WO2002049905A1 - Chassis de vehicule a plate-forme centrale sandwich, ossatures tubulaires avant et arriere et amortisseurs lineaires fixes aux ossatures - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a chassis for a four-wheel self-propelled road vehicle comprising a platform formed by a sandwich structure comprising several plates fixed at a distance from each other, one above the other. It extends to a four-wheel self-propelled road vehicle provided with such a chassis.
- EP-0,255,749 describes an automobile chassis comprising a left sandwich structure of tormented forms with three welded or glued steel sheets, including a corrugated intermediate steel sheet and containing a synthetic foam.
- the sandwich structure also forms the rear part of the chassis, and is completed at the front by a motor cradle also formed from a sandwich structure.
- US-2,230,448 also describes a chassis comprising a left sandwich structure formed from riveted and welded steel sheets.
- the invention more particularly aims to propose a chassis making it possible to obtain a self-propelled road vehicle having an empty weight (excluding storage battery in the case of an electric vehicle) of less than 550 kg and having a loading surface (excluding cockpit) of more than 3 m 2 , for a total laden weight of less than 1,500 kg.
- the invention aims in particular to provide such a vehicle which is electrically powered, and can carry, on this surface, a payload (excluding driver) of up to 600 kg.
- the invention also aims to propose a chassis making it possible to obtain such a vehicle the speed of which can go up to 60 km / h with a power of the engine group less than 15 kW - in particular of the order of 6 kW -.
- the invention aims in particular to allow the production of such a vehicle in the form of a van with a closed and glazed advanced cockpit, and provided with comfort (heating, padded seats, etc.) and security
- the invention also aims to provide a chassis which is versatile and allows, from common basic elements, the production of many different models of vehicles with minimal or inexpensive modifications or adaptations.
- the invention also aims to propose such a chassis and such a vehicle whose manufacturing costs are low.
- the invention aims more particularly to allow the production of such a vehicle which can be approved in the regulatory category known as heavy quadricycles.
- the invention relates to a chassis of a four-wheel self-propelled road vehicle comprising a sandwich structure comprising several plates fixed at a distance from each other one above the other, characterized in that the sandwich structure forms a flat platform, and in that it comprises:
- a rigid tubular front frame rigidly fixed to the front of the platform and extending forwards with respect to the platform
- a rigid tubular rear frame rigidly fixed to the rear of the platform -form and extending rearward relative to the platform
- a linear damper having a body rigidly fixed stationary relative to the frame for the suspension of each of the four wheels of the vehicle.
- the combination of the characteristics of a chassis according to the invention turns out in practice to provide unequaled performances considered to be impossible until now in terms of resistance and rigidity, for a very low weight in spite of relatively large dimensions in length and width, and with reduced manufacturing costs.
- the total weight of a chassis according to the invention for a length of 3,850 mm, a width of 1,450 mm, including the cabin frame and the four shock absorbers (braking systems, hubs and bearings included) can be 160 kg.
- the flat platform gives great rigidity to the assembly and is extremely simple and inexpensive to design and manufacture.
- tubular frames which can be mechanically welded assemblies, linear dampers which are light, efficient and inexpensive, as well as the assembly of the entire chassis.
- the platform comprises an upper plate and a lower plate extending one above the other and connected by means of spacers interposed between them.
- These plates must be rigid in tension and compression perpendicular to their thickness. They can be more or less flexible. Their assembly with the spacers must make it possible to produce a rigid platform of mechanical characteristics, rigidity and resistance adapted to its use.
- the plates are advantageously metallic - in particular formed from thin steel sheets.
- the plates can be made of synthetic material, as well as the spacers and the entire sandwich structure.
- the upper plate undergoes compressive stresses while the lower plate undergoes tensile stresses.
- the spacers form a rigid mesh joining the two metal plates and stiffening the assembly.
- the spacers are formed from plates arranged on edge between the two metal plates.
- the plates are rigidly fixed to each other and to the upper and lower plates.
- the spacers are formed from plates of light metal alloy - in particular aluminum -.
- the plates and the spacers of the platform are rigidly assembled together by riveting and / or bonding.
- each frame is rigidly fixed to the platform by riveting and / or gluing.
- each frame is essentially formed of metal tubes - in particular steel - welded and / or bolted together.
- Their cross section can be circular or take any other form (square, rectangular, .
- the platform is fixed in the lower part of the frames so as to form a lowered middle plate.
- lateral connecting elements extending at least between the upper part of the frame of each frame and the platform.
- each damper comprises a movable rod at the lower end of which is rigidly fixed a spindle adapted to carry a wheel hub. Each wheel is also only carried by the rocket. Each wheel is therefore suspended from the chassis only by a linear shock absorber.
- the four shock absorbers are identical.
- the shock absorbers are oleopneumatic shock absorbers whose stiffness can be adjusted according to the air pressure they contain and whose damping can be adjusted according to the volume and / or properties of the oil they contain.
- the chassis according to the invention allows in practice the production at low development and manufacturing costs (of the order of 1/10 of those of passenger cars) of self-propelled road vehicles of low curb weight (less than 550 kg excluding battery), large loading area (more than 3 m excluding the cockpit), capable of carrying heavy loads (up to 600 kg), and which may belong to the regulatory category known as heavy quadricycles.
- the invention extends to a self-propelled road vehicle characterized in that it comprises a chassis according to the invention.
- the front framework defines a cabin, the vehicle being of the van with advanced cabin type.
- the platform and the rear framework define a useful surface area of loading area greater than 3 m 2 and the chassis is adapted to receive a load whose weight can go up to 800 kg.
- the vehicle is an electric vehicle, that is to say that it comprises an electric motor for driving the wheels and a storage battery.
- it also comprises a heat engine coupled to an electric current generator capable of charging the storage battery and / or supplying the electric motor.
- it has a total unladen weight of less than 550 kg, so that it may belong to the. regulatory category of heavy quadricycles.
- a vehicle according to the invention can thus be an electric vehicle belonging to the category of heavy quadricycles, with total laden weight less than 1,500 kg, capable of carrying a payload of 600 kg (excluding driver) with a loading surface greater than 3 m 2 , and dimensions of the loading surface of the order of 2.4 m by 1.4 m.
- the invention also relates to a chassis and a vehicle characterized in combination by any of the features mentioned above or below.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a chassis according to the invention
- FIG. 2 is a schematic exploded perspective view of the platform and the front and rear frameworks of a chassis according to the invention
- FIG. 3 is a schematic view in longitudinal vertical section of a chassis according to the invention.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic profile view illustrating an example of a vehicle according to the invention obtainable from the chassis of Figure 1.
- the chassis according to the invention shown in FIG. 1 comprises a flat platform 1 formed of a sandwich structure, a rigid tubular front frame 2 rigidly fixed to the front of the platform 1 and extending forwardly by relative to the platform 1, and a rigid tubular rear frame 3 rigidly fixed to the rear of the platform 1 and extending rearwardly relative to the platform 1.
- the frames 2, 3 are tabular in the sense that they are essentially formed of tubes which, in the example shown, are metallic tubes with circular or square section but can incorporate other elements such as stiffening plates, tie rods, cables, bars or was reinforcement ...
- the section of the tubes can be other than square or circular.
- the tubes can be at least partly non-metallic, made of rigid synthetic material such as a carbon fiber composite.
- the front frame 2 is adapted to form and / or support a cabin floor and comprises a superstructure 4 also rigid tubular to which bodywork elements defining a cabin 5 are fixed.
- the flat platform 1 is formed by a flat upper plate 6, by a flat lower plate 7 whose dimensions and shapes are at least substantially similar to those of the upper plate 6 and these two plates 6, 7 are arranged so as to extend one above the other while being connected by means of a rigid lattice 8 of spacers 9 interposed between them.
- the plates 6, 7 are preferably metallic, in particular formed from steel sheets, the thickness of the upper metal plate 6, which works in bending / compression being greater than that of the lower plate 7 which works in bending / traction .
- the upper plate 6 has a thickness of the order of 2.5 mm while the lower metal plate 7 has a thickness of the order of 2 mm.
- the spacers 9 are formed from plates of rigid light material - in particular a light metallic alloy such as aluminum - arranged on edge between the two plates 6, 7.
- spacer plates 9 have a flat main wall 10 perpendicular to the two plates 6 , 7 and wings 11 folded relative to the main wall 10 so as to extend parallel to the plates 6, 7 by forming the edges of the spacer plates 9 coming into contact with the plates 6, 7 and allowing the fixing of each of the plates spacers 9 on the one hand to the upper plate 6, and, on the other hand to the lower plate 7, so that the two plates 6, 7 are fixed by means of the spacers 9.
- the spacer plates 9 also have wings perpendicular to the main wall 10 and to the plates 6, 7 forming their free end edges extending between the two metal plates 6, 7 and also allowing the fixing of the diff entes plates spacers 9 to each other and the stiffening of the assembly.
- the wings 11, 12 all extend perpendicularly on one side of the main wall 10. Consequently, the plates spacers 9 have a cross section (vertical or horizontal) generally in the shape of a U.
- the spacer plates 9 could have a cross section in the form of an I or Z, that is to say with the wings 11, 12 extending partly on one side and partly on the other. Nevertheless, the spacer plates 9 being formed by folding, it is more economical to fold the peripheral wings 11,
- the trellis 8 formed by the spacer plates 9 comprises plates 9 arranged longitudinally and plates 9 arranged transversely (relative to the direction of the vehicle). Certain plates 9 are also arranged inclined as shown in FIG. 2. Other shapes and orientations of the mesh are possible.
- the number of spacer plates 9, as well as their arrangement, are determined as a function of the overall stiffening characteristics that it is desired to obtain in the end with regard to the flat platform 1.
- the spacer plates 9 are at least substantially uniformly distributed over the entire surface of the metal plates 6, 7 and therefore of the flat platform 1. In the places to be reinforced, the density (and therefore closer) of the spacer plates 9 is increased.
- said plates 6, 7 as well as the spacers 9 of the platform 1 are rigidly assembled together by riveting and / or bonding.
- the assembly is carried out by riveting and bonding giving a very high structural rigidity to the assembly.
- Platform 1 is laterally completed with side members
- the platform 1 has a general shape of rectangular plate (whose longitudinal ends are nevertheless narrowed to form the passages of wheels) and comprises at least one lateral longitudinal housing 15 suitable for the passage of conduits and cables 14 extending between the front and the rear of the platform 1, that is to say say between the two front and rear frames 2, 3.
- a housing 15 on each side of the platform 1.
- a single housing 15 could be provided on one side.
- each longitudinal lateral housing 15 is formed of a lateral spar 13 of the platform 1 and of a closing spar 16, of shape complementary to that of the lateral spar 13, coming to cover the lateral spar 13 of the platform 1, this closing spar 16 being detachably fixed, for example by means of bolts 17, to the lateral spar 13 to allow access to the lateral longitudinal housing 15 thus formed between the two spars 13 , 16.
- the closing spar 16 preferably has, like the lateral spar 13, a section in the general shape of a U, the openings of the sections of the two spars 13, 16 being opposite and aligned with one another to form the housing 15.
- the lateral longitudinal housing 15 makes it possible to collect and protect the various conduits and cables 14, and facilitates the subsequent maintenance of the vehicle.
- the flat 1 platform is closed at the rear by an angle iron
- Each of the frames 2, 3 is formed of metal tubes - in particular steel - welded and / or bolted together, that is to say of a mechanically welded structure.
- the shape given to each frame 2, 3 depends on the characteristics which one wishes to give to the vehicle and on the functions which these frames 2, 3 must fulfill.
- the rear frame 3 acts as a cradle for the engine 20 of the vehicle which is for example an electric motor.
- the rear frame 3 is also used for fixing a certain number of rear bodywork elements (rear bodywork wall, wheel arches or mudguards, etc.).
- rear bodywork elements rear bodywork wall, wheel arches or mudguards, etc.
- the front framework 2 serves as a cabin chassis and defines a first front trunk 21 immediately in front of the platform 1, for example intended to receive an accumulator battery 22, and one second front trunk 23 receiving all of the vehicle's electrical or electronic devices and accessories.
- These boxes 21, 23 are formed not only by the frame 2, but also by thin walls of metal or plastic suitably.
- Each frame 2, 3 is rigidly fixed to the platform 1 by riveting and / or bonding, and preferably by riveting and bonding.
- the platform 1 is fixed in the lower part of the frames 2, 3 so as to form a lowered middle plate for the vehicle according to the invention.
- the front framework 2 comprises a vertical rectangular frame 24 comprising a transverse horizontal lower tube 25 rigidly fixed along the extreme front transverse edge 26 of the upper plate 6 of the platform 1.
- This tube 25 is preferably of square section.
- the front angle 19 connecting the two plates 6, 7 also covers at least partially the front of the transverse horizontal tube 25 before, and the assembly is riveted and glued.
- This rectangular front frame 24 is extended in the upper part towards the rear by an upper horizontal frame 27.
- Two inclined lateral tie rods 28 connect, on each side, the lateral ends of the rear tube 30 of the frame 27 to the platform 1.
- the rear lower ends of the tie rods 28 are fixed to fixing parts 32 themselves rigidly fixed to the trellis 8, that is to say to one of the spacer plates 9 and / or to the lateral spar 13 of. the platform 1.
- the tie rods 28 prevent in particular the tilting of the framework 2 forwards and downwards relative to the platform 1.
- a wall 33 folded in metal or in synthetic material is fixed on the horizontal upper frame 27 of the front frame 2 so as to present a horizontal portion covering the frame 27, and a vertical portion 34 extending downward to the platform 1 from the rear tube of the frame 27 .
- Two side walls 35 are fixed on each side at the front of the horizontal portion of its wall 33, at the rear of the vertical frame 24 and under the frame horizontal 27. Preferably, these side walls 35 extend vertically from the horizontal frame 27 to the bottom plate 7 of the platform 1.
- the walls 33, 35 are riveted - preferably riveted and glued - together and to the tubes of the front frame 2.
- the box thus formed at the front of the platform 1 with the frame 2 not only makes it possible to act as a storage compartment chest (second front chest 23) but it also serves to stiffen the attachment of the front frame 2 to the platform 1 in an extremely efficient, light and economical manner.
- the rear frame 3 also comprises a vertical rectangular tubular frame 36 extended rearwards by an upper horizontal frame 37 extending from the upper tube 38 of the vertical frame 36.
- the vertical rectangular frame 36 comprises a transverse horizontal lower tube 39 , of square section, which is fixed to the rear transverse end free edge 40 of the upper plate 6 of the platform 1 and this by means of an angle iron 41, the assembly being riveted and / or glued, preferably riveted and glued.
- This transverse lower horizontal tube 39 also carries a cradle 42 of the engine 20 of the vehicle.
- the vertical frame 36 comprises two lateral uprights 43 connecting the lower tube 39 to the upper tube 38.
- Two lateral plates 44 are riveted and / or glued, preferably riveted and glued, along the lateral uprights 43 and to the upper 6 and lower 7 plates of the platform 1. These side plates 44 therefore connect the vertical frame 36 to the platform 1 by stiffening the assembly of the rear frame 3 to the platform 1, in the same way as the tie rods 28 stiffen assembling the front frame 2 to the platform 1.
- the rear frame 3 also includes other tubes and elements allowing the attachment of various accessories and components of the vehicle (bodywork elements, coupling, ).
- each of the two frameworks 2, 3 comprises a rectangular tubular frame 24, 36 comprising a transverse horizontal lower tube 25, respectively 39, rigidly fixed along a extreme transverse edge 26, respectively 40, of the platform 1 and more precisely of the upper plate 6 of the platform 1.
- the tie rods 28 and the side plates 44 constitute lateral connecting elements extending between the upper part at least the corresponding frame 24, 36 of each frame 2, 3 and the platform 1.
- the vehicle according to the invention is a four-wheeled vehicle, namely two front wheels 50 and two rear wheels 51.
- Each wheel 50, 51 is suspended relative to the chassis according to the invention thanks to a shock absorber 52, 53.
- the chassis according to the invention comprises on each side of each frame 2, 3, a linear damper 52, 53 having a body 54 fixed rigidly stationary relative to the corresponding frame 2, 3 for the suspension of each of the four wheels 50, 51 of the vehicle.
- Two front shock absorbers 52 are fixed on each side of the front frame 2
- two rear shock absorbers 53 are fixed on each side of the rear frame 3.
- the shock absorbers are linear shock absorbers, that is to say that they comprise a movable part 55 guided in translation relative to the body 54, the wheel 50, 51 being mounted integral with the movable part 55.
- the dampers 52, 53 define a predetermined rectilinear linear trajectory of the wheel 50, 51 which they carry without the need to provide other means for guiding the wheel 50, 51 relative to the chassis, as in traditional chassis (triangles, articulated legs, etc.).
- the wheels 50, 51 of a vehicle according to the invention are thus suspended only by simple linear dampers which simultaneously act as elastic return members, movement dampers and guiding in translation of each of the wheels 50, 51 .
- the dampers 52, 53 are oleopneumatic dampers whose stiffness can be adjusted according to the air pressure they contain and whose damping can be adjusted according to the volume and / or properties oil they contain. Indeed, such a shock absorber makes it possible to perform the above-mentioned functions while having a minimum weight.
- a rocket 56 adapted for receiving and carrying a wheel hub 50, 51.
- the rear wheels 51 are, in the example shown in FIG. 4, drive roads coupled by a transmission suitable for a motor 20 through the rockets 56. It should be noted that each of the wheels 50, 51 is carried only by the rocket 56 itself secured to the movable rod 55 of the corresponding shock absorber 52, 53.
- each shock absorber 52, 53 is rigidly fixed to one of the rigid tubes of the corresponding frame 2, 3, for example by
- the front shock absorbers 52 are fixed by bolting to the vertical lateral tubes 45 (uprights) of the vertical rectangular frame 24 of the frame 2.
- an internal frame 57 in the form of a double angle is arranged on the inner side of the tube 45 and rigidly fixed to this tube 45, for example by riveting and gluing, by presenting two side wings 58 vertical coplanar adapted to receive wings 59 of conjugate shape of the body 54 of each damper 52.
- the wings 58, 59 can thus be bolted together, the tube 45 being inserted between the frame 57 and the body 54.
- each rear shock absorber 53 is fixed to the vertical lateral uprights 43 of the vertical frame 36 of the rear frame 3 by a internal mount 57, the wings 59 of the body 54 of the rear shock absorbers 53 being bolted to the wings 58 of this mount 57, by embedding the upright 43.
- the side plates ales 44 are interposed between the wings 58 of the frame 57 and the wings 59 of the body 54.
- Each internal frame 57 may be formed in one piece from overlapping the tube 45, 43 corresponding or on the contrary simply by two separate angles fixed respectively on each side of the tube 43, 45, as in the example shown.
- the four linear shock absorbers 52, 53 of the chassis according to the invention are advantageously identical.
- the rockets 56 carrying the front wheels 50 include an extension 60 adapted for the connection of a direction, so that the front wheels 50 are directional wheels.
- the movable rod 55 can pivot around the axis of movement defined by the body 54 of the shock absorber 52.
- the rocket 56 is locked in rotation relative to the frame rear 3, so that the rear wheels 51 are not directional.
- the stub axles 56 of the rear wheels 53 also have an extension 61 which can be connected to the frame 3 or to any other fixed element of the chassis, for example a tie-rod of the coupling device 62, the front end of which is connected to the rocket 56, and the rear end of which is articulated to a plate 63 provided with hooking means 64, this plate 63 being suspended from the rear frame 3 by means of an articulated bar 65.
- the extension 61 of the rear wheel spindle 56 51 can be connected to the rear frame 3 by a simple articulated connecting rod allowing the deflection of the rocket 56 with the rod 55 of the shock absorber but now this rocket 56 in a direction fixed with respect to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
- the chassis according to the invention is extremely light and nevertheless has very high rigidity and very high resistance. It is extremely simple and inexpensive to design and manufacture. It should be noted in particular that the sandwich structure forming the platform 1 being flat its design (choice of materials, thicknesses, number of spacers 9, etc.) as well as its manufacture are greatly facilitated. Likewise, the front tabular frameworks 2, 3 are easy to design and manufacture according to the constraints which they must undergo.
- the vehicle according to the invention shown is a van with an advanced cabin, the front frame 2 defining a cabin 5.
- This cabin 5 can be provided with all the technical comfort elements and accessories necessary for piloting of the vehicle and the transport of one or more passengers in cabin 5 (seats, steering wheel, pedals, floor, heating, glass windshield, ).
- the platform 1 and the rear framework 3 define a useful loading surface at the rear of the cabin 5 which can be the subject of very numerous variant embodiments according to the applications of the vehicle according to the invention.
- the batteries 22 are enclosed in the front trunk 21, and a rear trunk 66 completes and covers the front of the frame 3 which contains the electric motor 20 coupled to the rear wheels 3.
- the platform 1 defines a lowered middle plate 67.
- Each chest 21, 66 also has an upper free surface 68, respectively 69 capable of receiving loads.
- the useful loading surface is therefore equal to the sum of the surfaces 68, 69 of the boxes 21, 66 and that of the central plate 67.
- This useful loading area can be greater than 3 m 2 and can receive a load weighing up to 800 kg.
- the loading volume can exceed 4 m 3 in the case of a closed van and can be much higher than this value in the absence of rear superstructure.
- a superstructure can be fixed to the platform 1 and / or to the framework 3, for example drop sides, a tarpaulin superstructure, bodywork walls forming a van, etc.
- the vehicle according to the invention can be used for transporting people, seats which can be arranged on the upper free surfaces 68, 69 of the front and rear trunks 66 and 66, the feet of the passengers being able to rest on the lowered middle plate 67.
- a vehicle according to the invention in accordance with FIG. 4 was produced with the following dimensions:
- Platform 1 had the following dimensions: 1,800 mm x
- the total weight of the chassis according to the invention shown in Figure 3 was 160 kg.
- the vehicle is fitted with a 6 kW electric motor.
- a heat engine coupled to an electric current generator can also be provided in the rear boot 66 to recharge the storage battery and / or power the electric motor 20.
- the vehicle without rear superstructure has a total empty weight excluding the battery. accumulator, heat engine and current generator less than 550 kg so that it can be classified in the regulatory category for heavy quadricycles. It has a useful loading surface greater than 3 m 2 (2.4 mx 1.4 m) and an unlimited loading volume in height which can typically be 4 m in the case of a van.
- the linear shock absorbers can be produced differently (in particular with an external and / or internal spring)
- the vehicle according to the invention can be fitted with a heat engine and not belong to the regulatory category of heavy quadricycles, different equipment can be provided in addition, the vehicle may not be an advanced cabin, but a central cabin, the platform 1 serving to receive the pilot and the passenger from a main cabin, ...
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AU2002225122A AU2002225122A1 (en) | 2000-12-21 | 2001-12-20 | Vehicle chassis with sandwich central platform, front and rear tubular frameworks and linear dampers fixed to the frameworks |
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