Structural framing also can be integrally formed with various vehicle chassis components.
Referring to Fig. 2, a body contact interface 87 is defined as the summation of all body contact parts, promptly is used for vehicle body and chassis 10 are formed the summation of the Connection Element that matches in the operation.The body contact parts of preferred embodiment comprise that a plurality of bearing vehicle bodies that are installed on the structural framing 11 keep unitor 89 and single electric coupler 91.
As shown in Figure 4, bearing vehicle body keeps unitor 89 to be meshed with the supporting attaching unitor 93 on the vehicle body 85, and its function is for physically to be anchored on vehicle body 85 on the chassis 10.Those skilled in the art will understand can use multiple fastening and locking member and all in the scope of claim of the present invention.Bearing vehicle body keeps unitor 89 preferably releasably to engage with supporting unitor, but in claim scope of the present invention, also can use and can not engage unitor by loose-style, for example brazed flange or riveted joint surface.Auxiliary tightening member can keep unitor 89 as locking piece with bearing vehicle body.Load-bearing surface fixed or fastening feature not with lock can keep unitor 89 to use with bearing vehicle body on the chassis 10, so that the weight of supporting attaching vehicle body 85.In a preferred embodiment, bearing vehicle body keeps unitor 89 to comprise the frame support bracket in strap bolt hole.The vibration of between vehicle body and chassis, transmitting in the rubber vivroinsulator (not shown) damping on the frame support bracket.In addition, vehicle body keeps unitor can use the hard vibration pad.
Electric coupler 91 can engage with the supporting electric coupler 95 on the vehicle body 85.Electric coupler 91 in the preferred embodiment can be carried out multiple function, perhaps selects its combination.The first, electric coupler 91 can play the electric energy adaptor union, and promptly it is suitable for the electric energy that parts produced on the chassis 10 is sent on vehicle body 85 or other the non-chassis target.The second, electric coupler 91 can play the control signal receiver, promptly is suitable for control signal is sent to controlled system from source, non-chassis, comprises Conversion of energy system, steering swivel system and brake system.The 3rd, electric coupler 91 can play the feedback signal pipeline, can obtain feedback signal by its vehicle driver.The 4th, electric coupler 91 can play outside DLL (dynamic link library), can transmit the software that comprises algorithm and data by it and use for controlled system.The 5th, electric coupler can play the information pipeline, can obtain sensory information and other information by its vehicle driver.Therefore, electric coupler 91 can play communication and energy " umbilical cord " port, by it can transmit chassis 10 and connect all communications between the vehicle body 85.Electric coupler comprises and is suitable for one or more electric metal lines and other electric metal line are kept the device that is operatively connected.These metal wools can keep at a certain distance away, and produce signal interference to avoid appointing arbitrary metal wool to cause in the metal wool that another and an electric coupler keep being operatively connected, or because of not wishing any reason that metal wool is close to each other.
Do not carry out multiple function if do not need an electric coupler, for example, Ben Chong wire harness if desired, if perhaps transfer of energy can cause control signal to interfere, then body contact interface 87 just can comprise a plurality of electric couplers 91 that can engage with a plurality of supporting electric coupler on the vehicle body 85, and wherein different adaptor unions is carried out different functions.The performed function of supporting electric coupler 95 is supporting with the function of the electric coupler that engages with it, for example when engaging with a control signal receiver, plays the control signal transmitter.
Once more referring to Fig. 1-3, Conversion of energy system 67, energy storage system 69, steering swivel system 81 and brake system 83 the mode on the chassis 10 of being configured in makes the whole vertical dimension on chassis 10 minimize and keeps a chassis end face 96 that is essentially level.Object surfaces is one along the imaginary surface towards the profile of specific direction and the object that directly exposes along this specific direction.Therefore, chassis end face 96 be one along the carrier frame 11 and the system of wherein being installed upwards towards and the imaginary surface of the profile that exposes.The vehicle body that matches has a corresponding under side 97, its be one along vehicle body 85 downwards towards and the imaginary surface of the profile that exposes, as shown in Figure 4.
Referring to Fig. 1-3, the height of structural framing 11 is defined as the vertical distance that is between its vertex (top of structural constituent 20) and the nadir (bottom of structural constituent 22) once more.In a preferred embodiment, the structural framing height is about 11 inches.For obtaining the chassis end face 96 of the level that is essentially, Conversion of energy system 67, energy storage system 69, steering swivel system 81 and brake system 83 are dispersed throughout in all open spaces, and the mode that is configured to be installed on the structural framing 11 makes the each several part of Conversion of energy system 67, energy storage system 69, steering swivel system 81 or brake system 83 can not extend structural framing 11 tops above more than 50% of structural framing 11 height, perhaps extends the top at arbitrary tire 80 tops.The chassis end face 96 that is essentially level makes institute connect vehicle body 85 to have a passenger area along the chassis length extension, and is different from vehicle body had the machinery space that is used to hold a combustion engine that vertically stretches out of prior art.
Therefore most of dynamical system load are uniformly distributed between the front portion and rear portion on chassis, and the center of gravity of whole vehicle is lower and do not need to reduce ground clearance, thereby can improve maneuvering ability and can stand tilting force simultaneously.
Once more referring to Fig. 4, the preferred embodiment of rolling platform 10 is adapted such that the under side 97 of the vehicle body 85 that matches places to sentence near chassis end face 96 and is convenient to engage with rolling platform 10.The body contact parts have predetermined spatial relationship between relative to each other, and place fully and expose and uncrossed position, the vehicle body 85 that has the supporting link (a supporting connection unitor 93 and a supporting electric coupler 95) that is in the predetermined spatial relationship identical with the body contact parts with box lunch is with respect to the chassis end face 96 on chassis 10 of the present invention fully during the location, supporting link will be close to corresponding body contact parts and be easy to and engage, and is as shown in Figure 4.Within the scope of the invention, if protective layer can be removed or reclaim, the body contact parts that then have a protective layer expose and are not interrupted.
Each body contact parts all has a kind of predetermined spatial relationship with respect to each other body contact parts, and it can be expressed as a for example vector.Also be used to describe spatial relationship between a corresponding supporting link and other supporting link to be joined if be used to describe the vector of the spatial relationship between body contact parts and other body contact parts to be joined, then the body contact parts have identical predetermined spatial relationship with supporting link.For example, spatial relationship can be determined according to following narration: one first body contact parts are Ax+By apart from a distance between reference; One second body contact parts are Cx+Dy apart from this distance between reference; One the 3rd body contact parts are Ex+Fy apart from this distance between reference; Or the like.The corresponding supporting link that is in identical predetermined spatial relationship separates according to a kind of mirror under side, as shown in Figures 4 and 5.The protective cover (not shown) can be used for protecting arbitrary body contact parts.
When vehicle body 85 with respect to chassis of the present invention 10 fully during the location, body contact parts and supporting link are preferably contiguous mutually and do not have a position change; Yet within the scope of the invention, the body contact parts can move relative to each other in predetermined spatial relationship so that regulate structure tolerance and other assembly problem.For example, an electric coupler can be positioned to be operatively connected on the signal transmission cable and with its maintenance.This cable is fixed with respect to structural framing in the position of six inches of distance electric couplers.Therefore electric coupler can the scope within six inches of attachment points on the distance cable move.Contact with each other if one of them or both can move within a predetermined spatial relationship, can think that then body contact parts and a supporting link are adjoining.
Referring to Fig. 5, the body contact interface in the claim scope of the present invention make chassis 10 can with have the dissimilar vehicle body 85,85 ', 85 of different designs basically " compatible.Vehicle body 85,85 ', 85 " have a general base 98; supporting connection unitor 93 and supporting electric coupler 95 be in each other with body contact interface 87 on the body contact parts between the identical predetermined spatial relationship of predetermined spatial relationship; by with vehicle body 85,85 ', 85 " with respect to 10 correct location, chassis so that make each supporting connection unitor 93 contiguous bearing vehicle body keep unitors 89 and supporting electric coupler 95 contiguous electric couplers 91, vehicle body 85,85 ', 85 " just can match with chassis 10 separately.According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, all vehicle bodies and chassis all meet the interface system of this general, standard, thereby make a series of different vehicle body types and pattern can be connected on the single chassis layout.It is compatible with the body style of multiple not isomorphism type that the chassis end face 96 that is essentially level also is convenient to rolling platform 10.In a preferred embodiment, general base 98 plays the body structure unit and forms under side 97.Fig. 5 has schematically described a car 85, a van 85 ' and a light-duty truck 85 that all has a general base 98 ".
The body contact parts preferably fully expose on the face of chassis, so that be connected on the supporting link on the vehicle body that matches.Similarly, be positioned at a supporting link that matches on the vehicle body and on vehicle body cover, fully expose, so that be connected on the body contact parts on the vehicle chassis.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the body contact parts are positioned on the end face of chassis or its top so that be positioned under side on or the supporting link of its below engage.
Vehicle body do not have with vehicle chassis on the body contact parts be under the situation of supporting link of identical predetermined spatial relationship, use a connecting device that one body contact parts are engaged or form with the supporting link of a distant place and be operatively connected, this is also within the scope of claim of the present invention.For example, can use cable with two adaptor unions, one of them adaptor union can engage with the electric coupler on the body contact interface, and another adaptor union can engage with a mating connector that matches on the vehicle body, comes to form with electric coupler and mating connector to be operatively connected.
Schematically illustrated vehicle body 85,85 ', 85 in Fig. 5 " all used all the body contact parts on the vehicle chassis 10.Yet within the scope of claim of the present invention, the body contact parts that the chassis can have are more than the body contact parts that in fact match with a vehicle body.For example, a chassis has ten bearing vehicle bodies and keeps unitors, and can with only keep five vehicle bodies that engage in unitors to match with these ten bearing vehicle bodies.This structure be arranged on connect vehicle body and the chassis size is not particularly useful simultaneously.For example, matching vehicle body can be less than the chassis.Similarly, within the scope of claim of the present invention, vehicle body can be modular so that make the car body component that separates to keep unitor to be connected on the vehicle chassis individually by bearing vehicle body.
The supporting link that vehicle body can have is more than the supporting link that can engage with the body contact parts on specific chassis.This structure setting can be used for making a specific vehicle body all to match on the chassis that its body contact parts have different predetermined spatial relationship with a plurality of.
Bearing vehicle body keeps unitor 89 and electric coupler 91 preferably releasably to engage, and does not connect vehicle body 85 or chassis 10 and do not damage institute, dismantles vehicle bodies 85 and the different vehicle body 85 ', 85 of 10 installations on the chassis thereby make it possible to from the chassis 10 ".
In a preferred embodiment, body contact interface 87 is characterised in that without any the mechanical control signal and transmits linkage and any unitor that is used to be connected mechanical control signal transmission linkage.The mechanical control linkage, Steering gear has for example limited chassis and the compatibility between the vehicle body of isomorphism type not.
Referring to Fig. 1, steering swivel system 81 is received in the front axle zone 16 once more, and is operably connected on the front- wheel 73,75, and preferably, steering swivel system 81 produces response for non-mechanical control signals.In a preferred embodiment, steering swivel system 81 is wire controlled.Line control system is characterised in that control signal transmits with the form of electricity.Within the scope of the present invention, line control system or controollable line control system comprise being suitable for being positioned at the control signal that control signal receiver on the attached interface 87 of vehicle body receives electric form, the system that responds according to electric control signal then by one.
Referring to Fig. 6, the wire-controlled steering system 81 of preferred embodiment comprises a turning control cell 98 and a steering actuator 99 once more.Sensor 100 is positioned on the chassis 10, and transmits the sensor signal 101 contain relevant for the information of the state of chassis 10 and component system thereof or situation.Sensor 100 can comprise position transduser, speed sensor, acceleration pick-up, pressure sensor, power and torque sensor, flow counter, temperature sensor or the like.Turning control cell 98 receives and handles from the sensor signal 101 of sensor 100 with from the electric steering controling signal 102 of electric coupler 91, and the algorithm according to storage produces steering actuator control signal 103 then.Control unit generally includes a microprocessor, ROM and RAM and is used to receive different incoming signals and different control commands is exported to the suitable input and output circuit of the known type of actuator.Sensor signal 101 can comprise yaw speed, lateral acceleration, angular speed of wheel, steering track rod power, steering angle, chassis speed or the like.
Steering actuator 99 is operably connected on the front- wheel 73,75, and is suitable for according to the steering angle of the response of steering actuator control signal 103 being regulated front-wheel 73,75.Actuator in the line control system converts electric control signal to a mechanical action influences system action in other words in response to electric control signal.The example that can be used for the actuator in the line control system comprises motor machine actuator such as servomotor torque constant, moves and rotary solenoid, magnetorheological actuator, electric liquid actuator and electric current change actuator.Those skilled in the art should be familiar with and understand the mechanism that regulates steering angle.In a preferred embodiment, steering actuator 99 is one to be suitable for regulating the electrical motor of a mechanical steering tooth bar.
Referring to Fig. 6, the preferred embodiment on chassis 10 is suitable for making it to turn to by arbitrary compatible electric steering controling signal 102 sources that are connected with electric coupler 91 once more.Shown in Figure 6 turn to changer 104 be positioned at connect on the vehicle body 85 and and be connected with supporting electric coupler 95.Changer is converted to non-mechanical control signals with vehicle driver's mechanical control signal.When using line control system, changer is converted to the electric control signal that line control system can be used with the mechanical control signal.The vehicle driver by steering wheel rotation, push down on the pedal, press the button or the like the control signal of importing mechanical type.Changer utilizes sensor, normally position and force gauge, and the machinery input is converted to electric signal.In a preferred embodiment, utilization+/-20 degree slide mechanisms use for the chaufeur input, and utilize optical encoder to read the input rotation.
Supporting electric coupler 95 links with the electric coupler 91 at body contact interface 87.Turn to changer 104 to convert the mechanical steering control signal 105 that the vehicle driver starts to electric steering controling signal 102, electric steering controling signal 102 is sent to turning control cell 98 through electric coupler 91.In a preferred embodiment, turning control cell 98 produces for what chaufeur used and turns to feedback signal 106 and turn to feedback signal 106 by electric coupler 91 transmission.Some sensors 100 are used to monitor the straight-line distance and the car speed of steering rack motion.This information is handled according to the algorithm of being stored by turning control cell 98, turns to feedback signal 106 thereby produce.One torque control motor operationally is connected with slide mechanism, is used to receive turn to feedback signal 106 and the edge direction opposite with the machinery input of chaufeur to drive.
Within the scope of the invention, line control system can be used as with the body contact interface in the direct coupled actuator of electric coupler.Among Fig. 7 a kind of replacement wire-controlled steering system 81 ' in the claim scope of the present invention is schematically illustrated, wherein with Fig. 6 in identical reference marker refer to identical parts.One steering actuator 99 that is suitable for regulating the steering angle of front- wheel 73,75 directly is connected with electric coupler 91.In this embodiment, turning control cell 98 ' with turn to changer 104 can be positioned at the institute be connected on the vehicle body 85.Turn to changer 104 that electric steering controling signal 102 is sent to turning control cell 98 ', turning control cell 98 ' will turn to actuation control signal 103 to be sent to steering actuator 99 through electric coupler 91 then.Place the sensor 100 on the chassis 10 sensor signal 101 to be sent to turning control cell 98 ' through electric coupler 91 and supporting electric coupler 95.
The example of wire-controlled steering system is described in following US Patent: January 23 calendar year 2001 issue authorize 6,176,341 of Delphi Technologies; March 27 calendar year 2001 issue authorize 6,208,923 of Robert Bosch GmbH; April 17 calendar year 2001 issue authorize 6,219,604 of Robert Bosch GmbH; November 20 calendar year 2001 issue authorize 6,318,494 of Delphi Technologies; On April 9th, 2002 issue authorize Delphi Technologies 6,370,460 and authorize TRW Fahrwerksysteme GmbH﹠amp in issue on May 28th, 2002; 6,394,218 of Co.KG.
U.S. Patent No. 6,176, the wire-controlled steering system of describing in 341 comprises: one is used for the position transduser of the angle position of sensing road wheel, one is used to control the manual bearing circle of road wheel direction, one is used for the steering wheel sensor of sensing direction dish position, one is used to activate the bearing circle actuator of manual bearing circle, an and turning control cell that is used to receive detected steering wheel position and detected road wheel position and calculates actuator control signal, this actuator control signal preferably includes a road wheel actuator control signal and a bearing circle actuator control signal, and it is the function of the difference between detected road wheel position and the steering wheel position.Turning control cell is being handled the road wheel actuator, so that the control that turns to road wheel is provided in response to the road wheel actuator control signal.Turning control cell is also being handled the bearing circle actuator, so that the feedback force that provides the adversary to control bearing circle in response to the bearing circle control signal activates.Road wheel actuator control signal and bearing circle actuator control signal preferably measure so that the difference on gear ratio between compensation direction dish and the road wheel.In addition, road wheel actuator control signal and bearing circle actuator control signal can respectively have a multiplier (-icator), activate so that make the road wheel actuator control signal send than the bigger power of feedback force that is applied on the bearing circle to road wheel.
In U.S. Patent No. 6,176, the wire-controlled steering system of describing in 341 is preferably carried out the two positions control loop, a kind ofly is used for road wheel and another kind is used for handwheel.Position feedback from bearing circle becomes the used position command input of a road wheel control loop, and becomes the used position command input of a bearing circle control loop from the position feedback of road wheel.The road wheel error signal is calculated according to the difference between road wheel instruction input (steering wheel position feedback) and the road wheel position.The actuating of road wheel is sent in response to the road wheel error signal, so that the control that road wheel is turned to is provided.The bearing circle error signal is calculated according to the difference between steering wheel position instruction (road wheel position feedback) and the steering wheel position.The actuating of manual bearing circle is sent in response to the bearing circle error signal, so that provide the adversary to control the force feedback of bearing circle.
The turning control cell of ' 341 system can be configured to single treater or multiprocessor, and can comprise the controller of a general-duty based on microprocessor, and it can comprise available ready-made controller on the market.A kind of example of controller is the No.87C196A type microcontroller by Intel Company's making of Delaware.Turning control cell preferably includes one and is used to store the also treater and the memory device of process software algorithm, its clock pulse speed is 16MHz, two optical encoder interfaces that are used to read from the position feedback of each actuator motor, one is used for the pulse width modulation output of each motor driver, and one 5 volts regulating control.
U.S. patent No.6,370, the 460 line traffic control control system of describing that turn to comprise a delegation's wheel unit and a bearing circle unit, they are operated together so that provide the required control that turns to for vehicle operators.One turning control cell can be used for supporting to realize required signal conditioning.Can be used to the bearing circle torque instruction that the signal of the sensor in wheel unit, the bearing circle unit voluntarily and car speed calculate the road wheel actuator control signal that is used for the control vehicle direction and be used for providing to vehicle operators tactile feedback.Can utilize the Ackermam correction to regulate left and right road wheel angle so that thereby the error of revising in the steering geometry guarantees that wheel will travel around a public center of turn.
Referring to Fig. 1, a brake system 83 is installed on the structural framing 11 and operationally is connected with wheel 73,75,77,79 once more.Brake system is suitable for non-mechanical control signals is produced reaction.In a preferred embodiment, as schematically describing among Fig. 8, brake system 83 is a line traffic control, and wherein identical reference number refers to the same parts in Fig. 6 and 7.The sensor signal 101 that sensor 100 will contain relevant for the state of chassis 10 and component system thereof or situation is sent to a brak control unit 107.Brak control unit 107 is connected with electric coupler 91 and is suitable for receiving electric braking control signal 108 through electric coupler 91.Brak control unit 107 processes sensor signals 101 and electric braking control signal 108, and according to the algorithm generation brake actuator control signal of storing 109.Brak control unit 107 is sent to brake actuator control signal 109 brake actuator 110,111,112,113 of the cireular frequency that is used to reduce wheel 73,75,77,79 subsequently.Those skilled in the art should understand the mode that brake actuator 110,111,112,113 acts on wheel 73,75,77,79.Usually, actuator causes between the friction element and comes in contact, for example between brake pad and the discal rotor.Randomly, an electrical motor can play brake actuator in a positive feed back brake system.
Brak control unit 107 also can produce the braking feedback signal of using for chaufeur 114 and pass through electric coupler 91 and transmit braking feedback signals 114.In a preferred embodiment, brake actuator 110,111,112,113 is by the rotor application of force of clamp on each wheel.Some sensor 100 is measured applied force on each clamp.Brak control unit 107 uses this information to come assurance power to put on synchronously on each rotor.
Referring to Fig. 8, the preferred embodiment on chassis 10 is adapted such that brake system can be in response to arbitrary compatible electric braking control signal 108 sources once more.Braking changer 115 can be positioned at connect on the vehicle body 85 and and be connected with a supporting electric coupler 95 that is connected on the electric coupler 91.Braking changer 115 is started vehicle by chaufeur mechanical braking control signal 116 converts the form of electricity to and through electric coupler 91 electric braking control signal 106 is sent to brak control unit.In a preferred embodiment, braking changer 115 comprises two kinds of joystick type parts.Braking changer 115 comprises the sensor that is used to measure the speed of institute's applied pressure and puts on the amount of pressure on the joystick type parts, thereby converts mechanical braking control signal 116 to electric braking control signal 108.Brak control unit 107 is handled the speed and the numerical value of being exerted pressure thereby normal and sudden stop is provided.
Described a kind of replacement line control brake system 83 ' within the scope of claim of the present invention among Fig. 9, wherein identical reference number refers to the same parts among Fig. 6-8.Brake actuator 110,111,112,113 and sensor 100 are directly connected on the electric coupler 91.In this embodiment, a brak control unit 107 ' can be positioned at connect on the vehicle body 85.One braking changer 115 is sent to brak control unit 107 ' with electric braking control signal 108, and brak control unit 107 ' is sent to brake actuator 110,111,112,113 with brake actuator control signal 109 through electric coupler 91 then.
The example of line control brake system is described in following US Patent: on November 22nd, 2994 issue authorize 5,366,281 of General Motors Coporation; On October 20th, 1998 issue authorize 5,823,636 of General Motors Coporation; The issue on March 21st, 6,305,758 and 2002 of authorizing Delphi Technologies of October 23 calendar year 2001 issue authorize 6,390,565 of Delphi Technologies.
In U.S. Patent No. 5,366, the system of describing in 281 comprises: an input media that is used to receive mechanical brake control signal, a brake actuator and one and input media and the joining control unit of brake actuator.Control unit receives braking instruction or electric braking control signal and actuator instruction or brake actuator control signal is provided from input media, so that the electric current of control brake actuator and voltage.When the braking instruction for the first time received from input media, control unit is just exported a torque command to brake actuator in first scheduled time slot, to send maximum current to actuator.After first scheduled time slot, control unit is exported a torque command to brake in second scheduled time slot, to send voltage in response to the braking instruction and first coefficient of amplification to actuator.After second scheduled time slot, control unit is exported torque command to brake, to send electric current in response to the braking instruction and second coefficient of amplification to actuator, wherein first coefficient of amplification is made in response to the braking input greater than the startup of second coefficient of amplification and wherein braking.
No.6 in US Patent, 390,565 line control brake systems of describing, provide to be arranged in one and to be connected in a brake application the input link for example motion sensor and the force gauge of the braking changer on the brake pedal, and can be by providing a signal and that is sent to first control unit in response to the stroke of brake application input link or position and from a sensor in response to putting on the power on the brake application input link and provide redundancy the sensor from the signal that a sensor is sent to second control unit.First and second control units are connected by a two-way communication link, and taking this each controller can transmit one of its sensor signal that receives to other control unit.At least in one of control unit, linearization type signal combination is used and is sent to brake actuator so that produce the first and second brake application command signals.If arbitrary control unit can not receive one of sensor signal from other control unit, it still can produce the brake actuator control signal according to the sensor signal that directly offers it.In a preferred embodiment of this system, a control unit is combined with linearizing signal by selecting maximum amplitude.
Referring to Fig. 1, energy storage system 69 is being stored the energy that is used to promote chassis 10 once more.For great majority were used, stored energy was a chemical species.The example of energy storage system 69 comprises Fuel Tank and battery.In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, energy storage system 69 comprises two compressed gas cylinder holding vessels 121 (5000psi, or 350bars) that are installed in the middle chassis space 41 and are suitable for store compressed hydrogen.May need to use bigger hydrogen memory capacity is provided more than two compressed gas cylinder holding vessels.As the alternative of compressed gas cylinder holding vessel 121, can use a kind of replacement form of hydrogen storage, for example metal or chemical hydride.Also can use hydrogen to take place or the hydroforming method.
Conversion of energy is 67 by energy storage system 69 energy of storage to be changed into the mechanical energy that promotes chassis 10.In the described preferred embodiment of Fig. 1, Conversion of energy system 67 comprises that one is positioned at the fuel cells 125 in rear axle zone 18, and an electric traction motor 127 that is positioned at front axle zone 16.Fuel cells 125 produces 94 kilowatts sustainable use power.
Fuel cells 125 is operably connected on compressed gas cylinder holding vessel 121 and the traction motor 127.The chemical power that fuel cells 125 will come from the hydrogen form of compressed gas cylinder holding vessel 121 changes into electric energy, and traction motor 127 changes into mechanical energy with electric energy, and applies mechanical energy so that front wheel 73,75.Randomly, fuel cells 125 and traction motor 127 conversion between front axle zone 16 and rear axle zone 18.Randomly, the Conversion of energy system comprises that one is used for using to improve the battery pack (not shown) that situation is quickened on the chassis with fuel cell hybrid combining.Being provided in other zone between the structural elements is used to put being used to shown in Fig. 2 and 3 other mechanism and the system of the common function of automobile is provided.Those skilled in the art should understand, and other Conversion of energy system 67 can use within the scope of the invention.
Conversion of energy system 67 is suitable for responding non-mechanical control signals.Conversion of energy system 67 in the preferred embodiment is line traffic control control, as shown in figure 10.The sensor 100 that the electric coupler 91 of one Conversion of energy system control unit 128 and its reception electric flux conversion system control signal 129 and receiving contains relevant for the sensor signal 101 of the information of different chassis condition is connected.In a preferred embodiment, the information that transfers to Conversion of energy system control unit 128 by sensor signal 101 comprises the speed on chassis, the electric current that is applied, and the speed of chassis acceleration/accel and motor drive shaft speed are so that guarantee smooth starting and controlled acceleration.Conversion of energy system control unit 128 is connected on the Conversion of energy system actuator 130, and in Conversion of energy system control signal 129 and sensor signal 101 Conversion of energy system actuator control signal 131 is sent to Conversion of energy system actuator 130 according to the algorithm response of storage.Conversion of energy system actuator 130 acts on fuel cells 125 or the traction motor 127 so that regulate energy output.Those skilled in the art should understand the used the whole bag of tricks of energy output of Conversion of energy system actuator 130 scalable energy conversion systems.For example, a screw actuator can replace the valve that opening and closing one are used to regulate the hydrogen flowing quantity that flows to fuel cells.Similarly, by changing the amount of oxygen that feeds to fuel cells, can play the function of actuator to the compressor of fuel cells supply oxygen (from air) in response to signal from the Conversion of energy system control unit.
Conversion of energy system converter 132 can be positioned on the vehicle body 85, and be connected in one with supporting electric coupler 95 that electric coupler 91 engages on.Conversion of energy system converter 132 is suitable for mechanical energy conversion system control signal 133 is changed into electric flux conversion system control signal 129.
In another embodiment of the present invention, as being schematically shown among Figure 11, wherein identical reference number refers to the same parts among Fig. 6-10, and wheel motor 135 also is generally called hub motor, places each place of four wheels 73,75,77,79.Randomly, wheel motor 135 may be provided on only on the front- wheel 73,75 or only is provided on the rear wheel 77,79.Use wheel motor 135 to compare the height that has reduced chassis 10, therefore can conform with in some purposes with using traction motor.
Referring to Fig. 2, a conventional type H Exch 137 is operably connected on the fuel cells 125 with electric fan system 139 and is used for the heat-dissipation cooling system conditioner so that circulate once more, and it is received on the opening between rear axle zone 18 and the structural elements 54,60.H Exch 137 is arranged to certain angle of inclination so that reduce its vertical surface, but in order to provide enough heat radiations, its also top extension slightly at element 12,26 (as shown in Figure 4) top.Although fuel cells 125, H Exch 137 and electric fan system 139 extend above structural constituent, but when comparing with the requirement of the automobile engine nacelle of a conventional design, especially when the chassis height of preferred embodiment only was about 15 inches (28 centimetres), its part that stretches into vehicle body gondola space was then smaller.Randomly, H Exch 137 is packaged within the chassis structure that has the gas channel (not shown) fully.
Referring to Fig. 1, suspension system 71 is installed on the structural framing 11 and with four wheels 73,75,77,79 and is connected once more.It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the operation of suspension system, and understand and within the scope of claim of the present invention, can use multiple suspension system.The suspension system 71 of the preferred embodiment of the present invention is electronically controlled, as schematically showing among Figure 12.
Referring to Figure 12, electronically controlled suspension system 71 is determined by a suspension control unit 141 in response to the behavior of any given road input once more.Be positioned on the chassis 10 the various conditions of sensor 100 monitoring for example car speed, angular speed of wheel and wheel with respect to the position on chassis 10.Sensor 100 is sent to suspension control unit 141 with sensor signal 101.Suspension control unit 141 is according to the algorithm process sensor signal 101 of storing and produce suspension actuator control signal 142.Suspension control unit 141 is sent to four suspension actuators 143,144,145,146 with suspension actuator control signal 142.Each suspension actuator 143,144,145,146 is operably connected on the wheel 73,75,77,79, and is determining wheel 73,75,77,79 positions with respect to chassis 10 whole or in part.The suspension actuator of preferred embodiment is variable force, real-time controllable damper.The suspension system 71 of preferred embodiment also is adapted such that chassis ride-height scalable.Can use the actuator of separation to change the ride-height on chassis.
In a preferred embodiment, suspension control unit 141 is formula able to programme and is connected on the electric coupler 91 at body contact interface 87.The vehicle user just can change the feature of suspension system 71 by the program that electric coupler 91 is regrouped the suspension control unit 141 that has suspension system software 147 like this.
In the scope of claim of the present invention, the suspension system that electronically controlled suspension system comprises does not have the suspension control unit that is positioned on the chassis 10.Referring to Figure 13, wherein identical reference number refers to the same parts among Figure 12, and suspension actuator 143,144,145,146 and suspension sensor 100 are directly connected on the electric coupler 91.In such an embodiment, one is positioned at a suspension control unit 141 ' that connects on the vehicle body 85 can handle the sensor signal 101 that transmits by electric coupler 91, then suspension actuator control signal 142 is sent to suspension actuator 143,144,145,146 through electric coupler 91.
The example of electronically controlled suspension system is described in following US Patent: on February 15th, 1997 issue authorize 5,606,503 of General Motors Coporation; The issue on May 28th, 5,609,353 and 2002 of authorizing Ford Motor Company of on March 11st, 1997 issue authorize 6,397,134 of Delphi Technologies.
U.S. Patent No. 6,397, a kind of electronically controlled suspension system of describing in 134 provide by turning to cross action to improve suspension control.Particularly, system can detect vehicle lateral acceleration and Vehicular turn angle, and stores first and second groups of used enhancement mode suspension actuator control signal of suspension actuator of vehicle for each direction from the vehicle lateral acceleration that detected.In response to vehicle lateral acceleration that is detected and the Vehicular turn angle that is detected, if the steering angle that is detected is identical with the lateral acceleration direction that is detected, then system is to first group of enhancement mode suspension of suspension actuation applications actuator control signal, in addition, if the steering angle that is detected is opposite with the lateral acceleration direction that is detected, then system is to second group of enhancement mode suspension of suspension actuation applications actuator control signal.
U.S. Patent No. 5,606, used suspension control system comprises a vehicle body that hangs, four wheel, four variable force actuators that are installed between wheel and the vehicle body that do not hang in a kind of vehicle of describing in 503, wherein each variable force actuator is positioned on each angle of vehicle, and one group of sensor that the sensor signal of the action of expression vehicle body, cartwheel, car speed and ambient temperature is provided.The microcomputer control unit that hanging control system comprises comprises: the device that is used for sensor-lodging; Be used for determining the device of the required power of actuator of each actuator in response to sensor signal; Be used for determining the device of peaked first signal of expression first instruction in response to car speed; Be used for determining the device of the peaked secondary signal of expression second instruction in response to ambient temperature; And be used for retraining the required power of actuator and make it be not more than the smaller's of the first and second instruction maxims device.
Use the conductive metal wire (not shown) to come between chassis 10 and connection vehicle body 85 in a preferred embodiment, and transmission signals between changer, control unit and the actuator.Those skilled in the art should understand, and can use to be used between chassis 10 and connection vehicle body 85 and to send between changer, control unit and the actuator and other non-mechanical means of received signal and still within the scope in claim of the present invention.Transmission and other used non-mechanical means of received signal comprise radiowave and optical fiber.
In a preferred embodiment, line control system is a network type, and part is in order to reduce the quantity of the special-purpose metal line that is connected on the electric coupler 91.Those skilled in the art should understand various network devices and the agreement that can use within the scope of claim of the present invention, for example SAE J1850 and CAN (" regional network controller ").In the preferred embodiment of the invention, use TTP (" Time Triggered agreement ") network to communicate management.
By some collected information of sensor 100, for example chassis speed, fuel level and system temperature and pressure help the vehicle driver and operate chassis and checking system fault.As shown in Figure 14, sensor 100 is connected on the electric coupler 91 by a chassis computing machine 153.The sensor signal 101 that comprises information is sent on the chassis computing machine 153 from sensor 100, and it is according to the algorithm process sensor signal 101 of storage.When finding that according to the algorithm of being stored sensory information has the time spent to chaufeur, chassis computing machine 153 is sent to electric coupler 91 with sensor signal 101.For example, when the service temperature on chassis 10 was too high, the sensor signal 101 that then contains temperature information was sent to electric coupler 91 by chassis computing machine 153.On the supporting electric coupler 95 that the readable information interface 155 of one chaufeur can be connected to electric coupler 91 is connected and show the information that sensor signal 101 is comprised.The readable information interface of chaufeur comprises but is not limited to scale, instrument, LED demonstration and LCD and shows.The chassis also can comprise communication system, for example antenna and remote information processing system, and they are operably connected on the electric coupler in the body contact interface and are suitable for transmission information to connect vehicle body.
A control unit can provide multiple function.For example, as shown in Figure 15, a main control unit 159 can work to turn to control unit, brak control unit, suspension control unit and Conversion of energy system control unit.
Once more referring to Figure 15, Conversion of energy system 67 is suitable for electric energy is sent to electric coupler 91, so that provide be positioned at connect the required electric energy of system on the vehicle body, for example power-operated window for vehicle, power lock, entertainment systems, heating, ventilation and air conditioner system or the like.Randomly, if energy storage system comprises a battery, this battery can be connected on the electric coupler 91 so.In a preferred embodiment, Conversion of energy system 67 comprises that one is used to produce electric energy and is connected in fuel cells on the electric coupler 91.
Figure 16 shows one and has the chassis 10 that rigidity overplate or " shell " 161 and can be used as the electric coupler or the unitor 91 of umbilical port.Rigidity overplate 161 can be suitable for the effect of vehicle base plate, this point when connection, vehicle body 85 did not have the bottom surface of great use.The chassis 10 of the similar equipment shown in Figure 17 has an optional vertical fuel cells 125.Vertical fuel cells 125 stretches in the vehicle body gondola space significantly, and this is to accept in some applications.Chassis 10 also comprises a manual stopping brake interface 162, and it may need in some applications, therefore also can randomly be used for other embodiment.
Figure 18 shows may very useful one embodiment of the present of invention in some environment.Conversion of energy system 67 comprises that one has the combustion engine 167 and a driving device 169 of flat opposed cylinder.Energy storage system 69 comprises a fuel tank 171.
Figure 19 shows one embodiment of the invention, and wherein steering swivel system 81 has a mechanical control linkage that comprises a Steering gear 173.Passenger-seat connects unitor 175 and is positioned on the body contact interface 87, thereby allows the passenger-seat assembly is connected on the chassis 10.
Figure 20 and 20a show a chassis 10 and the vehicle body 85 within the scope of the invention, and they have a plurality of electric couplers 91 and multiple mating connector 95 respectively.For example, one first electric coupler 91 is operably connected on the steering swivel system and plays the control signal receiver.One second electric coupler 91 is operably connected on the brake system and plays the control signal receiver.One the 3rd electric coupler 91 is operably connected in the Conversion of energy system and plays the control signal receiver.One the 4th electric coupler 91 is operably connected in the Conversion of energy system and plays the electric energy adaptor union.Embedded adaptor union of metal wool more than four and mating connector are used for the embodiment shown in Figure 20 and the 20a.Figure 20 a shows the fitting process that is used to connect corresponding adaptor union 91,95.
Referring to Figure 21, show the another embodiment in the claim scope of the present invention.Chassis 10 has a rigidity overplate 161 and a plurality of passenger-seat connects unitor 175.One control input device 177 by driver's operation comprises one and turns to changer, a braking changer and a Conversion of energy system converter, and it operationally is connected with steering swivel system, brake system, Conversion of energy system by metal wool 179 and is movable to different point of connection.
Embodiment shown in Figure 21 makes the vehicle body of different designs and configuration to match with a kind of universal chassis design.One with the bottom surface but the vehicle body with supporting connection unitor can keep unitor 89 places to match with chassis 10 at bearing vehicle body.The passenger-seat assembly can be connected passenger-seat and connect on the unitor 175.
Figure 22 shows a series of vehicle body gondola (having another name called vehicle body) 211-214 that can be used on single chassis or the rolling platform 215.The owner of rolling platform 215 can adapt to seasonal variation or lifestyle change by changing the vehicle body gondola simply.Rolling platform comprises most durable hardware, this means that the needed material of production of vehicle body gondola and energy are far fewer than whole vehicle.
Referring to Figure 23, show the fastening optional vehicle body or the process of vehicle body gondola.The vehicle body gondola can according to chaufeur for the moment excitement change at any time or change according to plan according to the guide of vehicle gondola provider.This respect provides a kind of business model that vehicle body is rented, leases, exchanged or sells of carrying out.The method assurance user that vehicle body exchanges can separate quickly and easily and be connected vehicle body.As mentioned before, only need to rise and fall and have machinery and electric General Purpose Interface bonded assembly gondola gets final product.At first, chaufeur guarantees the safe handling of rolling chassis 241 and vehicle body gondola 242.One vehicle body gondola service provider 245 maintains the vehicle body gondola 246 in editing and recording, they or at the scene, be specified on the specification sheets, perhaps just using and showing according to schedule and in one group of chaufeur, using in turn by other chaufeur.Each vehicle body gondola all has a chip, and this chip can be sent to the chassis with parameter so that setting fuel cells performance or engine performance match with the vehicle body gondola, regulates suspension property, regulates turning efficiency and transmits other technical requirements.
Figure 24 shows the manufacturing process of chassis or rolling platform and vehicle body gondola.In the manufacturing process of routine, automobile is made as a single integral piece system.According to the present invention, the manufacturing of rolling plateform system is independent of the vehicle body gondola.Rolling platform has comprised major technology and mechanical content, and it is made the position and transports all over the world from the center.Vehicle body is made in same center, thereby perhaps makes the demand that comprises local material and adapt to localized market in local environment.Vehicle body also can transport from the local market.
Rolling platform engineering makes vehicle body to design independently and to produce.The manufacturing of vehicle body can independently be carried out to satisfy different user's requests in the world Anywhere basically with design.Local maker uses the local material that can have, can be according to the hobby structure vehicle body of this locality.Do not connecting under the situation of vehicle body, rolling platform manufacturing process can the main fabrication shop all over the world carry out stream line pattern production so that transport purchase ground.The designer has the ability of redesign vehicle body under the situation that does not redesign whole vehicle.
According to the embodiment shown in Figure 24, a factory 250 makes the vehicle body gondola according to multiple vehicle body type or pattern 251-253.The vehicle body gondola completes, perhaps is basically completed, and is easy to be connected to each other with rolling chassis at any time.All vehicle body gondola pattern 251-253 are designed to be connected with a rolling chassis with general point of connection.One second factory 255 away from factory 250, perhaps same factory produces rolling chassis 256.Rolling chassis 256 respectively has the general point of connection that is used to be connected on the multiple vehicle body gondola.
Please see Figure 25, show a business process model, wherein the owner is by for example buying or lease, no matter the buying pattern of whether financing and obtain a rolling chassis 220X.For example, rolling chassis can be mortgaged 20 years, and wherein expense allocation is in the reasonable length of life of the expection of unit.Some software upgrading 221 and hardware/software upgrading 222 that need not pay in addition and provide is provided item one speech, and pays other upgrading 223 that extra cost obtains by the owner/lessee's (chaufeur) according to the selection of oneself.After the time ranges in 20 years (or other period) finished, initial financing entity just can have rolling chassis and no longer undertake any debt.
Life-span on rolling chassis therebetween, can use vehicle according to the variation of its hobby or needs.For example, what a kind of situation was that chaufeur brings into use is small-sized, fashionable vehicle body gondola 226, prepay a practical vehicle body gondola 228 then, prepay a motion purposes type vehicle body gondola 230, one van type vehicle body gondolas 232 then and a travelling vehicle vehicle body gondola 234 also can.Certainly, selected vehicle body gondola type and change time freely determine fully.
The ability of exchanging vehicle body is for providing the freedom that can exchange on a chassis (having another name called rolling platform, rolling sandwich structure, slide plate, rolling chassis) in automobile, lorry, heavy wares, machine and the RV vehicle body type.In addition, vehicle body can make full use of the space that has formed from front portion to the rear portion on rolling chassis owing to removed traditional machinery space.The change scope of vehicle body comprises from a seat to, single center that has technology enhancement measures such as sound control and interactive communication feature and can hold ten people and the bus body of serving as music and film amusement and so on is provided.Difference between the vehicle body can comprise sound, light and the seat in the thematic environment of client, and to outside and in-to-in shape, to strengthening and feature as the technology of computer animation to hologram, these are all complied with chaufeur and the passenger's experience of being expected and decide.
Possible vehicle body option, benefit and upgrading comprise teleprocessing and entertainment options as: make that supporting teleprocessing and energy with Based Intelligent Control use, line traffic control system X and can automatically combining so that provide function and the internal communication chassis of relevant position-based and location and be complementary with the external communication in the world.
Other possible vehicle body option, benefit and upgrading comprise different vehicle body special topic as: the inner space of represent whole world and futurism's environment; China (reality) state room, Star Trek (TV show) control cabin, vehicle body with sealingly secure feature, global function amusement (film, sound, recreation or the like) vehicle body, up to Tron (film) class personal transportation car, or the like.Other traditional example can comprise as motion, cross-country, the Monday-Friday monthly ticket passenger, the weekender of family, office and commercial affairs are used, the vehicle body feature of city motor bus or the like and so on.Some vehicle bodies can be the conventional type vehicle body through retrofit, are positioned on the rolling platform as one ' the variable vehicle body of 57Chevy, perhaps vehicle body can adapt to cultural need extremely and use as the material of bamboo and so on and transport banana.
In addition, vehicle platform dynam and vehicle body content can change and upgrade with hope and the demand that satisfies the user.Because available up-to-date technology, function or the like are so the inside and outside of vehicle body all can be improved.Internal placement, steering position and chaufeur control can change according to client's needs.User's internal request can comprise that the Save option, seat arrangements, amusement strengthen or the like.In addition, external demand can comprise storage, enter requirement or the like.Vehicle body upgrading can comprise that changing travels and drive feature and strengthen and improve the communication grade that is realized so that change by rolling flat-bed software and hardware.
Other vehicle body option, benefit and upgrading comprise interchangeable inner comformability, but as seat, light, sound, color, architecture, enter, storage, plug and play modularity, contractile shelf and pallet, toe board, bed, withdrawal port screen, the demonstration that can reset, vehicle control, Pop-up books internal feature and the plug and play internal part that can clamp and break away from or cost or leave behind or the like.
Referring to Figure 26, a business procedure schematically shows the business method step that can carry out according to the present invention in various combinations.Certainly, these steps do not need all to carry out together or are carried out by single commercial main body.On the contrary, different commercial main bodys can be carried out some combination of described method step, described in claim.
As shown in the figure, business method 260 is included in the factory individual module formula car body component is installed on (step 262) on the vehicle body.Individual module formula car body component can be installed on body bottom panel or the body shell.Thereby car body component is selected so that make vehicle personalization satisfy specific user's hobby or functional requirement by the user.After car body component is installed on body bottom panel and/or body shell, permitting in financial transaction, having vehicle (step 266) before, body shell can be connected in (step 264) on the body bottom panel, financial transaction can comprise lease, sell, lease, financing arrangment or club membership.In addition, car body component can be installed in (step 262) on the vehicle body and permit having vehicle (step 266) and body shell need not be connected to intermediate steps on the body bottom panel.In this case, body shell is connected to the step (step 262) that car body component is installed on the body bottom panel before in factory.Therefore, various steps can be carried out selectively by different commercial main bodys.
Another option is to permit having body bottom panel (step 268) according to the mode of separating with body shell in financial transaction.Similarly, permit in financial transaction, having body shell (step 270) according to the mode of separating with body bottom panel.Thereafter, body bottom panel can be connected in (step 272) on the body shell at a special-purpose motor-driven or place, fixed service station.
Replace the modular car body component obtain can by lease, sell, lease, financing arrangment or club membership provide (step 274).In this manner, modular (commutative) car body component of factory's installation can exchange (step 276) mutually with replacement modular car body component.This exchange can be by for example on user's the track or the execution of living in (step 278) of doing business, perhaps carrying out (step 280) at special-purpose car-shop by the motor-driven bodywork parts service unit of user-selected fixed distant place.
Replace car body component and can comprise internal part, for example the seat of confirming in advance, instrument carrier panel, chaufeur interface, steering hardware, line traffic control control, entertainment systems, communication system or the like.(step 282).Modular car body component to be exchanged can also comprise external component, for example the car door of confirming in advance, guar plate, guard shield, vehicle window, panel, bumper/spoiler, structural elements or the like (step 284).
As also illustrating among Figure 26, can utilize diverse ways to come Switching Module formula car body component.For example, body bottom panel can separate (step 286) from body shell, and the modular car body component can exchange (step 288) on the base plate that separates, and base plate can have thereon under the situation of replacing parts then and reconnects (step 290).In addition, separate (step 286) afterwards from body shell, different base plates (step 292) that have different parts on it can be installed at base plate.In addition, replacing parts can be installed in the body shell by base plate opening (base plate is promptly removed from here), thereafter base plate is reconnected.From body shell dismounting and reconnect thereon, body bottom panel can be by the adaptor union that can get loose, or only by nut and bolt, is connected on the shell for ease of body bottom panel.The adaptor union that can get loose can be set to the buckle-type lock (being similar to the buckle of safety belt of seat bolt lock structure a little) that can get loose in addition, but maybe can be a release construction that is similar to the train connecting device, or other available mechanisms.
In addition, as shown in Figure 26, the car body component that factory installs can be replaced parts and can (step 296) be installed by same vehicle body opening then by vehicle body opening such as car door opening or the like dismounting (step 294).
Owing to can load interior of body or dismounting floor panel structure for automobile body and it is replaced by a vehicle body opening, several benefits just are provided with different base arrangements that have new inner space.Because the modularity of manufacture component, thereby improve the output of vehicle, and made vehicle supply market and the means of regulating market demand fluctuation are provided quickly.Because the medelling of making design so also reduced time of setting up, has increased the alerting ability of internal part and has made that the client can change inner to satisfy its needs.It also makes the client to upgrade vehicle characteristics at low cost and need not buy a new car.
A kind of technology that enables that is used to make above-mentioned detachable body bottom panel and shell and car body frame structure or other parts is called " Plastic Forming fast " technology, and for example U.S. Patent No. 6,253, and described in 588, it is hereby incorporated by.Utilize quick plastic forming technology, the large-scale AA5083 type aluminium-magnesium alloy thin plate that can high throughput rate ground will have high elongated region forms complicated 3D shape.The aluminium sheet that comprises magnesium is heated to and is in the approximately forming temperature in (750 to 950) scope from 400 ℃ to 510 ℃.The thin plate that is heated heads on that profile cutter stretches and is consistent with the cutter profiled surface putting under air on the thin plate back side or the gaseous tension effect.Gaseous tension preferably continuously or progressively increases to from the 0p.s.i. of initial pressure and is about 250-500p.s.i. (gauge pressure, promptly above-mentioned ambient pressure) or higher resulting pressure.Until increase approximately reaching 1 minute the process of exerting pressure, thin plate self and tool surface adapt from the former second of this process.After this started the initial period of supercharging of thin plate stretching, pressure can increase subsequently at faster speed.According to the size and the complexity of panel to be formed, this shaping can be finished in approximately 2-12 minute period usually.
Referring to Figure 27, show a kind of specific vehicle body configurations with a chassis adjacency, wherein vehicle body configurations especially the manufacturing of body bottom panel realize by above-mentioned quick plastic forming technology.Casehistory, vehicle body type illustrated in fig. 27 can each side according to the present invention design and make.As shown in the figure, vehicle body 360 is suitable for being connected with the chassis 362 that comprises a framework 364 and wheel 366,368.Vehicle body 360 comprises a body bottom panel 370, its floor length L fWith chassis length L cBasically equate.Therefore, body bottom panel 370 provides useful floor space above the whole length in chassis, especially owing to do not have driving engine or machinery space at its front end.
Base plate 370 comprises that supporting seat assembly 372 and thereon is close to so that the vehicle control signal is sent to the chaufeur interface 374 on chassis 362 from the chaufeur on the seat with seat assembly.In addition, the chaufeur interface can or be connected on the loose cables, as joystick for wireless type.
The vehicle body of manufacturing also comprises a shell 376, and it is connected on the opposite end 378,380 of base plate 370 so that make the whole substantially length of base plate be the space that the motroist can enter and use.In this configuration, spendable floor space is being provided in all wheel the place aheads and rear on the vehicle (promptly from an end to the other end) on the base plate.Shell is suitable for covering a vehicle motroist.Shell can be a glass fibre structure.
Base plate 370 is smooth basically, so that match with the smooth basically end face 382 on chassis 362.Base plate 370 can be single-piece or is installed by different parts.
Also illustrate among Figure 27, a chassis linkage interface 387 is positioned on base plate 370 bottom surfaces, is used for being connected with chassis 362.Chassis linkage interface 387 is configured to consistent with previous described standard interface system, and wherein the machinery on vehicle body and chassis and electric connecting part are supporting mutually and fully align and need not change the interface of chassis or vehicle body so that make arbitrary vehicle body that meets to match with arbitrary chassis that meets.Therefore, between vehicle body 360 and chassis 362, just formed an interface, for example before about the described interface 87 of Fig. 1-15.
Please see Figure 28, it shows another notion of the present invention, and wherein all on the vehicle body are closed panel and all used non-metallic material.Material can be cloth, plastics, fabric, rubber, nylon, paper web, glass, canvas, mylar or the like.This conception of species provides some advantages, comprises that the assembly cost is low, the fluctuation that can vehicle is provided and regulate the market demand to market quickly.It has reduced time of setting up, and this can provide a very competitive advantage to win order on market.It has increased the design-calculated alerting ability, changes exterior panel satisfying the ability of its needs for the client provides, and has reduced total cost by using low cost to close panel.It can also make the design of vehicle comprise the panel of closing of high price more, and what for example have designer's mark closes panel or other high end plates.Should be noted that the non-metal panel can form guard shield and guar plate, because do not deposit the traditional front end machinery space that needs metal decking thereon at this.
As shown in Figure 28, vehicle 410 comprises the chassis 412 of supporting car body frame structure 414.In addition, body bottom panel can be provided between chassis 412 and the car body frame structure 414, and example is base plate as shown in Figure 27.As shown in Figure 28, car body frame structure 414 has a plurality of openings 416,418,420,422 that are formed in it.Each opening 416,418,420,422 is closed panel by a non-metal and is covered.For example, opening 416 is covered by a rubber side panel 424, and opening 418 is covered by a plastic door 426, and opening 420 is covered by a timber 428, and guar plate or guard shield 430 that opening 422 is made by a fabric cover.Like this, car body frame structure 414 has just formed a body shell 432 with closing panel 424,426,428,430, it can be with the vehicle body type be consistent arbitrarily, and for example a car, light-duty truck, convertible, roadster, van, este wagon, motion are with vehicle or other transport trolley type.In addition, shell 432 can be connected on the opposite end of chassis 412 or body bottom panel so that make shell extend along the whole length on chassis basically, thereby the whole length in chassis all has the space that can be entered and be used by the motroist above it basically, and is described with reference to Figure 27 as preamble.
Non-metal is closed panel 424,426,428,430 and preferably removably is connected on the vehicle body opening 416,418,420,422 so that realize interchangeability.Closing panel removably connects by clip, button, clasp, belt, detachable fastener such as screw or the like.In addition, also can use multiple permanent connection mode for example to weld or bonding.
In addition, aforementioned arbitrarily car body component can be provided in the shell 432, for example seat, chaufeur communication interface, drive-by-wire control setup or the like.
Another benefit of this technology comprises and is easy to obtain material, Ben Dihua material for example, because small-scale production process thereby cost are low, stock is few, does not need mechanical window or the like.Exemplary application can comprise for example operation truck, the military jeeps in the Africa of emerging market, a Caddy, individual transport car or the like.
Another feature of the present invention is that in fact the seat can be positioned at the optional position on body bottom panel or the chassis, comprise from an end to the other end and from a side to opposite side.Chaufeur can be sitting in vehicle front, here be the residing position of machinery space according to routine, can be sitting in the middle of the vehicle, right side, left side or the like, and passenger-seat can be provided in any desired location in the vehicle, from an end to the other end with from a side to opposite side.
Although realize that to being used to optimal mode of the present invention explains, those are known those skilled in the relevant art of the present invention and should understand, and variously are used to put into practice alternate design of the present invention and embodiment also all within the scope of accessory claim.As claimed in claim, according to shown in of the present invention various different embodiment various features shown and that describe can interosculate.

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1. vehicle body that is suitable for being connected on the chassis, this vehicle body comprises:
One body bottom panel;
One seat assembly by bearing plate;
One chaufeur interface is lived with respect to bearing plate in the position of contiguous seat assembly, so that the vehicle control signal is transmitted by the chaufeur that is sitting on the seat with the on-mechanical form; And
One chassis that operationally is connected in base plate connects the interface, described chassis connects the interface and comprises at least one mechanical attachment parts that are configured to be connected in the chassis, and at least one electric coupler that operationally is connected in the chaufeur interface also can engage with at least one complementary unitor on the vehicle chassis to receive the vehicle control signal by the on-mechanical form.
2. vehicle body according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described interface configurations becomes to be consistent with the standard interface system, wherein the machinery on vehicle body and chassis and electric connecting part are supporting mutually and fully align so that make the vehicle body that is consistent of different types to match with arbitrary chassis that is consistent, and do not need to revise chassis or vehicle body so that connect.
3. vehicle body according to claim 2, comprise that also one is connected to and is used on the base plate motroist is shielded in shell in the vehicle body, wherein shell is connected on the opposite end of base plate so that make shell extend along the whole length of base plate basically, thereby makes that the whole length of base plate all is the space that the motroist can enter and use basically.
4. vehicle body according to claim 2 is characterized in that, vehicle body can be car, light-duty truck, convertible, roadster, van, este wagon and motion with vehicle one of them.
5. for to be used in combination with a vehicle chassis, a kind of vehicle body comprises:
One is suitable for covering vehicle motroist's shell;
One chaufeur communication interface is positioned within the shell, is used for the electronic vehicle control signal is sent to the chassis by the vehicle driver; And
One operationally is connected on the shell and is suitable for according to the chassis linkage interface of selecting to be connected on the chassis, described chassis linkage interface comprises at least one electric connector, this at least one electric connector operationally is connected in described chaufeur communication interface, to receive described electronic vehicle control signal and can engage with at least one complementary unitor on the vehicle chassis.
6. vehicle body according to claim 5 is characterized in that, described at least one electric connector includes only single umbilical electric coupler, and all electric communication signals are sent to corresponding single electric coupler on the chassis by it from vehicle body.
7. vehicle body according to claim 5 is characterized in that, shell is by a bearing plate, and base plate extends along the whole length of vehicle body, thereby makes that the whole length of base plate all is the space that the motroist can enter and use.
8. vehicle body according to claim 7 is characterized in that, base plate is straight substantially.
9. vehicle body according to claim 7 comprises that also at least one is supported on the seat on the base plate.
10. vehicle body according to claim 5, wherein, the chaufeur communication interface comprises a drive-by-wire control input device, and wherein the feature of chaufeur communication interface also is not to be with the mechanical steering linkage.
11. vehicle body according to claim 5 is characterized in that, the chassis linkage interface comprises that a plurality of biographies carry the chassis and connect unitor, is positioned to connect on the carrying of the correspondence on chassis unitor.
12. vehicle body according to claim 5 is characterized in that, shell can be car, light-duty truck, convertible, roadster, van, este wagon and motion with one of them body style of vehicle.
13. a vehicle comprises:
One chassis, wherein the chassis comprises:
One structural framing; One has the body contact interface of body contact parts, and the body contact parts comprise that at least one bearing vehicle body of installing with respect to structural framing keeps unitor and at least one control signal receiver; One suspension system with respect to the structural framing installation; At least three wheels of installing with respect to suspension system rotationally, each in these at least three wheels all has the tire that connects; One is operably connected at least one wheel and is operably connected to steering swivel system on the control signal receiver; One is operably connected to the brake system at least one wheel and the control signal receiver; An and Conversion of energy system that is operably connected at least one wheel and the control signal receiver; Wherein each in steering swivel system, brake system and the Conversion of energy system is all in response to non-mechanical control signals; And
One vehicle body, wherein vehicle body comprises:
One body structure unit; The supporting unitor that is connected that at least one is installed with respect to the body structure unit and keeps unitor to engage with at least one bearing vehicle body; The control signal forwarder that at least one is installed and engage with at least one control signal receiver with respect to the body structure unit; And a part defines passenger's shell of passenger space; Wherein when the good so that vehicle of wheel alignment is advanced forward, passenger space in vehicle from each wheel forward and extend back.
14. vehicle according to claim 13 is characterized in that, vehicle body also comprises the exercisable control input device of chaufeur that at least one and a control signal forwarder operationally are connected.
15. vehicle according to claim 14, it is characterized in that, steering swivel system, brake system and Conversion of energy system are line traffic control, and wherein at least one control signal receiver is an electric coupler, and wherein at least one control signal forwarder is an electric coupler.
16. vehicle according to claim 15 is characterized in that, the Conversion of energy system comprises a fuel cell.
17. vehicle according to claim 15 is characterized in that, the Conversion of energy system comprises a plurality of wheel motors.
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