公开(公告)号：US10668926B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-02

申请号：US15674736

申请日：2017-08-11

申请人： Zoox, Inc.

发明人： Timo Birnschein ,  Adriano Di Pietro ,  Kyle Matthew Foley ,  Timothy David Kentley-Klay ,  Andrew Piper

IPC分类号： B60W30/184 ,  B60L3/00 ,  B60L3/04 ,  B60L3/12 ,  B60W10/08 ,  B60W10/18 ,  B60W10/20 ,  B60W10/22 ,  B60W10/30 ,  G07C5/00 ,  B60S9/02 ,  B60L58/10 ,  B60Q1/00 ,  B60K1/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B60H1/00 ,  B60K1/02 ,  B60K7/00 ,  B60K17/30 ,  B60K31/00 ,  B60L1/02 ,  B60Q1/04 ,  B60Q1/24 ,  B60R16/023 ,  B60R16/08 ,  B62D21/11 ,  B62D21/12 ,  B62D21/15 ,  G07C5/08 ,  G05D1/02

摘要： Vehicles may be composed of a relatively few number of “modules” that are assembled together during a final assembly process. An example vehicle may include a body module, a first drive module coupled to a first end of the body module, and a second drive module coupled to a second end of the body module. One or both of the drive modules may include a pair of wheels, a battery, an electric drive motor, and/or a heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system. One or both of the drive modules may also include a crash structure to absorb impacts. If a component of a drive module fails or is damaged, the drive module can be quickly and easily replaced with a new drive module, minimizing vehicle down time.