IP Library Granted Patent US 12,091,087
Granted Patent B2
US 12,091,087 · App. 18/351,070 · Granted Sep 17, 2024

Vehicle frame and vehicle

Inventor: Xiaowei Sun (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
B62D21/11
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Patent No.
US 12,091,087
App. No.
18/351,070
Granted
Sep 17, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of this application relate to the field of vehicle technologies, and specifically, to a vehicle frame and a vehicle. The vehicle frame includes longitudinal rails and a steering gear; the steering gear includes a shell and a steering rod slidably disposed in the shell; two ends of the shell are fixedly connected to the longitudinal rails respectively; and two ends of the steering rod respectively protrude out of the longitudinal rails, so as to be movably connected to wheels, and the steering rod drives the wheels to steer when the steering rod slides. In this way, the vehicle frame provided in the embodiments of this application is able to guarantee the torsional mode and stiffness of the whole vehicle while achieving light-weighting of the body.

Claims (18)

1. A vehicle frame comprising longitudinal rails and a steering gear; wherein

the steering gear comprises a shell and a steering rod slidably disposed in the shell;

two ends of the shell are fixedly connected to the longitudinal rails, respectively; and

two ends of the steering rod respectively protrude out of the longitudinal rails, so as to be movably connected to wheels, and the steering rod drives the wheels to steer when the steering rod slides, wherein

the longitudinal rails are each provided with a through hole, wherein the two ends of the shell are fastened in the through holes; and

the steering rod runs through the through holes, with two ends of the steering rod protruding out of the through holes, wherein the two ends of the shell protrude out of the longitudinal rails, and the shell is provided with an external thread at a position protruding out of the longitudinal rail; and

the external thread is connected to a thread connecting member, wherein the thread connecting member abuts against an outer side wall of the longitudinal rail.

2. The vehicle frame according to claim 1 , wherein each of the through hole is provided with a support sleeve, and the two ends of the shell are fastened in the support sleeves.

3. The vehicle frame according to claim 2 , wherein the support sleeve is welded to the longitudinal rail.

4. The vehicle frame according to claim 1 , wherein the two ends of the shell are each provided with a restraint portion, and the restraint portion abuts against an inner side wall of the longitudinal rail.

5. The vehicle frame according to claim 4 , wherein the restraint portion comprises a flange or a protrusion disposed in the shell.

6. The vehicle frame according to claim 1 , wherein the shell is sleeved with a washer between the thread connecting member and the outer side wall of the longitudinal rail, wherein two sides of the washer respectively abut against the outer side wall of the longitudinal rail and the thread connecting member.

7. The vehicle frame according to claim 6 , wherein the washer is welded to both the shell and the longitudinal rail.

8. A vehicle, characterized by comprising the vehicle frame according to claim 1 .

9. The vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein

the vehicle further comprises front wheels disposed on the outer sides of the longitudinal rails, wherein the front wheels have a steering knuckle; and

two ends of the steering rod are rotatably connected to the steering knuckles, and the steering knuckle drives the front wheel to steer when the steering rod slides.

10. The vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein the vehicle further comprises a leaf spring, wherein the leaf spring is fixedly connected to the shell and the longitudinal rail, and two ends of the leaf spring are fixedly connected to the front wheels.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2024
From: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 068338/0402 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 12, 2023
From: SUN, XIAOWEI
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064228/0451 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202122307742.7 · Sep 23, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
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