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Granted Patent B2
US 10,501,134 · App. 15/876,474 · Granted Dec 10, 2019

Method for producing a vehicle

Inventors: Manuel Erlacher (Radenthein, AT); Reinhard Hoermann (Hitzendorf, AT); Franz Planka (St. Andrae, AT); Harald Zachnegger (Graz, AT)
Assignee: MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
B62D65/024B60K1/04B60L50/64B62D25/2009B62D65/02B62D65/06B60K2001/0438
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Patent No.
US 10,501,134
App. No.
15/876,474
Granted
Dec 10, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for producing a motor vehicle having a body shell that includes a platform composed of metal and a vehicle body composed of metal which is fitted on the platform. The method includes producing, separately from a remainder of the body shell, a main floor module that includes a main floor of the body shell and at least one drive-specific component, and attaching the main floor module to an already dip-coated platform and/or to an already dip-coated vehicle body.

Claims (24)

1. A method for producing a motor vehicle having a body shell that includes a platform composed of metal and a vehicle body composed of metal which is fitted on the platform, the method comprising:

producing, separately from a remainder of the body shell, a main floor module that includes a main floor of the body shell and at least one drive-specific component;

assembling attachment parts on one or more of the platform or the vehicle body, after the dip coating, such that an assembly fitter or an assembly tool may utilize accessibility to an interior of the motor vehicle through an open floor of the body shell; and

attaching the main floor module to one or more of an already dip-coated platform or an already dip-coated vehicle body.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein attaching main floor module comprises attaching, in an assembly line, one or more of the main floor module to the already dip-coated platform, the already dip-coated body, or an already top coated vehicle body.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein at the time of attaching the main floor module to the remainder of the body shell, the main floor module comprises one or more of a carpet on the upper side of the main floor or at least one assembled car seat.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the platform, the vehicle body, or the main floor module is/are stored after the dip coating and before the attaching of the main floor module to the remainder of the body shell.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one drive-specific component comprises a shallow storage device.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the shallow storage device comprises one or more of a drive battery or a drive shaft for a combustion engine drive, an electric drive, a hybrid drive, or an alternative drive.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the shallow storage device comprises a cover to cover the shallow storage device and also form the main floor of the body shell such that there is no clearance between the cover and the main floor.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising attaching the main floor module to the platform in an assembly direction from above or from below.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising, after the attaching of the main floor module to the platform, attaching body modules for forming the vehicle body.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the body modules comprise one or more of a side panel module, a roof module, or a rear closure module.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the body modules are already equipped, at the time of attaching to the platform, with one or more of interior trims, electric cables, carpets, or handles.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising attaching the main floor module to a vehicle body having an already attached platform in an assembly direction from below.

13. A method for manufacturing a group of motor vehicles that includes at least a first motor vehicle and a second motor vehicle, the method comprising:

producing, separately from a remainder of the body shell, a main floor module that includes a main floor of the body shell and at least one drive-specific component; and

attaching the main floor module to one or more of an already dip-coated platform or an already dip-coated vehicle body,

wherein identical main floor modules are attached to one or more of different platforms or different bodies of the first motor vehicle and the second motor vehicle.

14. A method for manufacturing a group of motor vehicles, the method comprising:

producing, for each motor vehicle in the group, separately from a remainder of the body shell, a main floor module that includes a main floor of the body shell and at least one drive-specific component;

assembling, for each motor vehicle in the group, attachment parts on one or more of the platform or the vehicle body, after the dip coating, such that an assembly fitter or an assembly tool may utilize accessibility to an interior of the motor vehicle through an open floor of the body shell;

attaching, for each motor vehicle in the group, the main floor module to one or more of an already dip-coated platform or an already dip-coated vehicle body,

wherein different main floor modules are attached to one or more of identical platforms or identical bodies of each motor vehicle in the group.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2018
From: ERLACHER, MANUEL; HOERMANN, REINHARD; PLANKA, FRANZ; ZACHNEGGER, HARALD
To: MAGNA STEYR FAHRZEUGTECHNIK AG & CO KG
Reel/Frame 044687/0491 →
Priority Claims (2)
EP 17156247 · Feb 15, 2017 · regional
EP 17168670 · Apr 28, 2017 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180229788A1 · Aug 16, 2018