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- Patent Title: Vehicle operation with interchangeable drive modules
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Application No.: US16889334Application Date: 2020-06-01
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Publication No.: US11407462B2Publication Date: 2022-08-09
- Inventor: Timo Birnschein , Adriano Di Pietro , Kyle Matthew Foley , Timothy David Kentley-Klay , Andrew Piper
- Applicant: Zoox, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Foster City
- Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Foster City
- Agency: Lee & Hayes, P.C.
- Main IPC: B62D65/12
- IPC: B62D65/12 ; 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

Abstract:
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.
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