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Granted Patent B2
US 12,134,435 · App. 17/636,598 · Granted Nov 5, 2024

Group of motor vehicles

Inventors: Thomas Breu (Edling, DE); Josip Durmis (Poing, DE); Wolfram Haug (Sauerlach, DE); Joerg Kutzschbach (Petershausen, DE)
Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
B62D63/025B60K1/04B60K5/04B62D25/08B62D25/085B62D25/087B62D25/2018B62D65/04B60K2001/0438
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Patent No.
US 12,134,435
App. No.
17/636,598
Granted
Nov 5, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

In order to produce different motor vehicles of a vehicle type, which have the different drive concepts of an internal combustion engine, electric motor or a combination of an electric motor and an internal combustion engine, two different floor pan assemblies and two different luggage compartment floor subassemblies are provided. The two subassemblies are each produced using different deep-drawing dies. A combination of one of the two floor pan subassemblies with one of the two luggage compartment floor subassemblies allows the production of motor vehicles for all three drive concepts. The first of these two floor pan subassemblies, when installed in the vehicle, has a higher position than the second floor pan subassembly. The higher floor pan subassembly is used to produce both the electric-drive motor vehicles and hybrid-drive motor vehicles. A large-area installation space below the floor pan subassembly is also made available for the hybrid-drive motor vehicles for housing at least one pack-type battery.

Claims (53)

1. A group of motor vehicles of one vehicle type, comprising:

motor vehicles with three different drive concepts, wherein

the three drive concepts comprise a combustion engine (“combustion drive”) or an electric motor (“electric drive”) or a combination of a combustion engine and an electric motor (“hybrid drive”),

two different floor panel subassemblies and two different luggage compartment floor subassemblies are provided,

floor regions of bodyshell structures of the motor vehicles are formed, in a manner dependent on a respective drive concept, through a combination of one of the two floor panel subassemblies and one of the two luggage compartment floor subassemblies,

a region of side longitudinal members of the motor vehicles is configured for attachment of different batteries,

the region of the side longitudinal members of the motor vehicles has a pattern of holes with a multiplicity of screw connection points which is configured for screw connection of different batteries, and

the screw connection points for attachment of the different batteries are at least partially identical.

2. The group of motor vehicles according to claim 1 , wherein

a first floor panel subassembly is, in its installed position in the motor vehicle, arranged higher than a second floor panel subassembly.

3. The group of motor vehicles according to claim 1 , wherein

one of the two floor panel subassemblies is configured to accommodate one battery and/or different batteries.

4. The group of motor vehicles according to claim 1 , wherein

a front region of a first luggage compartment floor subassembly is, in its installed position in the motor vehicle, arranged higher than a front region of a second luggage compartment floor subassembly.

5. The group of motor vehicles according to claim 1 , wherein

one of the two luggage compartment floor subassemblies is configured to accommodate one electric motor and/or different electric motors.

6. The group of motor vehicles according to claim 1 , wherein

one of the two luggage compartment floor subassemblies is configured to accommodate one muffler of an exhaust system and/or different mufflers of an exhaust system.

7. The group of motor vehicles according to claim 1 , wherein

the floor regions of the bodyshell structures of the motor vehicles with combustion drive are formed by combination of the second floor panel subassembly with the second luggage compartment floor subassembly.

8. The group of motor vehicles according to claim 1 , wherein

the floor regions of the bodyshell structures of the motor vehicles with electric drive are formed by combination of the first floor panel subassembly with the first luggage compartment floor subassembly.

9. The group of motor vehicles according to claim 1 , wherein

the floor regions of the bodyshell structures of the motor vehicles with hybrid drive are formed by combination of the first floor panel subassembly with the second luggage compartment floor subassembly.

10. The group of motor vehicles according to claim 1 , wherein

the bodyshell structure of the motor vehicles is configured, in a region underneath a bulkhead of the motor vehicles, for attachment of different batteries.

11. The group of motor vehicles according to claim 1 , wherein

the two floor panel subassemblies each have, at a front side, attachment regions that are configured for attachment to a uniform bulkhead.

12. The group of motor vehicles according to claim 1 , wherein

the two floor panel subassemblies have different central tunnels that are configured for attachment of uniform central consoles.

13. The group of motor vehicles according to claim 1 , wherein

two front-end subassemblies with front longitudinal members are provided,

in the case of a first front-end subassembly, front longitudinal members end in a region of a bulkhead without continuation in a member structure at an underside of the floor panel subassembly, and

in the case of a second front-end subassembly, front longitudinal members are adjoined by central longitudinal members which extend into a region underneath the floor panel subassembly.

14. The group of motor vehicles according to claim 13 , wherein

the floor regions of the bodyshell structures of the motor vehicles with combustion drive are formed by combination of the second front-end subassembly with the second floor panel subassembly.

15. The group of motor vehicles according to claim 14 , wherein

the floor regions of the bodyshell structures of the motor vehicles with electric drive or with hybrid drive are formed by combination of the first front-end subassembly with the first floor panel subassembly.

16. The group of motor vehicles according to claim 13 , wherein

the floor regions of the bodyshell structures of the motor vehicles with electric drive or with hybrid drive are formed by combination of the first front-end subassembly with the first floor panel subassembly.

17. The group of motor vehicles according to claim 1 , wherein

the screw connection points not required for the fastening of the batteries are utilized for attachment of shear panels.

18. The group of motor vehicles according to claim 1 , wherein

the screw connection points not required for the fastening of the batteries are utilized for attachment of stiffening means.

19. A method for producing a group of motor vehicles of one vehicle type, wherein

the group comprises motor vehicles with three different drive concepts,

the three different drive concepts comprise a combustion engine (“combustion drive”) or an electric motor (“electric drive”) or a combination of a combustion engine and an electric motor (“hybrid drive”), and,

to form floor regions of bodyshell structures of the motor vehicles, two different floor panel subassemblies and two different luggage compartment floor subassemblies are provided which are configured such that respectively different floor regions for the motor vehicles with the three different drive concepts are assembled through respective combination of one of the two floor panel subassemblies with one of the two luggage compartment floor subassemblies, wherein:

a region of side longitudinal members of the motor vehicles is configured for attachment of different batteries,

the region of the side longitudinal members of the motor vehicles has a pattern of holes with a multiplicity of screw connection points which is configured for screw connection of different batteries, and

the screw connection points for attachment of the different batteries are at least partially identical.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein:

the screw connection points not required for the fastening of the batteries are utilized for attachment of shear panels.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2022
From: BREU, THOMAS; DURMIS, JOSIP; HAUG, WOLFRAM; KUTZSCHBACH, JOERG
To: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 060315/0288 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2019 122 195.1 · Aug 19, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220281543A1 · Sep 8, 2022
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