Described is a modular transport unit adapted for transporting persons and/or goods and comprising at least one cabin module and/or at least one storage compartment module, and at least one autonomous propulsion module. The autonomous propulsion module may be adapted for simultaneously serving as a flexible, customizable undercarriage of said modular transport unit and, in operation, propelling said modular transport unit. The propulsion module may comprise a propulsion system, a suspension unit, and a housing. The housing may comprise a top cover element comprising at least one connection element adapted for connection with at least one complementary connection element provided on the cabin module and/or the storage compartment module to enable an end user to exchange the cabin module and/or the storage compartment module.
Modular vehicle concept
2021-08-10
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60P Fahrzeuge zum Transport von Lasten oder zum Befördern, Tragen oder Aufnehmen besonderer Lasten oder Gegenstände , VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS / B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES |
U-Shift Vehicle Concept: Modular on the Road
TIBKAT | 2021
|NTIS | 2016
|Wiley | 2009
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